Student Resources

1. What are the key areas within psychology?

There are a number of key specialisations within the field of psychology, which were discussed at these events. Many of these areas have professional groups (Colleges) within the Australian Psychological Society, and registered psychologists who are members of the APS can elect to join them. A general description of the role of a psychologist is available here, while the following are a series of links to descriptions of these specialist areas. You can also find links to each area's college on this page.

Some of these specialties are: 

2. How do you become a psychologist?
Paths to registration 

The board registering psychologists for practice within Victoria is the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria. To find out what the different routes to registration are, visit their site's registration section.

Which courses can be used towards registration? 

The Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) decides whether a tertiary education course can be used towards registration as a psychologist.  To find out if a course you are considering can be used towards registration, check their website.

Links to a selection of tertiary courses 

The following is a list of institutions which offer higher education in psychology, and who presented at the above events.

There are also numerous active student bodies in the area of psychology in Victoria. In addition to groups like ours others such as the Neuropsychological Students' Society, which welcome postgraduate students from all universities, exist.