The Master of Business Psychology is designed for graduates from a variety of disciplines seeking to advance their leadership and management skills from a psychological perspective to enhance performance and wellbeing across workplace contexts, provide business leadership, build professional relationships, influence meaningful organisational change, and create humane workplaces.

Graduates will develop an advanced understanding of human behaviour and how this can be applied to manage workplace relationships, as well as specialised skills in applied psychology and organisational behaviour in the workplace, such as psychological assessment and interviewing.

Why study with us?

• Advance your people management skills and progress your career - corporate professionals and recent psychology graduates will gain advanced experience in management processes, interviewing and assessing staff, managing difficult people and managing difficult situations.
• Lead your own learning - the University of Newcastle’s advanced online learning system gives you the capacity to continue working full time and maintain work/life/study balance while completing this program at your own pace.
• Flexible study modes - no requirements to attend 'live' sessions, all engagement activities like Q&A Sessions are optional. You can study 100% online.
• Study from anywhere - Our diverse student cohort studies with us across multiple time zones and locations.
• Ranked 3 in Australia by our postgraduate psychology students for skills development. ^{*Course Experience Questionnaire 2020-2021}
• Program transition options - start studying the Graduate Certificate of Business Psychology before seamlessly transitioning into the Masters, or exit the Masters program early with a Graduate Certificate qualification.

The University of Newcastle’s Master of Business Psychology offers professionals a specialised program that challenges your approach to leadership and enhances your ability to think from a business psychology perspective.

You will develop an understanding of business psychology and how this can be applied in people management to enhance business outcomes. You will learn, understand and apply specialised theoretical management frameworks and advanced business skills which are transferable to all areas of business and human resources.

Courses to support your drive and direction include:

• Foundations of Applied Psychology
• Psychology Skills in the Workplace
• Organisational Interventions
• Influencing People in Organisations
• Leadership and Organisational Change
• Group Dynamics in Organisations

There are opportunities to exit the Master program with a Graduate Certificate, depending on the number of units completed.

There are two bridging courses for students without a psychology background (non-cognate) and six core courses. The remainder of subjects are directed courses from the Faculty of Business.

2024 Program Handbook:

Refer to the program handbook for details of the complete program structure, course requirements and availability.

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The Master of Business Psychology will prepare individuals for diverse career opportunities that require specialised interpersonal and advanced communication and leadership skills. Graduates may be employed in mid to senior management positions across the public and not-for-profit sectors.

Other prospective career paths include:

• Consultant for human services, recruitment, change management and communications
• HR specialist/advisor
• Case management and managing a multi-disciplinary team
• Program manager for community work or health
• Organisational trainer/training manager
• Customer service manager
• Change manager
• People and culture manager
• Policy development and consulting

Students with a three year Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7) in a different discipline area (also called non-cognate discipline) to psychology are eligible to undertake the 160 unit program which

TOEFL paper-based test score of 550;

TOEFL internet based score of 79;

IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5;

PTE GSE score of 58;

Cambridge English: Advanced score of 58.