We offer courses in psychology and cognitive neuroscience designed to open the door to a deeper understanding of the human mind.
Our courses integrate the foundations of psychology with developmental, educational, social, and cognitive neuroscience, exploring from a cellular level through to complex systems and behaviour.
Through a cognitive neuroscience degree, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about neuroanatomy, neurophysiology and neuroimaging techniques and how they are used in clinical and research settings.
Browse our courses to find detailed course information, application dates, entry requirements, fees, subjects, ATAR calculator and more.
Browse our Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience courses
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How to become a 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.
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Course comparison: Choose the right psychology degree
Compare Swinburne's Bachelor of Psychology vs Bachelor of Psychological Sciences: entry requirements, study structure, projects, and range of career outcomes.
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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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Swinburne artist featurette expands beyond the screen frame in THE LUME Melbourne
- Media and Communication
- Health
The Van Gogh experience returns to THE LUME Melbourne showcasing a new artist featurette by Swinburne’s award-winning digital artist and Senior Lecturer James Berrett.
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What does the ‘common good’ actually mean? Our research found common ground across the political divide
- Politics
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”.
Tuesday 23 January 2024
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