Behavioural studies - Faculty of Arts

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

Behavioural studies is concerned with a multidisciplinary examination and understanding of the biological, sociological and psychological bases of human behaviour and the consequent interpretations of the nature of human development, personality, identity and relationships. This interest in behaviour has wide and varied applications into areas such as work and workplace relationships and identities, education, criminology, youth studies and services, intercultural communication and understanding, and medical and therapeutic contexts.

Behavioural studies offers postgraduate students the opportunity to undertake either a PhD or MA by research (100 per cent). The section has a strong commitment to building up the number of postgraduate students, and staff are able to provide MA and PhD candidates with supervision in a range of areas, theoretical orientations and methodological perspectives. Staff are dedicated to promoting research which is theoretically informed as well as grounded in rigorous empirical research.

Behavioural Studies has many research strengths and can offer PhD and MA supervision in the following areas: globalisation, AFL football and AFL players identities, workplace change and identities, youth studies and identities, behavioural dimensions and perceptions of terrorism, health psychology, trauma reactions, dissociative disorders, psycho-dermatology, psychology of medical treatment compliance.

Relevant course groups

• Masters degree by research
• Doctor of Philosophy

Contacts

Telephone: +61 3 9905 2991; Email: sue.stevenson@arts.monash.edu.au