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Bachelor of Science (Psychology) Honours
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Science (Psychology) Honours is an undergraduate degree at the Australian National University in Canberra, run through the ANU College of Science and Medicine, taken over 1 year full-time (48 Units). Coursework includes 48 units from completion of the PSYC-HSPC Psychology Honours specialisation. Graduates are expected to plan and engage in an independent and sustained critical investigation of a chosen research topic to generate new knowledge. ANU is a research-intensive, Group of Eight university based in Australia's capital, and international students in this program study alongside a large Canberra-based policy, research and public-service community.
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Course structure
2 terms of coursework
- The Bachelor of Science (Psychology) (Honours) requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:
- 48 units from completion of the PSYC-HSPC Psychology Honours specialisation
Admissions
At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to ANU is on a competitive basis as the number of places available in a program is limited. Admission to Honours is also subject to supervisory capacity and approval from the relevant Delegated Authority within the Academic College. Up to three places are prioritised for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants. Admission into the Bachelor of Science (Psychology) Honours is only available in semester 1 of each year. An AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Science (Psychology) Degree, or equivalent, completed within the last two years: with a weighted average mark equivalent to an ANU 70 per cent calculated from the 36 units (i.e. 0.75 EFTSL) of courses in the discipline cognate to the honours specialisation, excluding 1000-level courses (i.e. introductory undergraduate courses), with the highest marks. With a weighted average mark equivalent to ANU 70% for all, 2000 and 3000-level APAC-accredited psychology courses And the satisfaction of any admission requirements described in the relevant honours specialisation Students undertake honours in the same-named Bachelor degree as their pass degree, except where that degree is not available (such as when transferring from another institution) or doing so conflicts with the content of the honours study. The
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