BPsychSc
Credit points
240
Minimum duration
3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|
| NSW | Assumed Knowledge: English (Standard) (Band 2) or EAL (Band 3) |
| VIC | Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL |
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Definition
“Minor”: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the pass degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 140 cp from Psychology Specified Units (Part A)
- 40 cp from Minor:
- 40 cp from Health Sciences Minor (Part B); OR
- 40 cp from Arts Minor (Part C)
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units (Part D)
- 10 cp from Psychology Community Engagement Unit (Part E)
- 10 cp from Psychology Elective Units (Part F)
- 20 cp from General Elective Units (Part G)
Progression requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
Requirements for students transferring to the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
Students in the Bachelor of Psychological Science who have a GPA of 5.5 on the ACU seven point scale at the end of their second year are eligible to apply for transfer into the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours). Acceptance into the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) via transfer is dependent on availability of spaces in the program.
Students who transfer to the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) must then maintain their GPA of 5.5 on the ACU seven point scale in their third year in order to be eligible to continue to the Honours year. In addition, students will be required to achieve a minimum of Distinction in at least six (6) specified psychology units undertaken in the second and third year of the program. Students who do not meet these requirements will be transferred back into the Bachelor of Psychological Science..
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:
- PSYC100Foundations of Psychology10 CP
- PSYC101Applications of Psychology10 CP
- PSYC108Psychological Practice: Theory and Techniques10 CP
- PSYC110Research Design and Data Analysis 110 CP
- PSYC200Life Span Development10 CP
- PSYC212Abnormal Psychology10 CP
- PSYC220Personality and Individual Differences10 CP
- PSYC226Research Design and Data Analysis 210 CP
- PSYC227Social Psychology10 CP
- PSYC307Cognitive Psychology10 CP
- PSYC314Psychological Assessment10 CP
- PSYC315Brain and Behaviour10 CP
- PSYC323Research Design and Data Analysis 310 CP
- PSYC324Learning and Behaviour10 CP
Complete 0 to 1 of the following:
- COUNCounselling40 CP
- CRMNCriminology40 CP
- EXENExercise Science (Exercise and Nutrition)40 CP
- EXPPExercise Science (Physiology and Psychology)40 CP
- HBIOHuman Biology40 CP
Students undertake ONE 40-credit point Minor in the ONE discipline, selected from Health Sciences Minor (Part B) OR Arts Minor (Part C) depending on availability.
A minor normally includes at least 10cp at 100-level and at least 20cp at 200/300-level.
Complete 0 to 1 of the following:
- ARCHArchaeology40 CP
- BUSDBusiness Studies40 CP
- COMMCommunication40 CP
- DRAMDrama40 CP
- DTCODigital Technologies (Computing)40 CP
- ECONEconomics40 CP
- ENGLEnglish40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- GRDEGraphic Design40 CP
- HISTHistory40 CP
- HLDVHealthy Development40 CP
- INDVInternational Development Studies40 CP
- MATHMathematics40 CP
- MUSCMusic40 CP
- PHILPhilosophy40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
- THSDTheological Studies40 CP
- VISUVisual Arts40 CP
- YWRKYouth Work40 CP
Students undertake ONE 40-credit point Minor in the ONE discipline, selected from Health Sciences Minor (Part B) OR Arts Minor (Part C) depending on availability.
A minor normally includes at least 10cp at 100-level and at least 20cp at 200/300-level.
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
- PHCC320The Just Society10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- PSYC310Psychological Services Experience10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- PSYC207Culture and Psychology10 CP
- PSYC208Organisational Psychology10 CP
- PSYC215Evolutionary Psychology10 CP
- PSYC219Psychology of Religion10 CP
- PSYC221Psychology of Eating Behaviour10 CP
- PSYC222Health Psychology10 CP
- PSYC223Psychology of Sexuality and Gender10 CP
- PSYC224Emotion and Social Cognition10 CP
- PSYC225Applied Positive Psychology10 CP
- PSYC317Introduction to Neuropsychology10 CP
- PSYC322Critical Thinking and Research Skills for Psychology10 CP
Complete at least 20 credit points from the following:
Your general elective may be selected from Part F above or from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of other undergraduate programs at ACU . This is subject to unit availability and provided that prerequisite requirements are met.
