Bachelor of Psychology

Course Overview

Do you have a humanities or science background?

This course is your bridge to employment opportunities in many different fields, including mental health, human resources, or child and family services. You’ll learn how to analyse and research behaviour and be able to explain interactions between people and their environment.

It’s your new superpower.

This course is accredited with the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.

Course Learning Outcomes

• Apply broad psychology knowledge to a range of theoretical and technical situations.
• Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise/synthesise complex psychology knowledge and problems.
• Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate psychological solutions and responses.
• Use digital technologies and psychology related literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
• Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
• Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through appropriate psychology methods.
• Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and scholarship.
• Communicate psychology knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.

Employment Opportunities

Employment opportunities in psychology span across many fields, including human resources management, criminal justice, education, rehabilitation, business, mental health, counselling, and the administration and provision of social services. Any job or role that involves understanding and guiding human behaviour, showing empathy and compassion, and displaying skills such as the ability to evaluate the needs of a client, write formal reports, and keep accurate and organised records.

Possible Future Job Titles

• Public Sector Worker
• Government Agency Worker
• Market Researcher
• Children and Family Service Provider
• Marketer
• Human Resource Worker
• Statistician
• Mental Health Services Worker
• Financial Service Worker

Entry Requirements

Domestic students please refer to:

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International students please refer to:

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CRICOS Code:     083190B

Course Code:       W74