Understanding human behavior is core to running a successful business, an impactful organization or an effective government. As rapidly changing technology disrupts the way people live, work and study, employers are searching for empathetic and socially minded professionals who can provide insights into their deepest needs and desires, and create new business solutions to match them.
Students will learn how to innovate business and shape behavior with the La Trobe University's accredited Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Psychological Science. Carefully designed to give sound commercial knowledge and skills, as well as a deep understanding of the human mind, it will help them become a highly valued professional in both the health and business sectors.
Graduates will understand what drives choices, what makes people tick, and how businesses can meet needs. Students will establish a grounding in psychology, exploring theories on individuals, groups and whole societies. They will dig deep into how brains affect behavior and how this develops over time, and explore the commercial environment and learn how to create better systems and solutions for the humans and planet it serves.
Students will grow as a leader and a thinker. This course will challenge ideas and preconceptions, expand networks and horizons. They will prepare for the rapidly evolving world of international business, developing the creative and analytical skills to work across a wide range of industries and the resilience to face real-world challenges.
