BPsychSc/BExSSc
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Melbourne
- Strathfield
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 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 level, or equivalent.
State | Prerequisites |
---|---|
New South Wales | Prerequisites: English (Standard) (Band 2) or English (Advanced) (Band 2) or EAL (Band 3) Recommended Studies: Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE); Mathematics plus one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics. |
Victoria | Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (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 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Definition
Completion requirements
To qualify for the Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. 160 cp from Bachelor of Psychological Science Units consisting of:
- 140 cp from Specified Psychology Units (Part A);
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part B).
AND
b. 160 cp from Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science Units, consisting of:
- 150 cp from Specified Exercise and Sports Science Units (Part C);
- 10 cp from Professional Experience Units (Part D).
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.
Part A : Specified Psychology Units
Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
PSYC100 | Foundations of Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC101 | Applications of Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC104 | Research Design and Statistics I | 10 | |
PSYC108 | Psychological Practice: Theory and Techniques | 10 | |
PSYC200 | Life Span Development | 10 | |
PSYC206 | Research Design and Statistics II | 10 | |
PSYC212 | Abnormal Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC213 | Individual Differences | 10 | |
PSYC214 | Learning and Behaviour | 10 | |
PSYC307 | Cognitive Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC311 | Research Design and Statistics III | 10 | |
PSYC313 | Social Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC314 | Psychological Assessment | 10 | |
PSYC315 | Brain and Behaviour | 10 |
Part B : Core Curriculum Units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
UNCC100 | Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society | 10 | OR |
PHCC102 | Being Human | 10 | OR |
PHCC104 | Ethics and the Good Life | 10 |
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
UNCC300 | Justice and Change in a Global World | 10 | OR |
PHCC320 | The Just Society | 10 |
Part C : Specified Exercise and Sports Science Units
Complete exactly 150 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
ANAT100 | Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science | 10 | |
BIOL125 | Human Biology 1 | 10 | |
EXSC118 | Nutrition and Exercise | 10 | |
EXSC187 | Growth, Motor Development and Ageing | 10 | |
EXSC199 | Psychology of Sport | 10 | |
EXSC204 | Exercise Prescription and Delivery | 10 | |
EXSC216 | Resistance Training: Science and Application | 10 | |
EXSC222 | Functional Anatomy | 10 | |
EXSC224 | Mechanical Bases of Exercise | 10 | |
EXSC225 | Physiological Bases of Exercise | 10 | |
EXSC230 | Motor Control and Learning | 10 | |
EXSC296 | Health and Exercise Psychology | 10 | |
EXSC321 | Biomechanics | 10 | |
EXSC322 | Exercise Physiology: Adaptation to Exercise and the Environment | 10 | |
EXSC394 | Exercise Prescription for Health and Wellbeing | 10 |
Part D : Professional Experience Units
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
EXSC206 | Professional Experience Preparation | 0 | |
EXSC325 | Professional Practice in Exercise Science | 10 |