Psychological Studies

The Bachelor of Psychological Studies is a three-year, 108 unit program for which 72 units of credit is granted on the basis of completion of an approved prior bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.

Graduates entering the program must complete one year of full-time study, or part-time equivalent.

It is offered by the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work in internal mode only.

The Bachelor of Psychological Studies provides the equivalent of a major in Psychology for graduates who hold a degree in another discipline.

It is also suitable for graduates who have a psychology major that is not accredited in Australia.

Those who completed a psychology major in Australia at least three years ago and who wish to update their psychology qualification should contact the College Office to discuss their options.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Psychological Studies, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study:

Core - Year 1 topics

PSYC2018 Research Methods 2 (4.5 units) PSYC2020 Cognition and Learning (4.5 units) PSYC2022 Psychological Assessment and Measurement (4.5 units) PSYC3007 Research Methods 3 (4.5 units)

Plus either

PSYC2019 Personality and Social Psychology (4.5 units)* OR PSYC2021 Human Development (4.5 units)**

Option - Year 1 topics

Select 13.5 units from:

PSYC3003 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4.5 units) PSYC3004 Advanced Social Psychology (4.5 units) PSYC3008 Applied Cognitive Psychology (4.5 units) PSYC3009 Lifespan Development in Cultural Perspective (4.5 units) PSYC3010 Mind, Brain and Behaviour (4.5 units) PSYC3236 Forensic Psychology: Legal and Clinical (4.5 units)

* If PSYC2019 Personality and Social Psychology is chosen as the alternative topic, students must do PSYC3009 Lifespan Development in Cultural Perspective.

** If PSYC2021 Human Development is chosen as the alternative topic, students must do PSYC3004 Advanced Social Psychology.

Applicants must hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution other than an Australian accredited degree in Psychology and meet the prerequisites for Second Year Psychology topics by having completed one of the following:

• the Flinders topics PSYC1101 and PSYC1102;
• equivalent topics from institutions which are deemed suitable by the Dean (Education);
• the Qualifying Topic (QT) for the Flinders University Bachelor of Psychological Studies (QT).

The Dean (Education) may, however, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit other who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.