Bachelor of Behavioural Science

The University of Notre Dame Australia's Bachelor of Behavioural Science is a three-year degree.

As part of your degree, you will explore and analyse different socio-economic groups and communities within society and see how they cope with the various government, social, and legal pressures being placed on them.

You will also receive training that allows you to compassionately work with marginalised people and help them achieve social justice.

For a Bachelor of Behavioural Science you will complete 24 courses.

Twelve Behavioural Science courses are completed and you may choose to use eight elective courses to study a Major in another discipline or six elective courses to study a Minor, or you can use your elective courses to study more Behavioural Science courses.

Required Core Curriculum (3 courses)

All students at Notre Dame complete these courses.

• CORE1010 Introduction to Philosophy
• CORE1020 Ethics
• CORE1030 Introduction to Theology

Required Communications course (1 course)

All students in the Bachelor of Arts complete this course.

• ARTS1000 Academic Writing, Communication and Research

Twelve (12) required Behavioural Science courses

• Introductory
• BESC1000 Developmental Psychology
• BESC1020 Foundations of Human Behaviour
• ABOR1000 Aboriginal People
• BESC1050 Social Science Research
• Intermediate
• BESC2240 Discourse, Power and Politics
• BESC2140 Organisational Behaviour
• BESC2250 Culture and Society
• BESC2160 Psychological Perspectives on Health
• Advanced
• BESC3930 Community: Policy and Development
• BESC3150 Professional Practice in Behavioural Science
• BESC3110 Research methods and Practice
• BESC3940 Behavioural Science Internship

Eight (8) elective courses

These courses may be used to form an 8 course Major or a 6 course Minor from the list of disciplines below. Or you can complete extra Behavioural Sciences courses.

• Archaeology
• Biology (Major only)
• English Literature
• Environmental Management
• Film and Screen Production
• Health Promotion
• History
• Human Resource Management
• Journalism
• Mathematics
• Philosophy
• Politics and International Relations
• Social Justice
• Theatre Studies
• Theology

Full details of the Bachelor of Behavioural Science program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.

Here you can find full details of the courses on offer in 2020 and 2021.

Academic requirements for this program are outlined below. In addition, to be eligible for admission, all applicants need to satisfy minimum requirements outlined at admission requirements. These include those relating to age and English Language Proficiency. We also consider your application more broadly – your non-academic achievements (such as any previous leadership roles, volunteering, work, church and/or community involvement) as well as personal qualities - your aspirations and interests and your capacity to complete your chosen program.

Applicants with recent Secondary Education:

• Indicative ATAR of 70 with a score of 50+ in ATAR English, ATAR Literature or ATAR English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD)
• OR
• Minimum International Baccalaureate (IB) score of 24
• OR
• Completed AQF Certificate IV or higher in a relevant discipline, from an accredited provider such as TAFE or a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) with a score of 50+ in ATAR English, ATAR Literature or ATAR English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD).

Applicants with Higher Education Study

• Other university studies completed at undergraduate level or higher, a minimum of 4 successfully completed subjects;
• OR
• Successful completion of the Notre Dame Tertiary Pathway Program or of another Enabling Program at a level deemed sufficient by the University;

Applicants who have successfully completed subjects at another University, which are relevant to the selected program of study, may be eligible for Advanced Standing.

Applicants with Vocational Education and Training (VET) study

• Completed AQF Certificate IV or higher in a relevant discipline, from an accredited provider such as TAFE or a Registered Training Organisation (RTO).

Applicants with Work and Life Experience

Applicants who left secondary education more than two years previously and who have not undertaken VET or higher education study since then, but with relevant work and life experience. Such experience may include, but is not limited to:

• STAT scores of at least 135 in the Multiple Choice section and 140 in the Written English section are required
• OR
• Mature-age completion of two Year 12 WACE or HSC exams with a resulting ATAR of 70 or above
• OR
• Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) or equivalent results if these have been completed within the last 5 years.

Please note: all applicants must be of school leaving age or older to apply.