Bachelor of Behavioural Science

This is an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited three-year course in psychology for students who wish to work with individuals and groups in diverse contexts.

It also prepares students for an Honours program, as well as postgraduate professional coursework or supervised training in psychology.

In the Bachelor of Behavioural Science students are exposed to an integrated understanding of human behaviour including a social-cultural perspective, motivations, health and psychopathology as well as the fundamental premise of psychology as an empirically based science.

Students complete 24 units across core units and a choice of specialist units in psychology, two common units and other electives from across the university.

In first year, students are introduced to a range of areas in psychology while in second and third year core and specialist electives provide more in-depth study of key areas such as research methods, abnormal psychology, social-cultural psychology, learning and motivation, cognitive psychology, the biological bases of behaviour, introduction to forensic psychology and counselling.

Common(2 units) - 20

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:

CUC107

(compulsory)

Plus either:

CUC100

(new unit title from 2016)

or

CUC106

Select

Common Units

Core(10 units) - 100

Compulsory Core units totalling 100 credit points:

PSY140

PSY141

PSY202

PSY208

PSY245

PSY247

PSY305

(no longer avail as of 2016; students are advised to complete PSY340)

PSY347

PSY353

Specialist Electives(4 units) - 40

Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points selected from the list of available Specialists Elective units detailed below:

AOD201

AOD301

(last offered in 2008)

PSY355

PSY209

PSY211

(new unit title from 2012)

(no longer avail as of 2016)

PSY340

PSY390

Electives(8 units) - 80

Units totalling 80 credit points selected from units offered by the University. Students may select units from any of the approved (specialisations/sequences) as electives if desired.

ENG1xx

ENG2xx

ENG3xx

ENG4xx

- 240

Total Credit Points

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.