BPsychSc/BA
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|
New South Wales | Assumed Knowledge: For study in Mathematics: Mathematics (Band 3) (other than Mathematics General 2) Prerequisites: English (Standard) (Band 2) or EAL (Band 3) |
Victoria | Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English. Assumed Knowledge: For study in Mathematics: Mathematical Methods Units 3 and 4 |
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2024 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Definition
Bachelor of Arts Major: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level, at least 40 cp at 200 level and at least 20 cp from 300 level.
Bachelor of Arts Minor: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. 160 cp from Bachelor of Psychological Science Units:
- 140 cp from Specified Psychology Units (Part A);
- 10 cp from Psychology Elective Units (Part B);
- 10 cp from Psychology Community Engagement Unit (Part C).
AND
b. 160 cp from Bachelor of Arts Units:
- 80 cp from Arts Major Units (excluding Psychology) (Part D);
- 40 cp from Arts Minor Units (excluding Psychology) (Part E);
- 20cp from Arts Elective Units (Part F);
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part G).
Other requirements
Education Minor is available only to students who transfer from an Initial Teaching Education undergraduate program and who have completed designated units as approved by the Course Coordinator.
Progression requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
Students normally complete 100 level units before undertaking related 200 level units, and 200 level units before undertaking related 300 level units.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:
- PSYC100Foundations of Psychology10 CP
- PSYC101Applications of Psychology10 CP
- PSYC108Psychological Practice: Theory and Techniques10 CP
- PSYC110Research Design and Data Analysis 110 CP
- PSYC200Life Span Development10 CP
- PSYC212Abnormal Psychology10 CP
- PSYC220Personality and Individual Differences10 CP
- PSYC226Research Design and Data Analysis 210 CP
- PSYC227Social Psychology10 CP
- PSYC307Cognitive Psychology10 CP
- PSYC314Psychological Assessment10 CP
- PSYC315Brain and Behaviour10 CP
- PSYC323Research Design and Data Analysis 310 CP
- PSYC324Learning and Behaviour10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- PSYC207Culture and Psychology10 CP
- PSYC208Organisational Psychology10 CP
- PSYC215Evolutionary Psychology10 CP
- PSYC219Psychology of Religion10 CP
- PSYC221Psychology of Eating Behaviour10 CP
- PSYC222Health Psychology10 CP
- PSYC223Psychology of Sexuality and Gender10 CP
- PSYC224Emotion and Social Cognition10 CP
- PSYC225Applied Positive Psychology10 CP
- PSYC317Introduction to Neuropsychology10 CP
- PSYC322Critical Thinking and Research Skills for Psychology10 CP
Complete 10 credit points for ALL of the following:
- PSYC310Psychological Services Experience10 CP
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology80 CP
- BUSDBusiness Studies80 CP
- DETIDesign and Technologies80 CP
This major is only available to students in the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Secondary Teaching courses.
- DRAMDrama80 CP
*Not offered Blacktown 2024
- ECONEconomics80 CP
*Not offered 2024
- ENGLEnglish80 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society80 CP
- HISTHistory80 CP
- INDVInternational Development Studies80 CP
This major is only available to students who transfer from the Bachelor of International Studies and who have completed units to 300-level as approved by the Course Coordinator.
- LANSLanguages80 CP
Italian, Japanese, Mandarin or other languages - available as cross-institutional study as approved by Course Coordinator.
- LEGLLegal Studies80 CP
Legal Studies Major is available only to students who transfer from the Bachelor of Laws or equivalent and who have completed designated units at appropriate levels as approved by Course Coordinators.
- MATHMathematics80 CP
- MEDIMedia80 CP
*Not offered 2024
- MUSCMusic80 CP
- PHILPhilosophy80 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations80 CP
- PSYCPsychology80 CP
- SOCISociology80 CP
*Not offered Brisbane 2024
- SRLGStudy of Religions80 CP
- THSDTheological Studies80 CP
- VISUVisual Arts80 CP
- Psychology Major is not available
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology40 CP
- BUSDBusiness Studies40 CP
- COMMCommunication40 CP
*Not offered Blacktown 2024
- COMSCommunity Services40 CP
- CRWRCreative Writing40 CP
*Not offered 2024
- DRAMDrama40 CP
*Not offered Blacktown 2024
- DTCODigital Technologies (Computing)40 CP
- ECONEconomics40 CP
- EDUCEducation40 CP
- ENGLEnglish40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- GLSTGlobal Studies40 CP
- GRDEGraphic Design40 CP
- HISTHistory40 CP
- HLDVHealthy Development40 CP
- INDVInternational Development Studies40 CP
- LANSLanguages40 CP
- LEGLLegal Studies40 CP
- MATHMathematics40 CP
- MEDIMedia40 CP
*Not offered 2024
- MUSCMusic40 CP
*Not offered Blacktown or Strathfield 2024
- PHILPhilosophy40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
- PSYCPsychology40 CP
*Not offered Brisbane 2024
- SOCISociology40 CP
- THSDTheological Studies40 CP
- VEAMVeterans Arts Minor40 CP
Recognition of Prior Learning credit applicable for discharged or current ADF personnel as part of ACU's Veterans Entry Program for Australian Defence Force (ADF)
- VISUVisual Arts40 CP
*Not offered Blacktown 2024
- YWRKYouth Work40 CP
- Psychology Minor is not available.
- Education Minor is available only to students who transfer from an Initial Teaching Education undergraduate program and who have completed designated units as approved by the Course Coordinator.
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
Any units from the Bachelor of Arts Schedule of Unit Offerings as listed above in Part D: Arts Major Units or Part E: Arts Minor Units.
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
- PHCC320The Just Society10 CP
