Program Overview

Master of Applied Positive Psychology

The Master of Applied Positive Psychology will equip students with the knowledge and skills to generate wellbeing, enable positive change, and help individuals, organisations, and communities thrive. Positive Psychology is a rapidly growing field focusing on the scientific study of wellbeing and resilience and is changing the way we live and work.

Overview

The Master of Applied Positive Psychology is designed to train professionals to enhance and facilitate positive change, wellbeing, and resilience. In this course, students will learn the tools needed to enhance mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing in individuals, organisations, and communities. This course incorporates elements from a number of highly relevant fields and contemporary topics including positive psychology, coaching psychology, health promotion, positive education, counselling, asset-based community development, eco-psychology, and social innovation.

Study Experience

The course offers a range of study experiences, including:

• Authentic Learning Experiences
• Commonwealth Supported
• Experienced Teaching Team
• Flexible Online Study
• Seamless Pathways
• Study Full-time or Part-time

Career Opportunities

The Master of Applied Positive Psychology is designed to provide professionals working in coaching, training, counselling, or managerial roles, as well as those with an interest in wellbeing and resilience, with the skills required to create positive change. By completing an applied research project in the final year of study, students will also improve their professional research capabilities in program design, implementation, and evaluation.

Structure & Availability

The course structure and available locations can change depending on when students want to study. Students can choose the intake that best suits them.

• Available Locations: Online
• Course Duration: 2 years full-time, 4 years part-time
• Next start term: Term 1, 2026
• Study mode: Online
• Course code: CL41

Unit Details

The units students will study are listed below:

1. Introduction to Positive Psychology: Perspectives on Wellbeing (PSYC20037)
2. Group Facilitation Skills (PSYC20041)
3. Building Wellbeing and Resilience: Interconnected Factors (PSYC20042)
4. Inter-disciplinary and Cross-cultural Approaches to Wellbeing (PSYC20039)
5. Positive Psychology: Research Methods (PSYC20038)
6. Wellbeing Initiatives: Local and Global Scales (PSYC20040)
7. Coaching Individuals for Positive Change (PSYC29003)
8. Applied Positive Psychology (PSYC29001)

Requirements

To be eligible for the course, students must meet the following entry requirements:

1. Entry Requirements: View the Entry Requirements, including English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for this course.
2. Inherent Requirements: View Inherent Requirements for this course. Students must meet these to successfully complete their studies and participate in this profession.

Fees & Scholarships

The indicative first-year fee for the course is:

• $17,392 (2026 Indicative) for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
• $30,200 (2026 Indicative) for a Full Fee Paying (FFP) Place The course offers Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) from 2026, which may provide significant fee savings for eligible students.

How to Apply

To apply for the course, students must:

1. Check they meet the course requirements
2. Get a Unique Student Identifier
3. Submit their application Direct applications for Term 1, 2026 close midnight, Monday, 23 February 2026.