Course details

CRICOS course code: 071878B

Level of study: Undergraduate

Summary

Understand success. Lead a progressive career in psychology.

You’re intrigued by the human mind, and how our immediate environment affects our thinking and actions. Our Bachelor of Psychological Science gives you deep insight into why we think and act the way we do, with an understanding of the connection between an individual, society and culture.

This could be the first step on the path to training and registering as a psychologist in Australia or another career where understanding human behaviour is beneficial. You also have the option to complete a major stream in Criminology or Social Welfare.

This course is accredited without conditions by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) in Sydney and Melbourne. This course is accredited with conditions in Brisbane.

Explore with an applied focus:

• Evidence based approaches
• Professional Issues and Applications
• Research Methodology
• Biology, learning and cognition
• The individual, society and culture
• Learning and memory
• Life span development
• Social psychology
• Psychopathology
• Psychological measurement and assessment
• Intercultural diversity and Indigenous psychology
• Personality and individual differences (elective)
• Behavioral neuroscience (elective)
• Psychology of sex and intimate relationships (elective)

The BPsychSc requires students to complete 24 units. These are made up of:

(a) 13 core psychology units that comprise the APAC accredited three year sequence in psychology, or psychology major.

(b) 11 elective units, where 5 of these can either be psychology or non psychology electives and 6 must be non-psychology electives.

Pathways for Future Study

Completion of the Bachelor of Psychological Science provides the necessary qualification for further study at fourth year level in psychology. At ACAP the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) provides a 4th year of accredited study. Entry to fourth year is competitive and also requires at least a credit average in 2nd and 3rd year units as well as a credit or higher in the majority of psychology units. Completion of a four year sequence enables a student to be provisionally registered as a Psychologist in Australia and New Zealand for the purpose of working towards general registration.

Majors:

• BPsychSc: Psychology with a major stream in Criminology
• BPsychSc: Psychology with a major stream in Social Welfare

Online option is also available for students studying at other campuses.

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