Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science
BPsychSc/BExSSc
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)
- Recommended Studies: Personal Development, Health and Physical education (PDHPE); Mathematics plus one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics.
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; and a study score of at least 25 in one of Biology, Chemistry, any Mathematics, Physical Education, Physics or Psychology.
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;
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units.
- 160 cp from Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science Units:
- 150 cp from Specified Exercise and Sports Science Units;
- 10 cp from Professional Experience;
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) |
Specified Exercise and Sports Science Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ANAT100 | 10 | Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science |
BIOL125 | 10 | Human Biology 1 |
EXSC118 | 10 | Nutrition and Exercise |
EXSC120 | 10 | Mechanical Bases of Exercise |
EXSC187 | 10 | Growth, Motor Development and Ageing |
EXSC198 | 10 | Physiological Bases of Exercise (Pre: BIOL125 Human Biology 1) |
EXSC199 | 10 | Psychology of Sport |
EXSC204 | 10 | Exercise Testing, Prescription and Delivery (Pre:EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise) |
EXSC216 | 10 | Resistance Training: Science and Application (Pre:EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise) |
EXSC220 | 10 | Biomechanics (EXSC120 Mechanical Bases of Exercise) |
EXSC222 | 10 | Functional Anatomy (ANAT100 Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science) |
EXSC230 | 10 | Motor Control (EXSC187 Growth, Motor Development and Ageing) |
EXSC242 | 10 | Exercise Physiology: Adaptation to Exercise and the Environment (Pre: EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise) |
EXSC296 | 10 | Health and Exercise Psychology (Pre: EXSC199 Psychology of Sport; OR both PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology and PSYC101 Applications of Psychology) |
EXSC394 | 10 | Exercise, Health and Disease (Pre: EXSC204 Exercise Testing, Prescription and Delivery) |
Exercise and Sports Science Professional Experience Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
EXSC206 | 0 | Professional Experience Preparation (Pre: EXSC118 Nutrition and Exercise and EXSC187 Growth, Motor Development and Ageing and EXSC199 Psychology of Sport and BIOL125 Human Biology 1) |
EXSC325 | 10 | Professional Practice in Exercise Science (Pre: ANAT100 Anatomical Foundations of Exercise and EXSC120 Mechanical Bases of Exercise and EXSC198 Physiological Bases of Exercise and EXSC204 Exercise Testing, Prescription and Delivery and EXSC206 Professional Experience Preparation and EXSC216 Resistance Training: Science and Application) |
University Core Curriculum Units
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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).
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1576059
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1576059