Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Psychology is a discipline characterised by both scientific research and applied professional practice. This degree is concerned with providing students with a scientific understanding in the psychological processes that underlie behaviour including perception, cognition, learning, motivation, neuroscience, psychopathology, personality, emotion, developmental psychology, health psychology, counselling and social relationships, as well as training in the analysis of data and research methodologies. This course allows students to complete an accredited Psychology degree across three years, or part-time equivalent. Students in this course will also have the option to apply for the Bachelor of Psychological Sciences (Honours) course to complete an additional fourth year of honours in Psychology, conditional on meeting the admission requirements. A key feature of the Bachelor of Arts - Psychology degree is the capstone unit, which aims to provide students with skills to facilitate their transfer into the workplace, and the opportunity to gain limited but relevant experience working in the field. As such, the degree has been specifically designed to develop the following four graduate capabilities: Capability 1. Scientist and Scholar: Graduates will be ethical scientists and research-informed scholars with broad and coherent knowledge and skills relevant to the discipline of psychology to engage effectively with contemporary and traditional knowledge systems across diverse contexts. Graduates will apply critical, creative, reflective, and flexible thinking to contribute and respond constructively across diverse settings. Capability 2. Practitioner: Graduates will be effective multimodal communicators and skilled emerging practitioners able to apply psychological knowledge and skills for positive impact.