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Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

This is your very first step in making the dream come true of becoming a Registered Psychologist.

The program takes an in depth look at our mental processes and helps you understand why people think, feel and behave as they do. The training is scientifically and ethically based to teach you types of behaviour, examine personality and to do formal personality assessments.

Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 013441
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 81
UniSC program code
AR405
Commence
Semester 1 and Semester 2
Duration
4 years full time or equivalent part time
Study mode
On campus
Recommended prior study
English
Other requirements
Entry to the fourth year of the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) is based on a student’s grade point average (GPA) meeting the minimum requirement of 5.5 in the advanced level (200/300 coded) PSY courses.
Fee type 2015
  • What will I pay?
Total units
384 units
Footnotes
  • ** Subject to successful full-time progression and electives chosen. Applies to the first three years full-time study in the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) and Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Programs only and presumes no break in study or credit transfer.

The program takes an in depth look at our mental processes and helps you understand why people think, feel and behave as they do. The training is scientifically and ethically based to teach you types of behaviour, examine personality and to do formal personality assessments.

You cover theoretical understanding and do practical training in the treatments for abnormal behaviours and psychological disorders. The program gives you high level statistical and research skills and there’s an opportunity to do an advanced research project in your Honours year.

And, the really great news is that when you finish this degree you are eligible to apply for provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Now, that’s a healthy thought…

Please visit Study in Psychology for more information.

Career opportunities

You can work in many private and government agencies that help people mentally function better, including organisations that work with children, teenagers and adults of all ages. Your skills are in demand in countless areas of life, from health and community care to sporting organisations.

Membership 

Graduates are eligible to apply for provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Graduates are also eligible to apply for entry to psychology postgraduate training programs.

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Accredited pathway to becoming a psychologist

Our honours program is an APAC accredited fourth-year course in psychology, giving you a highly recognised qualification and eligibility for registration as a provisional psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) *.

Our Master of Psychology (Clinical) is an approved pathway to registration as a general psychologist with PsyBA. If you wish to undertake this program you will need to attain a minimum result of Class 2 (Division 1) honours.

* In order to practise as a psychologist in Australia you must legally be registered with PsyBA.

Program structure

Bachelors
Introductory courses (4)

COR109 Introduction to Economics
PSY100 Introduction to Marketing
PSY101 Business Law and Ethics
PSY102 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility

Advanced courses (14)

PSY200 Communication and Thought
PSY201 Introduction to Psychology A
PSY202 Introduction to Psychology B
PSY203 Current Directions in Psychology
PSY204 Research Methods in Psychology A
PSY205 Research Methods in Psychology B
PSY300 Physiological Psychology
PSY301 Introduction to Human Development
PSY302 Social Psychology
PSY303 Motivation and Emotion
PSY304 Advanced Methods in Psychology
PSY305 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
PSY306 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
PSY307 Personality and Assessment

Elective courses (6)

Select 6 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).

Honours 
Coursework (4)

PSY400 Human Associative Learning
PSY401 Abnormal Psychology
PSY402 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
PSY403 Adult Development and Ageing

Dissertation (2)

PSY404 Advanced Statistics in Psychology
PSY405 Advanced Theoretical Issues in Psychology

Total units: 384

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

Requirements for the first 3 Years of the Program:

  • Complete 18 required courses
  • Complete 6 electives

Requirements for the 4th Year of the Program:

Entry to the fourth year of the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) is based on a student’s grade point average (GPA) in the advanced level (200/300 coded) PSY courses.

  • Complete 4 required advanced level (400 coded) courses (48units)
  • Complete the Thesis component (48 units)
Program notes
  • A minimum GPA of 5.5 must be achieved at the end of third year for a student to be automatically allowed to continue to the fourth year honours component. Students who do not meet this requirement will be exited from the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) into the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) with full credit for all studies successfully completed.
  • 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 Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Faculty Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
  • Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.