High-achieving students can undertake additional challenging material to enable them to maximise their intellectual growth in the arts high achievers program. It gives you the opportunity to thrive in an environment where students with similar capabilities come together to pursue their studies, develop their interests and share ideas. Develop research skills to prepare you for academia and a range of professions. Psychology Are you fascinated by how people think? Psychology is the study of human behaviour and experience. It considers how we learn and develop during our lives, our relationships with other people, individual differences such as personality and self-esteem, thinking processes, the role of biological factors in how we behave, and the causes and treatment of psychological problems. Draw on the real-world experience of our staff, who consult for judges and lawyers, medical practitioners, psychologists and government at state and national levels. Psychology is always diverse and interesting, and can lead to many different career paths. What you will study Cognition and learning Personality and social psychology Human and lifespan development The mind, brain and behaviour Forensic psychology Clinical psychology Research methods Your career With enhanced work-ready skills, graduates of the arts high achievers program are prepared to take on a variety of leadership roles. Arts gives you excellent training in clear rigorous thinking, which is highly valued in diverse professions including public service, education and business. Potential occupations include: graduate policy officer youth policy officer intelligence analyst academic administration officer industry analyst. Potential employers include: government agencies tourism businesses banks public and private companies universities community agencies arts organisations