BPsychSc

240 cp

Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Brisbane Queensland
Sydney (Strathfield) NSW
Melbourne Victoria

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.

1. Admission Requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:

Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA)

New South Wales
Prerequisites: English

Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

2. Definitions

“Minor”: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

3. Completion Requirements

To qualify for the pass degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 140 cp from Psychology Specified Units including the program core unit PSYC313 Social Psychology;
2. 40 cp from Counselling units including the program core unit COUN108 Ethical and Professional Issues in Counselling;
3. 20 cp from University Core Units;
4. 10 cp from HUMA247 Learning in the Community;
5. 30 cp from Electives (at least one general and at least one psychology elective)

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Psychology Specified Units¹

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
PSYC100	10	Foundations of Psychology
PSYC101	10	Applications of Psychology
PSYC104	10	Research Design and Statistics 1
PSYC105	10	Critical Thinking in Psychology
PSYC200	10	Lifespan Development (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology)
PSYC206	10	Research Design and Statistics 2 (Pre: PSYC104 Research Design and Statistics 1)
PSYC212	10	Abnormal Psychology (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology)
PSYC213	10	Individual Differences (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology)
PSYC214	10	Learning and Behaviour (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology)
PSYC307	10	Cognitive Psychology (Pre: PSYC214 Learning and Behaviour and PSYC206 Research Design and Statistics 2)
PSYC311	10	Research Design and Statistics 3 (Pre: PSYC206 Research Design and Statistics 3)
PSYC313	10	Social Psychology (Pre: PSYC2 00 Lifespan Development)
PSYC314	10	Psychological Assessment (Pre: PSYC104 Research Design and Statistics 1, and PSYC213 Individual Differences)
PSYC315	10	Brain and Behaviour (Pre: PSYC200 Lifespan Development)

Psychology Electives

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
PSYC207	10	Culture and Psychology (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology)
PSYC208	10	Organisational Psychology (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology)
PSYC211	10	Small Group Processes (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology)
PSYC215	10	Evolutionary Psychology (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology)
PSYC216	10	Forensic Psychology (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology)
PSYC217	10	Moral Psychology and Justice (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology)
PSYC316	10	Health Psychology (Pre: PSYC214 Learning and Behaviour)
PSYC317	10	Introduction to Neuropsychology (Pre: PSYC315 Brain and Behaviour)

Counselling

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
COUN106	10	Introduction to Counselling and Micro-Skills
COUN108	10	Ethical and Professional Issues in Counselling (Pre: COUN106 Introduction to Counselling and Micro-skills)
COUN221	10	Humanistic Theories and Interventions (Pre: COUN106 Introduction to Counselling and Micro-Skills)
COUN222	10	Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Pre: COUN106 Introduction to Counselling and Micro-Skills and COUN221 Humanistic Theories and Interventions)

General Electives

A student may undertake electives from other disciplines within the University (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met.

University Core Units

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
UNCC100	10	Our World, Community and Vulnerability
UNCC300	10	Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives (Pre: UNCC100 Our World, Community and Vulnerability)

Program Core Units

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
COUN108	10	Ethical and Professional Issues in Counselling (Pre: COUN106 Introduction to Counselling and Micro-skills)
PSYC313	10	Social Psychology (Pre: PSYC200 Lifespan Development)

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¹ As accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).