Drive meaningful change

Aotearoa needs psychologists who care about people and who are passionate about delivering better outcomes. By studying Psychology here in Wellington, you’ll learn the skills to be part of positive, transformative change for all New Zealanders.

Our Bachelor of Psychology is made up of a required major—Psychological Science—and a set of eight optional complementary majors, covering a range of areas across psychology. If you are interested in postgraduate study or becoming a registered psychologist, these optional majors offer clear pathways to help you achieve your goals. What’s more, our compulsory Psychological Science major aligns with pre-clinical requirements in Australia and the United Kingdom.

The Psychology programme at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is ranked in the top 150 worldwide in the QS World University Rankings 2023.

Learn more about the new Bachelor of Psychology and register your interest with VUW to stay updated.

This is an exciting new degree for those wanting to study Psychology. There is a huge demand for psychologists and psychology-related professionals in NZ

Here is a link to the slides shared by VUW at a special update about this last week.  The degree was received very positively by all the Careers Advisors in attendance and the current VUW Psychology students who were part of the presentation were all extremely positive about their Psychology study at Victoria and think such a specialist undergraduate Psychology degree is a good idea.

Professor Juan Canales and Doctor Maree Hunt are leading the new degree and they are open to questions if you or your students have any: juan.j.canales@vuw.ac.nz,  maree.hunt@vuw.ac.nz.