Psychology

• Counseling Psychology

Counseling Psychologists help clients with mental health issues by understanding their personal issues and helping them manage stress to enhance their wellbeing. People of all categories and backgrounds fall under the orbit of Counseling Psychologists. From individual, group (including couples and families), workplace disputes redressal, to organizational, institutional, and community wellbeing counseling, they help address all kinds of mental health issues. 

• Clinical Psychology

Clinical Psychologists address behavioral and mental health issues faced by individuals like stress reactions, interpersonal or social dysfunctions, substance abuse, intellectual, cognitive and neurological conditions. Their primary work opportunity is with medical institutions focusing on mental health. 

• Educational Psychology

Educational psychologists study how people learn. They explore the cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and social influences on the learning process including teaching methodology, instructional processes and an individual’s subjective difference in learning. Educational psychologists work with educational institutions, administrators, teachers, and students to analyze to help them learn and teach better. 

• Forensic Psychology

Forensic Psychologists aid criminal investigations by understanding psychological problems associated with criminal behavior, and help with the treatment of law offenders and juveniles. Forensic Psychologists work in the legal arena across the different departments of the criminal justice system. The results or outcomes of their work might be used as evidence in courts and influencing legal actions. 

• Social Psychology

Social psychologists study the impact of social influence, social perception and social interaction on individual and group behavior. A vast majority of social psychologists focus on conducting research on human behavior and therefore have a big role in community service and development with rewarding career opportunities in the public sector.

• Developmental Psychology

Developmental psychologists study human growth and changes spanning their lifetime, including physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual, personality and emotional growth. Developmental psychologists find career opportunities in educational institutions, health care facilities and public policy influencing. 

• Organizational or Industrial Psychology

Organizational psychologists study human behavior and interactions between people at the workplace. They enable better working conditions for employees and thereby improve the organization’s overall functioning.  

• Quantitative Psychology

Quantitative psychologists study and develop the methods and techniques to measure human behavior and other attributes through statistical and mathematical modeling of psychological data. Quantitative psychologists use psychology to determine the impact of programs implemented by governments and public institutions. They serve as experts in program evaluation at research centers, universities and colleges across the globe.

Student life is about making experiences count on a professional and personal front. Be it understanding yourself or others, studying psychology abroad offers cultural immersion and in-depth learning paving the way for holistic growth and professional development. The science of psychology enables trans-cultural learning experience from multiple perspectives opening up effective pathways for impacting change and contributing to overall community wellbeing.

Entry requirements for your education vary from country to country, but you can rest assured that our expert counselors at AECC will help you through your study-abroad journey.

When it comes to visas, the process and outcomes can be very stressful for a lot of students. But worry not! At AECC, we have years of experience in helping students with every type and class of visa including student visas, partner visas and skilled independent visas. Our visa experts will support you throughout the entire visa application process.

For obtaining a student visa, you’ll need the following documents:

• A valid passport for the duration of your study abroad
• Offer letter from the selected university/institution
• Meet the minimum English proficiency requirements, whether using the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), IELTS or TOEFL. A minimum entry score starts at 50 but can vary dramatically depending on the course or institution
• Evidence of access to sufficient funds
• Evidence of Overseas Student Health Cover/Insurance which vary from country to country
• All other relevant documents listed on the Immigration and Border Protection visa checklists of the chosen country