Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology

The Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology is designed for graduates from a variety of disciplines seeking to advance their leadership and management skills from a psychological perspective to enhance performance and wellbeing across workplace contexts, provide business leadership, build professional relationships, influence meaningful organisational change, and create humane workplaces.Graduates will develop an understanding of human behaviour and how this can be applied to manage workplace relationships, as well as specialised skills in applied psychology and organisational behaviour in the workplace, such as psychological assessment and interviewing.What you will studyThe University of Newcastle’s Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology offers professionals a specialised program that challenges your approach to leadership and enhances your ability to think from a business psychology perspective.You will develop an understanding of business psychology and how this can be applied in people management to enhance business outcomes. You will learn, understand and apply specialised theoretical management frameworks and advanced business skills which are transferable to all areas of business and human resources.Courses to support your drive and direction include: Foundations of Applied Psychology Psychology Skills in the Workplace Fostering Healthy Organisations Understanding People in Organisations Workplace Assessment and InterviewingCareer opportunitiesThe Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology will prepare individuals for diverse career opportunities that require specialised interpersonal and advanced communication and leadership skills. Graduates may be employed in mid to senior management positions across the public and not-for-profit sectors.Other prospective career paths include: Consultant for human services, recruitment, change management and communications HR specialistadvisor Case management and managing a multi-disciplinary team Program manager for community work or health Organisational trainertraining manager Customer service manager Change manager People and culture manager Policy development and consulting