Psychology at Sunway University is both an applied and research-oriented degree that encompasses both physiological and social science subjects.

To meet the standards required by the community of practising psychologists, a variety of facilities are made available to students. These include computing facilities equipped with statistical software, psychological experiments and simulations. In addition to this, basic interviewing techniques, child development assessments and small group work are carried out within a fully equipped complex of observation rooms. Science-based psychology subjects are taught within a specialised psychology laboratory. Students also have access to a variety of species of pets for observation of animal behaviour.

Students are trained to work with online electronic psychology databases that offer full downloadable psychological journal articles. Finally, ongoing interactions between the Department of Psychology and the Sunway Group enable students to practise and learn within a lively and realistic environment.