Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Commerce
BPsychSc/BCom
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
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 to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.
New South Wales
- Prerequisites: English (Standard) (Band 2) or English (Advanced) (Band 2) or EAL (Band 3)
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English.
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
2. Requirements for completion of the degree
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 160 cp from Bachelor of Psychological Science Units:
- 140 cp from Specified Psychology Units;
- 10 cp from Psychology Elective Units;
- 10 cp from Psychology Community Engagement Unit.
- 160 cp from Bachelor of Commerce Units:
- 50 cp from Specified Commerce Units;
- 80 cp from Commerce Major Units in Human Resource Management, Management, or Marketing;
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units Units;
- 10 cp from Business Elective Unit.
3. 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.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Specified Psychology Units1
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
PSYC100 | 10 | Foundations of Psychology |
PSYC101 | 10 | Applications of Psychology |
PSYC104 | 10 | Research Design and Statistics 1 |
PSYC108 | 10 | Psychological Practice: Theory & Techniques |
PSYC200 | 10 | Lifespan Development (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology; PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
PSYC206 | 10 | Research Design and Statistics (Pre: PSYC104 Research Design and Statistics 1) |
PSYC212 | 10 | Abnormal Psychology (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology; PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
PSYC213 | 10 | Individual Differences (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology; PSYC101 Applications of Psychology; PSYC104 Research Design and Statistics 1) |
PSYC214 | 10 | Learning and Behaviour (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology; PSYC101 Applications of Psychology; PSYC104 Research Design and Statistics 1) |
PSYC307 | 10 | Cognitive Psychology (Pre: PSYC206 Research Design and Statistics 2, and either PSYC213 Individual Differences or PSYC214 Learning and Behaviour) |
PSYC311 | 10 | Research Design and Statistics (Pre: PSYC206 Research Design and Statistics) |
PSYC313 | 10 | Social Psychology (Pre: PSYC104 Research Design and Statistics 1; PSYC200 Lifespan Development) |
PSYC314 | 10 | Psychological Assessment (Pre: PSYC104 Research Design and Statistics 1; PSYC213 Individual Differences) |
PSYC315 | 10 | Brain and Behaviour (Pre: PSYC200 Lifespan Development) |
Psychology Elective Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
PSYC109 | 10 | Applied Positive Psychology |
PSYC207 | 10 | Culture and Psychology (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology, PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
PSYC208 | 10 | Organisational Psychology (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology, PSYC101 Applications of Psychology ) |
PSYC211 | 10 | Small Group Processes (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology; PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
PSYC215 | 10 | Evolutionary Psychology (Pre: PSYC206 Research Design and Statistics 2; PSYC214 Learning and Behaviour OR PSYC213 Individual Differences) |
PSYC216 | 10 | Forensic Psychology (Pre: PSYC206 Research Design and Statistics) |
PSYC219 | 10 | Psychology of Religion (Pre:PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology, PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
PSYC316 | 10 | Health Psychology (Pre: PSYC214 Learning and Behaviour) |
PSYC317 | 10 | Introduction to Neuropsychology (Pre: PSYC315 Brain and Behaviour) |
PSYC318 | 10 | Psychology of Alcohol and Drugs (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology, PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
PSYC319 | 10 | Psychology of Sexuality and Gender (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology, PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
PSYC320 | 10 | Emotion and Social Cognition (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology, PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
PSYC321 | 10 | Psychology of Eating Behaviour (Pre: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology, PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
PSYC322 | 10 | Critical Thinking and Research Skills for Psychology (Pre: PSYC206 Research Design and Statistics 2, and either PSYC213 Individual Differences or PSYC214 Learning and Behaviour) |
Psychology Community Engagement Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
PSYC310 | 10 | Psychological Services Experience (Pre: PSYC212 Abnormal Psychology) |
Specified Commerce Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BUSN104 | 10 | Money Matters (Inc: ACCT100) |
BUSN304 OR BIPX301 | 10 |
Working with Diversity and Conflict OR Professional Experience |
BUSN111 | 10 | Working with Technology |
BUSN112 | 10 | Managing Markets |
BUSN113 | 10 | Managing: People and Organisations |
Commerce Major Units: Human Resource Management
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HRMG200 | 10 | Applied Human Resource Management. |
HRMG201 | 10 | Strategic Human Resource Development |
HRMG204 | 10 | Organisational Behaviour |
HRMG213 | 10 | Sustainable Compensation and Staffing |
HRMG302 | 10 | Employment Relations and Legal Frameworks |
HRMG305 | 10 | Sustainable HRM and Stakeholders |
HRMG308 | 10 | Strategic HRM: Analytics, Metrics, Human Capital (Pre: HRMG200 Applied Human Resource Management; HRMG201 Strategic Human Resource Development) |
MGMT310 | 10 | Sustainable Organisational Change |
Commerce Major Units: Management2
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MGMT205 | 10 | Evidence-Based Decision Making |
MGMT212 | 10 | Global Comparative Management |
MGMT213 | 10 | Organisational Analysis |
MGMT214 | 10 | Sustainable Leadership |
MGMT304 | 10 | Stategic Management |
MGMT309 | 10 | Governance, Risk and Operations Management |
MGMT310 | 10 | Sustainable Organisational Change |
MGMT311 | 10 | Managing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
Commerce Major Units: Marketing
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MKTG201 | 10 | Buyer Behaviour |
MKTG202 | 10 | Marketing Communications: Engaging Stakeholders |
MKTG207 | 10 | Marketing Toolkit |
MKTG209 | 10 | Digital Marketing: The Connected Space |
MKTG301 | 10 | International Marketing: The Borderless World |
MKTG313 | 10 | Marketing Strategy & Planning (Pre: MKTG207 Marketing Toolkit) |
MKTG315 | 10 | Marketing Analysis: Evidence-Based Decision (Pre: Completion of 120cp) |
MKTG318 | 10 | Social Impact of Marketing |
Business Elective Unit
Students may select as their Business Elective unit one unit from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of other business courses at ACU, subject to unit availability and provided that prerequisite requirements are met.
University Core Curriculum Units
Visit Core Curriculum for more information.
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
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One unit from: | |||
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society | Nil |
PHIL102 | 10 | Theories of Human Nature | Nil |
PHIL104 | 10 | Introduction to Ethics | Nil |
And one unit from: | |||
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics (P); UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context (I) |
PHIL320 | 10 | Ethics, Justice and the Good Society | Nil |
- As accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).
- 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.
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1576067
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1576067