MASSEY’S
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
ACCREDITATION AND RANKINGS
Massey is ranked in the world’s top 250 universities for Psychology
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, 2020)
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Explore the thoughts, feelings and actions of individuals and groups in a social and cultural context. Massey's BA of Psychology will help you make sense of the human impact on the world in which we live.
Choose from a wide range of courses that reflect the diversity of psychology. You'll learn about the natural, social and biological side as well as research methods and applications of psychology.
Psychology combines: natural science, focusing on perception, cognition, learning and the biological bases of behaviour; social science, dealing with emotions, individual differences, behaviour and relationships and the wider social context.
A psychology degree will equip you with valuable transferable skills including research, analysis, communication, problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
Applied learning opportunities
In the final year there will be a broad selection of courses across areas including forensic, experimental and community psychology that demonstrate how foundational skills can be applied. This better prepares you for further study and gives you a taste for where you might like to specialise.
Career
A major in psychology can provide knowledge and skills relevant to a broad selection of applied psychology areas including clinical, health, education, community, industrial and organisational psychology. The knowledge of human behaviour and interactions that you will gain from a BA (Psychology) will be useful in many careers including:
- Counselling
- Human resources
- Public health
- Youth support
- Policy
- Rehabilitation psychology
- Scientific research
- Special education
Bachelor of Arts (Business Psychology)
Massey's BA (Business Psychology) draws on leading expertise from business and psychology to set you apart from the rest. The BA (Business Psychology) is taught in collaboration by psychology and business lecturers and applies psychology to the world of business. It will develop your understanding of how people affect and are affected by, organisational culture, human resources and management. Your understanding of human attitude and behaviour will be a distinct advantage in your ability to drive business growth.
Massey is the only New Zealand university offering a major that combines psychology with the human side of business. Enhance your employability with a powerful skill-set. By studying business psychology within an arts degree, you will gain a comprehensive knowledge of business and psychology, as well as broad transferable communication and analytical skills integral to any career. This diverse mix of skills will enhance both your work-readiness and your world-readiness.
Career
Business psychologists often work as consultants. They often meet with business leaders and management to assist with improving personnel strategies, including hiring methods and training programmes, and evaluating the success of the organisational structure.
- Human resources managers
- Employment consultants
- Careers counsellors
- Training and development providers
- Human factor researchers
- Retail directors
Bachelor of Arts (Educational Psychology)
With Massey's BA (Educational Psychology) you will explore lifelong learning and teaching through an understanding of cultural, cognitive, social, behavioural and emotional aspects of learners and teachers.
You will learn about the complex relationships between learners and their environment. You can choose from a wide range of courses that reflects the diversity of psychology and education. Educational psychology looks at what supports and hinders learning, and informs policy and practice in education systems. Massey's BA (Educational Psychology) will equip you with transferable skills that include research, analysis, communication and problem-solving.
This qualification can be a strong foundation for postgraduate qualifications in teaching, psychology and educational psychology.
Massey is ranked in the world's top 150 universities for education in the QS ranking.
Career
- Education and special education
- Youth support and mentoring
- Youth justice support
- Community organisations
Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
Psychology covers a broad range of topics, but at its simplest level it is the systematic study of individual behaviour. It considers emotions, personality, and the way individuals interact. It also considers learning, memory, thinking and the brain.
Psychology is a growing and ever-changing subject which helps us make sense of the human impact on the world in which we live.
You'll learn how people perceive, learn, think, develop, behave, and relate to one another. Courses will teach you how the structure of the brain affects our behaviour, what makes people different from one another and how being in groups affects people's behaviour. Finally, you'll learn how factors like culture, gender, poverty, and mental illness affect our health, our thinking, and our behaviour.
Applied learning opportunities
During your degree you can take part in our broad selection of courses across areas including forensic, experimental and community psychology that demonstrate how foundational skills can be applied.
Career
A degree in psychology may lead to many possible career paths.
- Human resource management
- Rehabilitation psychology
- Business psychology
- Teaching
- Scientific research
- Public health
- Counselling
- Defence psychology
- Special education
Bachelor of Health Science (Psychology)
With Massey Bachelor of Health Science (Psychology) you'll explore the thoughts, feelings and actions of individuals and groups in a social and cultural context.
The major offers you the opportunity to appreciate and critique the contributions made by psychological research to the evaluation of health, health status and health promotion. You'll learn to adopt an evidence-based approach to problem-solving and decision-making that can be related to the interface between mental and physical health.
You'll learn how the brain affects our behaviour, and how factors such as culture, gender, poverty and mental illness affect our health, thinking and behaviour.
Wide choice of psychology courses
natural science, focusing on perception, cognition, learning and the biological bases of behaviour; social science, dealing with emotions, individual differences, behaviour and relationships and the wider social context.
Industry connected and relevant
Through Massey's connections with a wide range of community and statutory organisations, we produce unique and applied psychology research and training that is recognised nationally and internationally.
Further Study
Opportunity to take postgraduate study, and qualify for work in clinical psychology, community psychology, forensic psychology, health psychology and organisational psychology.
Career
The psychology major in the Bachelor of Health Science will help you develop a career that focuses on psychological aspects of the health of individuals and their families, workplaces and communities.
You'll get knowledge and skills relevant to a broad selection of applied psychology areas including clinical, health, education, community, industrial and organisational psychology.
- Counselling
- Public health
- Youth support
- Policy
- Rehabilitation psychology
- Scientific research
- Special education
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
Master of Arts (Psychology)
With a Massey Master of Arts (Psychology) you’ll further explore the thoughts, feelings and actions of individuals and groups in social and cultural contexts. Studying psychology will help you make sense of the human impact on the world. This is your opportunity to take an issue in psychology that grabbed your attention during your undergraduate studies and develop it further.
- Counselling
- Human resources
- Public health
- Youth support
- Policy
- Rehabilitation psychology
- Scientific research
Master of Science (Psychology)
With a Massey Master of Science (Psychology) you’ll further explore the thoughts, feelings and actions of individuals and groups in social and cultural contexts. Health psychology is the application of psychological knowledge to all aspects of physical health and disease.
Massey's MSc (Psychology with endorsement in Health Psychology) gives you an overview of health psychology, with an emphasis on community, public health, and critical health psychology. It's right for you if you plan to work in health, public health or community settings. This programme looks at research and practical applications. You'll gain knowledge and skills relevant to a wide range of professional activities in the health sector.
Career
Master of Science (Psychology) will be useful in many careers including:
- Counselling
- Human resources
- Public health
- Youth support
- Policy
- Rehabilitation psychology
- Scientific research
Master of Science (Psychology with endorsement in Health Psychology) you'll get the skills to apply your health psychology knowledge in:
- Public health agencies
- Community agencies
- Health-related research
- Policy analyst or adviser roles
Master of Clinical Psychology
The Master of Clinical Psychology is a professional qualification that enables you to meet the competency requirements for the clinical scope of practice under the Health Practitioners Competencies Assurance Act (2003). With the Master of Clinical Psychology you’ll be able to practise independently.
Clinical psychology is an applied branch of psychology. It uses psychological techniques to help people solve a wide variety of mental, physical, behavioural and relationship problems.
You’ll get practical skills through practica placements. This is typically three placements in a variety of health service agencies: child and family, community mental health, drug and alcohol, rehabilitation, secondary care, forensic, Massey Student Counselling, Psychological Services/Department of Corrections, and the Massey psychology clinics.
Clinical training at Massey is based on the scientist-practitioner model, which emphasises the need for clinical psychologists to have a strong research background as well as clinical skills. You’ll formulate an approach to understanding human behaviour that has a strong theoretical base and will serve as a guide in your professional career.
Career
Massey's clinical psychology graduates typically work in community:
- Health
- Education
- Social services
- Justice
- Private Practice
Master of Health Science (Psychology)
The Master of Health Science offers you an opportunity to pursue research through advanced studies in a specialised subject.
You’ll build on your degree and study in more detail the thoughts, feelings and actions of individuals and groups in social and cultural contexts. Studying psychology will help you make sense of the human impact on the world.
Massey graduates more researchers and clinical psychologists than any other university in New Zealand. We’re connected to a wide range of community and statutory organisations, and produce unique and applied psychology research and training that’s recognised nationally and internationally. This expertise enhances the reputation of your degree and ensures your knowledge is relevant to today’s society.
Careers
The Master of Health Science (Psychology) will give you knowledge and skills relevant to a broad selection of applied psychology areas including clinical, health, education, community, and industrial and organisational psychology. These diverse options mean you can study what you’re most passionate about, and carry that passion forward into your career.
- Counselling
- Human resources
- Public health
- Youth support
- Policy
- Rehabilitation psychology
- Scientific research
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