Bachelor of Psychological Science

The Bachelor of Psychological Science provides students with a scientific understanding of normal psychological processes such as memory, learning, motivation, psychobiology, personality, emotion, developmental psychology and social relationships, as well as training in abnormal psychology.

A basic understanding of these topics is acquired across the two introductory subjects before a greater depth of coverage is undertaken within the advanced second and third level subjects.

Students also participate in laboratory work and are introduced to the Australian Psychological Society Code of Ethics.

To underpin the scientific nature of the discipline, students receive training in a range of data analytic techniques and research methods used by psychologists.

The program is designed to equip graduates with the basic scientific grounding and theoretical understanding required for advanced level studies.

View the Bachelor of Psychological Science - Program Structure and Sequencing

The Bachelor of Psychological Science comprises 24 subjects, as follows:

University core subjects (3)

• CORE11-001 Critical Thinking and Communication (CORE 1)
• CORE11-002 Collaboration, Teams and Leadership (CORE 2)
• CORE11-003 Responsibility, Integrity and Civic Discourse (CORE 3)

Plus: Beyond Bond: Professional Development and Community Engagement

Compulsory subjects (15)

• Foundations of Psychology: Biology & Personality (PSYC11-100)
• Foundations of Psychology: Development, Learning & Social (PSYC11-101)
• Statistics and Data Analysis 1 (PSYC11-105)
• Statistics and Data Analysis 2 (PSYC12-200)
• Biological Psychology (PSYC12-214)
• Cross-Cultural Psychology (PSYCH12-225)
• Learning and Behaviour (PSYC12-250)
• Developmental Psychology (PSYC12-315)
• Social Psychology (PSYC12-325)
• Cognitive Psychology (PSYC13-301)
• Personality, Assessment & Individual Differences (PSYC13-302)
• Research Methods in Psychology (PSYC13-305)
• Psychopathology (PSYC13-312)
• Motivation and Emotion (PSYC13-316)
• Statistics and Data Analysis 3 (PSYC13-345)

Psychology electives (1)

Students must choose one (1) of the following subjects:

• Love, Sex and Relationships (PSYC11-116)
• Psychology at Work (PSYC12-211)
• Positive Well-Being (PSYC12-202)
• Counselling Psychology (PSYC13-306)
• Drugs and Behaviour (PSYC13-308)
• Forensic Psychology (PSYC13-339)
• Applied Psychology (PSYC13-317)
• Neuropsychology (PSYC13-408)

Electives (5)

Students can choose 5 subjects (50CP) from the list of available subjects from across the University, provided they meet the subject requisites, enrolment restrictions and any other faculty requirements.  

International students

To fulfil your student visa requirements, you will need to enrol in 40 credit points per semester.

Domestic students

Most students undertake four (4) subjects per semester (equivalent to 40 credit points). You may however enrol in fewer subjects and extend your degree over a long period.

Academic requirements

Applicants with recent secondary education (within the past two years)

Entry score for 2021 entry

Visit our student profile if you are interested in the profile of all students who commenced undergraduate study at the Faculty in the January semester 2020.

Applicants must meet the University's general minimum admission criteria.

2021 Year 12 Entry

To ensure students are not disadvantaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, current Year 12 students can be assessed now for a guaranteed offer for 2021 entry conditional on the completion of Year 12. Applications will be assessed based on their first semester Year 12 results and meeting any subject prerequisite requirements for their program. Find out more.

This degree qualifies students for employment in professional areas such as counselling and various functions associated with human resources. It is also the building block for further studies where you are able to pursue careers in the professional practice of psychology including clinical, organisational or forensic psychology, counselling, clinical neuropsychology, health and community psychology, research, and other specialist areas.