Combine psychology studies with a business specialisation to develop insights into people’s behaviour on an individual and organisational level.

This double degree will help you apply key psychology principles in the workplace, giving you the confidence and expertise to understand and manage a range of stakeholders from teammates and clients to customers and employers.

Through VU’s Bachelor of Psychological Studies/Bachelor of Business, you’ll learn how to:

• establish employee development programs
• advise management on employee relations
• lead organisational change
• analyse consumer behaviour.

These skills will help you further your career opportunities within:

• community service organisations
• human resource departments
• marketing research agencies
• banking and financial institutions
• government departments.

Partnerships & placements

Our strong network within industry means you’ll have plenty of opportunities for sought-after industry-based experience through practical work placements.

If you choose to continue on to postgraduate studies, you’ll be able to take up professional training at VU’s Psychology Clinic, providing discounted psychological services to the community.

Graduates of VU’s Bachelor of Psychological Studies/Bachelor of Business have the specialist knowledge and confidence to apply psychology principles within organisations.

This double degree leads to employment in several sectors from community services or marketing to finance or government.

Typical roles include:

• organisational development consultant
• financial analyst
• human resources manager
• marketing officer
• policy advisor.

Salaries

In Australia, the median starting salary of a bachelor degree psychology graduate aged under 25 and in their first full-time employment is $49,900. Typically, psychologists earn an average of $78,000 per year.

The median starting salary of bachelor degree business graduates (aged under 25 and in their first full-time employment) is $50,000. The average annual earning of a business analyst is $95,212.