ARTS – Psychology
For graduates of a:
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Note: Psychology can be studied as part of degrees from other disciplines including Business and
MNHS.
See Arts Faculty website for a full list of all degrees with a Psychological Studies component:
future.arts.monash.edu/undergraduate-courses/double-degrees-double-the-opportunity
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities, professional associations
and links to salary information relevant to these qualifications.
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
Private
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Government
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Aged Care Worker
Advocate
Care Worker
Career Advisor
Case Manager
Child Safety Officer
Community Development Worker
Community Education Officer
Correctional Officer
Counsellor
Disabilities Services Officer
Educator
Employee Relations Advisor
Family Mediator
Family Support Worker
Guidance Officer
Health and Welfare Services Officer
Health Promotion Worker
Housing Information Officer
Human Resources Officer
Industry Development Officer
Life Coach
Management Consultant
Marketing Officer
Mental Health Worker
Organisational Development Consultant
Outreach Worker
People and Performance Advisor
Policy Advisor
Project Coordinator
Recruitment Consultant
Rehabilitation Counsellor
Research Assistant
Student Advisor
Support Services Coordinator
Training Development Coordinator
Vocational Education Officer
Welfare Officer
Youth Worker
Note: further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and
lgjobs.com.au are good starting points for
information about career opportunities within the
federal, state and local governments.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au
Australian Defence Force
defencejobs.gov.au
Australian Institute of Family Studies
aifs.gov.au
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
aihw.gov.au
Department of Human Services
humanservices.gov.au
Department of Health & Human Services
dhs.vic.gov.au/home
Department of Education and Training
education.gov.au
Department for Communities and Social
Inclusion dcsi.sa.gov.au
Department of Health health.gov.au
Department of Immigration and Border
Protection immi.gov.au
Department of Justice justice.nsw.gov.au
Worksafe Victoria worksafe.vic.gov.au
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Ability Works Australia
abilityworks.com.au
Auscamp auscamp.com.au
Baxter Healthcare
baxterhealthcare.com.au
Care Connect careconnect.org.au
Cengage Learning Australia
cengage.com.au
Collingwood Football Club
collingwoodfc.com.au
Dun & Bradstreet dnb.com.au
Forethought forethought.com.au
Hoban Recruitment hoban.com.au
Hobsons
hobsons.com/apac
Jobwire Recruitment jobwire.com.au
Mosaic Recruitment
mosaicrecruitment.com.au
Prime Media Group primemedia.com.au
Psychpress psychpress.com.au
Cut-e cut-e.com.au
Quantum Support Services
quantum.org.au
Not for Profit
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Anglicare Victoria anglicare.org.au
Australasian Society For Traumatic Stress
astss.org.au
Australian Red Cross redcross.org.au
Australian Volunteers for International
Development
volunteering.scopeglobal.com
Berry Street berrystreet.org.au
Barnados Australia barnardos.com.au
Burnet Institute burnet.edu.au
Cabrini Health cabrini.com.au
Cancer Council cancer.org.au
Centacare Catholic Family Services
www.centacare.org.au
Child And Family Services cafs.org.au
Children’s Protection Society cps.org.au
Community Connections comcons.org.au
monash.edu/careers
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Connections Uniting Care
connections.org.au
Garvan Institute garvan.org.au
Gamblers Help Southern
gamblershelpsouthern.org.au
Lifestyle Solution lifestylesolutions.org.au
Melbourne Health mh.org.au
Mental Health Research Institute
mhri.edu.au
Mind Australia mindaustralia.org.au
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
mcri.edu.au
National Association of Testing Authorities,
Australia nata.asn.au
On the line ontheline.org.au
OzChild Australia ozchild.org.au
Sacred Heart Mission
sacredheartmission.org
St Luke’s Anglicare stlukes.org.au
St Vincent’s Health Australia svha.org.au
The Smith Family thesmithfamily.com.au
Turning Point turningpoint.org.au
New Hope Foundation (NHF)
newhope.asn.au
Uniting Care Australia unitingcare.org.au
Victorian Foundation For Survivors Of
Torture foundationhouse.org.au
Villa Maria villamaria.com.au
Wesley Mission, Victoria wesley.org.au
Women’s Health West whwest.org.au
World Health Organisation who.int
International
For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/
find-a-job/working-outside-australia.html
Refs:
Helpful Links:
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General
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Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com.au
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policybank/
academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Career Connect)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
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Industry specific
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Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
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Allied Health Professions Australia
ahpa.com.au
Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies
acwa.asn.au
Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
theaca.net.au
Australian Human Resources Institute
(AHRI) ahri.com.au
Australian Marketing Institute ami.org.au
Australian Psychological Society
psychology.org.au
Career Development Association of
Australia cdaa.org.au
Recruitment and Consulting Services
Australia rcsa.com.au
Rehabilitation Counselling Association of
Australasia rcaa.org.au
Victorian Psychologists Association
msav.org.au
Department of Social Services – Disability
and Carers dss.gov.au/ourresponsibilities/disability-and-carers
Centre for Research on Social Inclusion
crsi.mq.edu.au
Health and Community Jobs
hacjobs.com.au
PsychXchange psychxchange.com.au
Salary Indicator:
Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
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Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Monash Clubs and Societies
Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University. Some include:
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Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
monash.edu/careers
seek.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
myfuture.edu.au
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
AIESEC Monash
www.aiesecmonash.squarespace.com/
Monash Union of Berwick Students (MUBS)
(Berwick) mubs.com.au
Careers, Leadership and
Volunteering
T:
+61 3 9905 4170
E:
careerconnect@monash.edu
W: monash.edu/careers