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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, WA / Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology is a School of Arts and Sciences degree exploring the diagnosis and treatment of mental health difficulties alongside the scientific methods used to analyse mental health and behaviour. Psychology studies are widely transferable and complement fields such as law, human resources and management, sociology, behavioural science, data analytics and social justice. Graduates can pursue careers including psychologist (with further study), human resources or marketing officer/analyst, manager, researcher, data analyst, training and development, health and community program manager, report writer, and research assistant. The program is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as a Level 1 program on the pathway to registration, and an Honours pathway is available.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- The degree requires 10 compulsory Psychology courses (250 units of credit): Introduction to Psychology A and B
- Social Psychology
- Lifespan Development
- Perception and Decision Making
- Research Methods for Psychology A and B
- Brain
- Biopsychology and Behaviour
- Psychopathology
- and Cognition and Learning. It also requires the Aboriginal People course (25 units of credit)
- plus 11 elective courses (275 units of credit) drawn from psychology and other disciplines across the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Law and Business
- which can be used to form a second Major
- Minor
- or Specialisation. There are no practicum requirements
- though internship and work-integrated learning electives are available. Every degree also includes the Core Curriculum: CORE I Foundations of Wisdom and a CORE II elective in philosophy and/or theology
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
For the Fremantle (WA) intake, applicants with recent secondary education need an indicative ATAR/Selection Rank of 70 or an International Baccalaureate score of 25. Alternative pathways include successful completion of 2 subjects at undergraduate level or higher, completion of the Notre Dame Tertiary Pathway Program or an equivalent tertiary preparation program, an AQF Certificate IV or higher from an accredited VET provider, or direct entry via work and life experience (minimum age 20, at least two years of relevant work experience, and a Special Tertiary Admissions Test score of at least 135 in Multiple Choice and 140 in Written English).
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