Psychology

• Explore a range of psychopathologies such as anxiety, depression, and addiction with leading experts and researchers at UC.
• Practical lab work where you will be able to perform various physical assessments.
• UC has a Psychology Clinic where you can receive training, and has working relationships with Te Whatu Ora Health | New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury, and Ara Poutama Aotearoa | Department of Corrections, offering opportunities for research and clinical internships.
• Psychology can be studied in many bachelor’s degrees, can be customised to your specific preferences, and complement your other studies.
• Excellent opportunities to undertake work in experimental psychology, with internationally recognised postgraduate applied programmes in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Child and Family Psychology, and Clinical Psychology (leading to professional registration as a psychologist).

Psychology is a rapidly growing industry as it touches on many aspects of human life. Studying Psychology at UC will open up careers in many different fields due to the unique set of skills you learn. Further postgraduate study can lead to professional registration as a clinical psychologist.

Some career pathways could include:

• Police, Corrections, and other public sectors
• District Health Boards
• Public relations and marketing
• Social Service agencies.

Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Psychology.