Bachelor of Psychology

You can study our accredited Psychology program with the Bachelor of Psychology degree described here, but also through a number of other degrees at the University.

For more information on the various ways you can study Psychology, please visit the Faculty of Science website.

The Bachelor of Psychology is ideal for the student who knows they want to work in the industry.

By the end of the four-year degree, you will have the basis for provisional registration as a psychologist in Australia and enough training and experience to start working right away.In the first three years of the course, you will build your specialisation in psychology, studying topics like behavioural neuroscience, social psychology, personality theory, perception, intelligence, abnormal psychology, and developmental psychology.

In the fourth year, you will complete an Honours program that includes a research project in a specialised area of psychology that interests you.Upon graduating, you will be eligible to pursue registration as a psychologist in Australia.

For more information on how to become a registered psychologist, see the section below under ‘Professional Accreditation’.Please note that places in this course are limited and subject to strict enrolment quotas.Pathways to PsychologyThere are several ways you can study psychology at the University of Sydney.Our Bachelor of Psychology is a four-year degree (including honours as the fourth year), in which you study our fully accredited psychology program plus a selection of science subjects or subjects from a university-wide shared pool.

After graduating, you will be eligible to pursue registration as a psychologist in Australia.

(see above for more detail).You can also study our accredited psychology program within the three-year Bachelor of Science;

Bachelor of Arts;

or combined four-year Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies.

After completing the psychology program you are eligible to apply for honours in psychology which is necessary to enable you to pursue registration as a psychologist.The Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science also offers a major in psychology.

An additional honours year is available to meritorious students who wish to purse registration as a psychologist.

Your third option is to study the non-accredited Psychological Science major, which is also available within the Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science;

Bachelor of Science, the combined Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies;

and the shared pool of majors.

• Psychology (Honours subject area)
• Psychology (major in Psychological Science) (Program)

Admission criteria

Admission to this course is on the basis of the following criteria:

• a secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), or approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.
• English language requirements where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English.

Admission pathways are open to domestic applicants on the basis of equity or other adjustment factors, including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. For details, visit admission pathways.

Prerequisites

This course has a mathematics course prerequisite. For details on the prerequisite, and how it applies to you, visit: Mathematics course prerequisites.

Credit for previous study

If you've already completed university-level or equivalent subjects, you may be able to apply for credit for previous study.

What you'll study

Units of Study