Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Commerce

BPsychSc/BCom

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Melbourne
• Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : 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

Definition

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:

1. 140 cp from Specified Psychology Units (Part A);
2. 10 cp from Psychology Elective Units (Part B);
3. 10 cp from Psychology Community Engagement Unit (Part C).

AND

b. 160 cp from Bachelor of Commerce Units:

1. 50 cp from Specified Commerce Units (Part D);
2. 80 cp from Commerce Major Units in Human Resource Management, Management, or Marketing (Part E);
3. 10 cp from Business Elective Unit (Part F);
4. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part G).

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.

Part A : Specified Psychology Units

Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PSYC100	Foundations of Psychology	10
PSYC101	Applications of Psychology	10
PSYC104	Research Design and Statistics I	10
PSYC108	Psychological Practice: Theory and Techniques	10
PSYC200	Life Span Development	10
PSYC206	Research Design and Statistics II	10
PSYC212	Abnormal Psychology	10
PSYC213	Individual Differences	10
PSYC214	Learning and Behaviour	10
PSYC307	Cognitive Psychology	10
PSYC311	Research Design and Statistics III	10
PSYC313	Social Psychology	10
PSYC314	Psychological Assessment	10
PSYC315	Brain and Behaviour	10

Part B : Psychology Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PSYC109	Applied Positive Psychology	10
PSYC207	Culture and Psychology	10
PSYC208	Organisational Psychology	10
PSYC211	Small Group Processes	10
PSYC215	Evolutionary Psychology	10
PSYC216	Forensic Psychology	10
PSYC219	Psychology of Religion	10
PSYC316	Health Psychology	10
PSYC317	Introduction to Neuropsychology	10
PSYC318	Psychology of Alcohol and Drugs	10
PSYC319	Psychology of Sexuality and Gender	10
PSYC320	Emotion and Social Cognition	10
PSYC321	Psychology of Eating Behaviour	10
PSYC322	Critical Thinking and Research Skills for Psychology	10

Part C : Psychology Community Engagement Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PSYC310	Psychological Services Experience	10

Part D : Specified Commerce Units

Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
BUSN104	Money Matters	10	Business Foundation Unit
BUSN111	Working with Technology	10	Business Foundation Unit
BUSN112	Managing Markets	10	Business Foundation Unit
BUSN113	Managing People and Organisations	10	Business Foundation Unit

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
BUSN304	Working with Diversity and Conflict	10
OR
BIPX301	Professional Experience	10

Part E : Commerce Major Units

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
HRMG	Human Resource Management	80
MNGT	Management	80	Students choosing the Management Major will be required to study these units on the ACU campus in North Sydney since they are not offered on the Strathfield campus.
MKTG	Marketing	80

Part F : Business Elective Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Students may select their Business Elective unit from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of other business courses at ACU, subject to unit availability and provided that prerequisite requirements are met.

Part G : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
OR
PHCC102	Being Human	10
OR
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC300	Justice and Change in a Global World	10
OR
PHCC320	The Just Society	10