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) Assumed Knowledge: English (Standard) (Band 2) or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) |
Victoria | Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL 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 2027 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 theCourse Adviser.
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 Adviser. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Adviser.
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 on the Strathfield campus.
- DRAMDrama80 CP
- ENGLEnglish80 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society80 CP
Students studying a Geography, Environment and Society major may also undertake a MINOR in Sustainability but cannot do a second major in this area.
- HISTHistory80 CP
- HURIHuman Rights80 CP
- LANSLanguages80 CP
- Italian and Spanish language units are available online at ACU and may be undertaken as part of a language major, up to 200-level units.
- 300-level language units, as well as units in other languages, may be completed through cross-institutional study, with prior approval from the Course Adviser.
- Students may elect to complete either a language major or a minor, but not both.
- Language units may also be studied as part of the Diploma in Languages.
- MATHMathematics80 CP
- MUSCMusic80 CP
Not available in Strathfield
- PHILPhilosophy80 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations80 CP
For Strathfield, major offered in North Sydney
- PSYCPsychology80 CP
Not available in Brisbane
- SOCISociology80 CP
Not available in Brisbane.
Students pursuing a Sociology major may choose to undertake a minor in Environmental Humanities. However, a second major in Environmental Humanities is not permitted.
- SRLGStudy of Religions80 CP
- SUSNSustainability80 CP
Students studying a Sustainability major may also undertake MINORS in Geography and Sociology but cannot do a second major in these areas.
- THSDTheological Studies80 CP
- VISUVisual Arts80 CP
- Psychology Major is not available
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology40 CP
Offered Online
- BUSDBusiness Studies40 CP
- COMMCommunication40 CP
- CRIMCriminology40 CP
- DRAMDrama40 CP
- DTCODigital Technologies (Computing)40 CP
Available Strathfield only
- ECONEconomics40 CP
Offered Online
- ENGLEnglish40 CP
- ENHUEnvironmental Humanities40 CP
Not available in Brisbane
- ESTDEducation Studies40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- GLSTGlobal Studies40 CP
Global Studies Minor is available only to students who transfer into the BA from a Global Studies double degree.
- GRDEGraphic Design40 CP
Available Melbourne and Strathfield
- HISTHistory40 CP
- LANSLanguages40 CP
Italian and Spanish language units can be undertaken online at ACU as a language minor up to 200 level units. 300-level units and other languages can be undertaken as cross-institutional study with approval from the Course Adviser. The language units can also be studied as part of a Diploma in Languages.
- MATHMathematics40 CP
- MEMSMedieval and Early Modern Studies40 CP
- MHSYMental Health and Society40 CP
- MUSCMusic40 CP
Available in Brisbane and Melbourne
- PHILPhilosophy40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
For Strathfield, minor offered in North Sydney
- PSYCPsychology40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
- SRLGStudy of Religions40 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
- YWRKYouth Work40 CP
- Psychology Minor is not available.
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:
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
- THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
- THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
- TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP
- PHCC201The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges10 CP
- THCC200Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective10 CP
- THCC202Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought10 CP
- TPCC201Ecology and Justice10 CP
- TPCC202Conflict, Violence and Peace-making10 CP
