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University of Western Australia

Master of Business Psychology

  • Delivery: Face to Face
  • Study Level: Postgraduate
  • Duration: 24 months

Learn how to improve organisational performance while enhancing employee well-being.

Course overview

Learn to apply psychological theories and principles to workplace settings, to improve performance and make workplaces better, safer, healthier and happier. This course is open to applicants with a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, with particular relevance for those already in the workplace and looking to take the next step in their career. This course is not a pathway to professional registration as a psychologist. Explore our psychology degrees to find a registered pathway.

The course offers training in the following areas: work design to enhance employee engagement; health, safety and human factors at work; employee training and skill development; organisational change and development; psychology of leadership; diversity and inclusion in the workplace; people analytics; management and organisations; and ethics and sustainability management. The course also provides an opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills, under supervision, in an organisational consultancy group project.

CSP Subsidised Fees Available

This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.

Key facts

Delivery
Face to Face
Study level
Postgraduate
Course type
Master's
Duration
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Can be studied part time.
24 months (Full time)
Units
16
Fees
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FEE-HELP loans and HECS loans are available to assist domestic students.
FEE-HELP, HECS, CSP
Price per unit
From $3,300
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Fees are calculated based on a standard annual study load of 48 credit points (1.0 EFTSL).

From $2,174 (CSP)
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You may be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place (CSP) where the government pays part of your fees. Tuition fees shown are indicative and are based on normal course length and progression.
Intake
23rd February, 2026
21st July, 2026

What you will study

To complete the Master of Business Psychology, students must earn 96 credit points, which consist of:

Conversion

Students may be required to complete relevant conversion units up to a value of 24 points, based on an assessment of prior learning, including but not limited to the following units:

  • Applied Professional Business Communications
  • Introduction to Human Resource Management
  • Data Analysis and Decision Making
  • Psychology Foundations: Mind and Brain
  • Psychology Foundations: Behaviour in Context
Core
Option

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

To be considered for admission to this course, an applicant must have one of the following:

  • The equivalent of a 3-year Bachelor's degree, with the equivalent of a UWA Weighted Average Mark of at least 60%

English language requirements

English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA, and you must meet the university's English language requirements to be eligible for a place.

  • Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

Outcomes

Career outcomes

In the workplace, graduates from this course would play a number of critical roles generally associated with employee and organisational performance. You can use your skills to work as an independent consultant or as an employee in a wide range of jobs in both the public and private sectors. These can include management consulting; workforce planning; job analysis and design; recruitment and selection; learning and development; leadership, coaching, mentoring and career development; workplace advice and advocacy; change management; organisational development; measuring employee opinions and other workplace research; performance management; wellbeing; stress and work-life balance; occupational health and safety; human resources program evaluation, consumer behaviour and marketing.

Career opportunities include:

  • Organisational Development Consultant
  • Human Resource Consultant
  • People and Culture Advisor/Leader
  • Learning and Development Manager
  • Trainer, Business Advisor/Analyst

Fees and CSP

Average first-year fee in 2026: $17,392 (Commonwealth Supported Place).

Indicative first-year fee in 2026: $26,400 (domestic full-fee paying place).

Fees are calculated based on a standard annual study load of 48 credit points (1.0 EFTSL).

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

  • The number of units studied per term.
  • The choice of major or specialisation.
  • Choice of units.
  • Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

Commonwealth Supported Places

The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.

If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.

Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.

Your student contribution amount is:

  • Calculated per unit you're enrolled in.
  • Depending on the study areas they relate to.
  • Reviewed and adjusted each year.

HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.