Careers in Psychology

The following information is to draw your attention to the many possibilities available when applying psychology to the workforce. Students undertaking a Major in Psychology at Edith Cowan University can focus their studies on a future career goal by selectively choosing a minor field of study or a supporting major.

Minor areas of study that complement a Psychology Major and which are the most appropriate to different career pathways are list below:

You can view the complete Career Pathways booklet or contact the School of Psychology and Social Science by phone on +61 8 6304 5551 or by fax on +61 8 6304 5834.

Adolescent Psychology

Health Promotion
Youth Work
Addiction Studies
Youth, Health & Physical Activities
Disability Studies
Indigenous Studies
Justice Studies

Architectural Psychology

Environmental Management
Geography
Interactive Multimedia Technology
Visual Arts
Media Studies

Child Psychology

Children & Family Â Studies
Human Biology
Visual Arts
Children's Literature
Disability Studies
Community Studies

Clinical Psychology

Disabilities Studies
Children' & Family Studies
Youth Work
Sociology & Anthropology
Visual Arts
Human Biology
Community Studies
Youth, Health & Physical Activity

Community Psychology

Community Studies
Disabilities Studies
Justice Studies
Sociology & Anthropology
Health Promotion
Addiction Studies
Youth Work
Women's Studies

Consumer Psychology

Marketing
Tourism Management
Advertising
Film and Video

Counselling Psychology

Addiction Studies
Disabilities Studies
Leisure Sciences
Visual Arts
Women's Studies
Community Studies
Children & Family Studies
Social Justice & Public Advocacy

Cultural Psychology

Women's Studies
Sociology & Anthropology
Visual Arts
History
Advertising
Asia Studies
Community Studies
Women's Studies
History
Australian Cultural Studies
Indigenous Studies
Social Studies

Educational Psychology

Children & Family Studies
Disabilities Studies
Leisure Services
Youth Work
Sociology & Anthropology
Advertising
Film and Video
Children's Literature
English
Writing
Asia Studies
Community Studies

Engineering Psychology

Aviation
Physical Science
Software Engineering
Internet Computing
Engineering

Environmental Psychology

Environmental Management
Geography
Physical Sciences
Catchment Management

Financial Counselling

Accounting & Finance
Economics

Forensic Psychology

Justice Studies
Security
Addiction Studies
Community Studies
Social Sciences

Â Human Performance

Sports Science
Disabilities Studies
Sports Management
Human Biology

Health Psychology

Human Biology
Health Promotion
Disabilities Studies
Leisure Sciences

Human Factors

Computer Science
Human Biology
Records Management

Industrial Psychology

Information System Management
Human Resource Management
Security
Computer Security

Leisure Psychology

Leisure Sciences
Visual Arts

Management Psychology

Information Systems Management
Human Resource Management
Management

Occupational Psychology

Information Systems Management
Human Resource Management
Disability Studies

Organisational Psychology

Information Systems Management
Human Resource Management
Management
Tourism Management
Women's Studies
Social Sciences
Social Justice & Public Advocacy

Political Psychology

Politics & Government
History
Economics
Social Sciences
Social Justice & Public Advocacy

Psychopharmacology

Human Biology
Addiction Studies

Sports Psychology

Sports Science
Sports Management
Human Biology

Related Career Pathways

Art Therapy

Visual Arts
Media Studies

Financial Counselling

Consumer Studies
Accounting & Finance
Economics

Personnel

Information Systems Management
Human Resource Management
Management
Hospital Management

Psycholinguistics

Linguistics

Public Relations

Public Relations
Marketing

Other Possible Minors

Biological Sciences
Records Management
Mathematics
Business Law
Information Systems Development
Professional Computing