Program structure

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

• Select Pathway 1 or Pathway 2.
• In Pathway 1 students must complete 28 required courses, 1 elective from the School of Communication and School of Social Sciences and 3 (300 level) SPX courses.
• In Pathway 2 students must complete 22 required courses, 1 School of Social Sciences Minor, 3 electives from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences and 3 (300 level) SPX courses.
• Complete a maximum of 5 introductory level courses from the School of Communication and School of Social Sciences.
• Complete no more than 192 units of introductory level courses in total, including core courses.
• Complete 12 required courses from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering and undertake 3 x 300 level SPX elective courses.
• Register your selected Majors and Minors with Student Administration.

Program notes

• Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
• Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
• As part of your USC program, you may apply to participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
• Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
• When enrolling, please refer to the Pathway 1 or Pathway 2 Study Plan.

Pathway 1

This pathway may lead to direct entry into the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours) program, subject to achievement of a minimum grade point average in Psychology courses.

Core courses

Select 2 core courses from:
COR109 Business Law
COR110 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
COR111 Business, Governance and Society

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses

Required introductory courses (2):
PSY100 Global Communication
PSY101 Work Integrated Learning Project

Required advanced courses (12):
PSY200 Marketing Essentials
PSY201 Introduction to Contemporary Global Media and Communication
PSY202 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation
PSY203 Issues in Social Media
PSY204 Creative and Interactive Advertising
PSY205 Social Media Communication
PSY300 Social Media: Monitoring and Measurement
PSY301 Transmedia Storytelling Campaigns
PSY302 Marketing Essentials
PSY303 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation
PSY304 Social Media Communication
PSY305 Social Media: Monitoring and Measurement

Elective courses
Select 1 elective course from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences

Faculty of Science, Health and Education courses

Required introductory courses (6):
LFS100 Education Research an Introduction
LFS112 Professional Learning Project
LFS122 Professional Learning I
SCI105 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
SCI107 Pedagogies for Engagement
SCI110 Leadership for Learning Communities

Required advanced courses (6):
LFS251 Assessment: Principles and Practices
SPX201 Contemporary Issues in Education
SPX202 Research Methods in Education
SPX211 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
SPX212 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
SPX221 Education Research an Introduction

3 required SPX coded courses:
3 x 300 level SPX courses from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering

Pathway 2

This pathway will not lead to direct entry to the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours) program.

Indirect entry to the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) program would require completion of 6 further Psychology courses, and would be subject to achievement of a minimum grade point average in Psychology courses.

Core courses

Select 2 core courses from:
COR109 Research Methods in Education
COR110 Designing an Education Research Proposal
COR111 Education Research Project

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses

Required introductory courses (2):
PSY100 Professional Learning I
PSY101 Curriculum Development and Evaluation

Required advanced courses (2):
PSY200 Pedagogies for Engagement
PSY201 Leadership for Learning Communities

Select 4 courses from the following:
PSY202 Assessment: Principles and Practices
PSY203 Contemporary Issues in Education
PSY204 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
PSY205 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
PSY300 Communication and Thought
PSY301 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
PSY302 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
PSY303 Introduction to Psychology A
PSY304 Introduction to Psychology B
PSY305 Research Methods in Psychology A

Minor (4 courses)
Select a minor from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences

Elective courses
Select 3 elective courses from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences

Faculty of Science, Health and Education courses

Required introductory courses (6):
LFS100 Research Methods in Psychology B
LFS112 Physiological Psychology
LFS122 Introduction to Human Development
SCI105 Social Psychology
SCI107 Motivation and Emotion
SCI110 Advanced Methods in Psychology

Required advanced courses (6):
LFS251 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
SPX201 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
SPX202 Personality and Assessment
SPX211 Human Associative Learning
SPX212 Abnormal Psychology
SPX221 Cell Biology

3 required SPX coded courses :
3 x 300 level SPX courses from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering

Study Plan

When enrolling, please refer to the Pathway 1 or Pathway 2 Study Plan.