How your fees are calculated

The tuition fees you pay will depend on the subjects you choose to study, with each subject having its own cost. This estimated cost is provided as a guide only – the actual cost will vary depending on:

• the subjects you choose
• the time it takes to do your course based on your study load (full-time/part-time)
• approved credit for prior learning

If part-time study is permitted, your annual fees will be proportionally lower based on the number of subjects taken per semester.

Fee help

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)

In a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP), your tuition fees are subsidised by the Australian Government. Your share of the fee (the student contribution), is set each year by the government and is determined by the discipline areas (bands) of your individual subjects, not the overall course.

Learn more about Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP)

HECS-Help Loan

HECS-HELP is the Australian Government’s Higher Education Loan Program. It enables you to borrow the amount of your student contribution and then pay that loan back once you are in the workforce and earning at a specified level. A HECS-HELP loan is not means tested.

HECS-HELP is available to eligible Australian citizens and permanent humanitarian visa holders who are enrolled in a CSP. As a CSP student, you may be eligible to apply for a HECS-HELP loan, which allows you to defer payment of up to 100% of your student contribution.

Learn more about the HECS-HELP loan

About the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

Understand the human mind and how it drives behaviour.

La Trobe's Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) will help you become a professional psychologist, build a career in a psychology related field or pursue research.

In your first three years, you'll develop strong analytical, research and communication skills, studying foundational subjects that include clinical and health psychology, developmental and social psychology, psychological assessment, intervention and research. Choose from elective subjects with a choice of minor sequences in Human Relationships and Neuroscience giving you the flexibility to work towards the career you want. You can also complement your degree with legal studies, business, management, marketing, sociology, science, genetics, language, drama, media studies and more.

You'll also study the work of professional psychologists and have the option to take a subject on autism-spectrum disorders taught by specialists from the Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre. In fourth year, you'll complete a research project to round out your studies.*

Reasons to study psychology at La Trobe

• Eligible students will access field-placement opportunities through our partnership with the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services.
• Our Bachelor of Psychological Science and Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).**
• Learn from world leading academics such as Professor Cheryl Dissanayake, founding director of Australia's first centre for autism spectrum research.

* Automatic progression to fourth year in this course requires a minimum weighted average mark of 70%. More information on weightings can be found in the La Trobe University Handbook. Students who do not meet this standard may apply for competitive entry into Honours or graduate with our Bachelor of Psychological Science qualification

** Professional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia will require an APAC-accredited fourth year and additional or ongoing requirements beyond the completion of the degree as well as an application to the professional body. Please contact the relevant professional body for details. Membership may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 – Bachelor Degree Honours.