UndergraduatePsychology
Bachelor of Psychological Science
CQUniversity Australia, Multi-campus, QLD + national, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Psychological Science is CQU's APAC-accredited foundation degree: 16 core psychology units plus a minor (either one 8-unit minor or two 4-unit minors) meet the Level 1 competencies needed to progress into the university's own one-year Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) and, from there, into provisional registration pathways toward becoming a psychologist.
The capstone is a supervised applied project tackling a genuine real-world problem rather than a purely theoretical thesis, and the course is offered both online and on-campus, a meaningful distinction for CQU given how much of its psychology cohort studies from regional Queensland towns without ready access to a psychology department. Compared to CQU's separate Bachelor of Science (Psychology), this is the more direct route into the accredited registration pipeline.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 5 parts
- 16 core psychology units covering: Introduction to Psychology
- Biological Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Research Methods and Statistics I & II
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Abnormal Psychology
- Psychological Assessment
- one 8-unit minor or two 4-unit minors from outside psychology
- supervised applied research project on a real-world issue
- APAC-accredited
- satisfying Level 1 competencies for 3-year undergraduate psychology
- Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
- 1 year full-time
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
For international applicants: successful completion of Australian Year 12 (or an equivalent overseas senior secondary qualification), an Australian Qualifications Framework Certificate IV (or equivalent), or approved university foundation studies.
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