We offer psychology and psychophysiology courses to help you enter a new world of understanding — to see how processes like attention, memory and judgment work at their most fundamental levels.

Through a cognitive science or psychophysiology degree, you’ll combine psychology with behavioural neurosciences to understand neurophysiology, and even physiological responses to sleep and brain disorders.

Using both analytical and research skills, you’ll also learn how to use biological recording technology.

Browse our courses to find detailed course information, application dates, entry requirements, fees, subjects, ATAR calculator and more. 

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  • Therapist at work

    How to become a professional psychologist

    At Swinburne, we offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate psychology degrees that are accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

    Our APAC-accredited degrees support the path to becoming a fully registered psychologist, as determined by the Psychology Board of Australia.

    Find out how (How to become a professional psychologist)
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  • Swinburne’s Elekta Neuromag TRIUX magnetoencephalography (MEG) scanner.

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    Access Swinburne's neuroimaging facility

    Situated in the Advanced Technologies Centre, Swinburne researchers have access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) machines among other state-of-the-art neuroimaging equipment and capabilities.

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    • Politics

    What does the ‘common good’ actually mean? Our research found common ground across the political divide

    Some topics are hard to define. They are nebulous; their meanings are elusive. Topics relating to morality fit this description. So do those that are subjective, meaning different things to different people in different contexts. In our recently published paper, we targeted the nebulous concept of the “common good”.

    Read more (What does the ‘common good’ actually mean? Our research found common ground across the political divide)
    Tuesday 23 January 2024
  • When people don’t have enough sleep, their memory and concentration are impaired in the short term. They are also less able to regulate their emotions. Shutterstock
    • Science
    • Health

    Insomnia and mental disorders are linked. But exactly how is still a mystery

    The 2004 movie The Machinist gives us a striking depiction, albeit a fictional one, of the psychological effects of chronic insomnia. When people don’t have enough sleep, their memory and concentration are impaired in the short term. They are also less able to regulate their emotions.

    Read more (Insomnia and mental disorders are linked. But exactly how is still a mystery)
    Friday 20 October 2023

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