Overview Psychologists seek to understand how the mind works and why people behave the way they do. Speech, hearing and language professionals have the privilege of helping people to communicate with others. Both professions seek to provide strategies that can help people lead happier, healthier and more productive lives. This prestigious and interdisciplinary double degree is ideal for those who wish to develop a substantial skillset in both psychology and speech, hearing and general linguistics. Such skills will prepare you for a career in specialist fields such as clinical psychology, clinical neuropsychology, organisational psychology and professional psychology, as well as for clinical work or research in audiology and speech language pathology, forensic speech science, and the development of associated speech and hearing technologies. KEY FEATURES You’ll have access to one of the best equipped research and clinical environments in the world for speech, hearing, language and cognitive science. The psychology component will develop your knowledge of the complexities of human behaviour - how development occurs, how personality forms, and how factors like society and culture affect behaviour. The linguistics component will develop your understanding of the production and perception of spoken language, such as the way we produce speech sounds using the vocal apparatus; the way the brain (via the ear) responds or fails to respond to different aspects of speech and language; how languages differ in the way they use speech; how language develops in children; the relationship between language and culture; and how computers can be used in speech, hearing and language analysis. You’ll have the opportunity to gain relevant workplace experience in a professional or community setting that's relevant to community and allied health. This course is a pathway into our masters courses in psychology, speech pathology and audiology. Career Opportunities A Macquarie course can set your dream career in motion. Additional information The honours program commences at the beginning of semester 1 only and is 2 semesters in duration. Continuation with the honours year is subject to meeting the honours admission requirements: a weighted average SNG (Standard Numerical Grade) of 70 over all psychology units and a weighted average SNG of 75 over all 300 level psychology units. Should a student not meet honours requirements, they will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts Psychology with the double degree where relevant. (Or Bachelor of Science - Psychology) After the fourth year, a further two years postgraduate training or supervised experience is required for registration as a psychologist. Macquarie University offers the following: Two-year postgraduate master’s degree in: Clinical Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology or Organisational Psychology One year Master of Professional Psychology: skills and practicum training followed by one year of supervised internship prior to registration independent from the university. Candidates who wish to continue with higher research degree are admitted to the 2nd year of the Master of Research program upon completion of psychology honours.