Bachelor of Psychology
Bachelor's degree
In Canberra (Australia)
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Canberra (Australia)
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Start date
Different dates available
The Bachelor of Psychology is ideal for the student who knows they want to work in the industry. By the end of the four-year degree, you will have the basis for provisional registration as a psychologist in Australia and enough training and experience to start working right away.
Upon enrolling in the Bachelor of Psychology, you will choose either the science stream or the arts and social sciences stream, depending on your interests. While the psychology units you study are identical for both streams, you might choose to pair them with subjects like Statistics and Neuroscience in the science stream, or Linguistics and Cultural Studies in the arts and social sciences stream, for example.
In the first three years of the course, you will build your specialisation in psychology, studying topics like behavioural neuroscience, social psychology, personality theory, perception, intelligence, abnormal psychology, and developmental psychology. In the fourth year, you will complete an Honours program that includes a research project in a specialised area of psychology that interests you.
Upon graduating, you will have enough training and experience to start working right away. As well as achieving the basis for provisional registration, you can take up positions in areas such as schools, hospitals, prisons, human resources, developmental disabilities and various social policy areas in the private and public sectors. If you would like to have full registration as a professional psychologist, the degree will allow you to continue into professional psychology programs, such as the Doctorate of Clinical Psychology, which will qualify you to become a clinical psychologist.
For more information on how to become a registered psychologist, see the section below on Further Study.
Bachelor of Psychology (Science) stream
Major in Psychology
Other Science areas of study:
Agricultural Chemistry, Anatomy and Histology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics,...
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Subjects
- IT
- Psychology
- Credit
- Mathematics
- Neuroscience
- GCSE Mathematics
- Project
Course programme
The Bachelor of Psychology may be undertaken full-time over four years or part-time over eight years. Full-time students enrol in units of study to the value of 48 credit points (cp) in each year.
All students complete core studies in psychology from a defined pool of units each year comprising a minimum 12cp of junior units, a minimum 24cp of intermediate units, and a minimum 30cp of senior units in psychology. You must achieve a minimum 65 percent in first year and maintain a minimum average mark of 75 percent in second and third years to proceed to the honours year in psychology, which comprises a research project of 48cp for the award of the degree.
In addition to your psychology studies, the course offers a choice of two streams. The arts and social sciences stream caters for students whose interests lie in the humanities and social sciences, while the science stream caters for those who are more interested in sciences. Rounding out your studies, you will have the opportunity to complete additional electives in arts or science in both streams.
SAMPLE STUDY PLAN
(Science stream example)
Year 1
Semester 1 Semester 2 Mathematics* Mathematics* Psychology Psychology Science Elective Science Elective Elective Elective 24 credit points 24 credit points* Mathematics units not required for students completing the Arts and Social Sciences stream.
Year 2
Semester 1 Semester 2 Intermediate Psychology Intermediate Psychology Intermediate Psychology Intermediate Psychology Science Elective Science Elective Elective Elective 24 credit points 24 credit pointsYear 3
Semester 1 Semester 2 Senior Psychology Senior Psychology Senior Psychology Senior Psychology Senior Psychology Senior Psychology or Elective Senior Psychology or Elective Senior Psychology or Elective 24 credit points 24 credit pointsYear 4
Semester 1 Semester 2 Psychology Honours Psychology Honours 24 credit points 24 credit pointsAdditional information
Bachelor of Psychology