Undergraduate · Psychology
Bachelor of Psychological Science
Australian Catholic University, Multi-campus (7 campuses, 5 states), Australia
About this program
This is the accreditation degree: ACU's Bachelor of Psychological Science carries APAC (Australian Psychology Accreditation Council) Level 1 accreditation, meaning it's the first rung of the standard psychology registration pathway. An honours year and postgraduate study still stand between graduates and registration as a psychologist, but this degree is the one that has to come first.
Core units run through foundations of psychology, applications of psychology and research design early on (PSYC100, PSYC101, PSYC110), building toward a distinctive third-year unit, Psychological Services Experience, where students log 25 hours of community engagement rather than sitting purely in lectures and labs. That's a deliberate attempt to get students into applied settings, such as schools and community organisations, before they've committed to a specific postgraduate specialisation.
Students who decide partway through that they want the faster honours-integrated route can look at ACU's separate Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), but the standard Psychological Science degree remains the more common entry point, especially for students combining it with Arts, Laws or Exercise and Sports Science as a double degree.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
4 terms of coursework
- Year 1: PSYC100 Foundations of Psychology, PSYC101 Applications of Psychology, PSYC110 Research Design and Data Analysis 1, breadth electives
- Year 2: Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Biological Bases of Behaviour, Research Design and Data Analysis 2
- Year 3: Abnormal Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, PSYC108 Psychological Practice: Theory and Techniques, PSYC310 Psychological Services Experience (25 hours community engagement)
Accreditation: sequence accredited by APAC at Level 1
- honours and postgraduate study required for registration as a psychologist
Admissions
Year 12 completion, ATAR approx 70 or equivalent
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