Wondering what you could learn through postgraduate study? Let's explore the impactful courses that comprise UQ's Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology.
This program could be the ideal degree for you if you are:
- a leader who wants to better understand the people you manage
- an experienced professional looking to develop the people-management skills required to move into a senior leadership role
- a consultant seeking evidence-based tools to turn employee insights into action.
This graduate certificate comprises 4 courses, which are delivered online by world-class academics. These will equip you with the psychological science needed to build healthy, productive workplace cultures.
What makes these business psychology courses so valuable?
It’s no secret that a happy, engaged workforce makes an organisation more productive and successful. But why do so many organisations struggle to create environments where people truly thrive?
A 2024 survey of more than 144,000 Australian workers revealed the disconnect: trust is the key factor that makes workplaces great, yet most organisations lack the psychological knowledge to build it systematically. Too many leaders rely on gut instinct, management fads, and outdated approaches that ignore the psychological science behind human behaviour.
The Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology changes that.
In these courses, you'll master core psychological principles and proven interventions that create the conditions for success. This will enable you to truly transform workplaces and improve employees' lives for the better.
This program is designed to work with the needs of busy professionals who want to apply psychological science to real organisational challenges.
1. Introduction to Psychology: Understanding How People Think, Feel and Act
Master the psychological science behind human behaviour at work.
Learn how people make decisions, manage stress and workload, and understand how personality, motivation and emotions shape behaviour.
This course gives you the psychological toolkit needed to understand human behaviour and drive meaningful change.
2. Performance Psychology: Unlocking Human Potential
Discover how psychology drives peak performance.
Learn to lead high-performing teams, develop expertise, sustain motivation, and prevent burnout. You'll master evidence-based interventions to identify performance barriers and create solutions that work.
Develop the skills to diagnose performance issues and implement interventions that deliver measurable results.
Good to know: The Graduate Certificate in Graduate Psychology is one of UQ's most flexible postgrad programs. It provides a part-time, fully online learning experience combining live online sessions, interactive self-paced modules, and valuable opportunities to connect and network with peers.
3. The Psychology of People at Work
Apply psychology to make work better for everyone.
Boost productivity, improve safety, and support wellbeing using proven psychological principles. Explore what drives individual, team, and organisational performance – and how to create positive workplace change.
Master cutting-edge psychological insights to reshape workplaces, from motivation and stress management to leadership and culture.
4. Ethical and Sustainable HR Strategies
Design strategic HR approaches that deliver value for all stakeholders.
Develop people strategies grounded in ethical judgment, sustainability, and strategic thinking that enhance employee experiences and create high-performing workplaces.
Learn to make principled people decisions that strengthen talent, culture, and leadership for lasting positive impact.
Ready to power up your people skills and your career?
Whether you're aiming to become a more empathetic leader, shape better workplace cultures, or simply understand what makes people tick, the Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology gives you the tools to do it.
With flexible online delivery, practical learning, and real-world relevance, this program is your opportunity to boost your impact at work while studying in a way that fits around your life.
Explore your potential, empower others, and step confidently into the future of psychologically safe and healthy workplaces.
