What is Behavioural Studies?
At Monash the field of Behavioural Studies is concerned with an exploration of human behaviour in the rapidly changing, and challenging environments of the 21st century. The major draws on historical and emerging insights from sociological, cultural, philosophical, biological and psychological explanations of human behaviours. Behavioural Studies promotes a multi-disciplinary orientation to the study of a range of issues including the following: the relationships between the individual and the social; human relationships; theories of personality, identity, self and others; explanations of criminal behaviours; individual development across the lifecourse; conflict and difference; the self in digital environments (the digital self).
The discipline offers an undergraduate program (minor, major) at the Clayton and Caulfield campuses, an Honours program at the Caulfield campus and selected undergraduate units at the Berwick campus.
A major in Behavioural Studies can play a vital part in preparing students for employment in most areas that involve the understanding, management and direction of human behaviours and relations: particularly in private and public sector areas such as the human services field, management, marketing, communications and media. It can also provide a basis for further studies in social work, education, mind and society, counselling and law.