BPsych(Hons)
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 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 |
---|---|
New South Wales | English (Standard) (Band 2) or English (Advanced) (Band 2) or EAL (Band 3) |
Victoria | Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English. |
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
"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 degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 150 cp from Psychology Specified Units (Part A);
- 40 cp from Minor units (Part B);
- 10 cp from PHIL100 (Students who undertake a Minor in Philosophy may substitute 10cp from General Electives) (Part C);
- 10 cp from Psychology Elective Units (Part D);
- 10 cp from Psychology Community Engagement Unit (Part E);
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part F);
- 30 cp from Specified Honours Units (Part G);
- 40 cp from Honours Thesis Units (Part H);
- 10 cp from Fourth Year Elective Units (Part I).
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.
Progression Requirements for students enrolled in the BPsych(Hons)
To progress to the third year of the BPsych(Hons), students must maintain a GPA of 5.50 on the ACU seven point scale in the first two years of this course. Students who do not meet this requirement will be transferred into the Bachelor of Psychological Science.
To be eligible to continue to the Honours year i.e. the fourth year of this course, a student must maintain a grade point average of at least 5.50 on the ACU seven point scale in the third year of this course. In addition, students will be required to achieve at least four (4) Distinctions in the psychology units undertaken in the second and third year of the program. Students who do not meet these requirements will be transferred into the Bachelor of Psychological Science.
Progression Requirements for students transferring from the BPsychSc
Students in the Bachelor of Psychological Science (BpsychSc) who have a GPA of 5.50 on the ACU seven point scale at the end of their second year may be eligible to transfer into the BPsych(Hons).
Students who transfer to the BPsych(Hons) must then maintain their GPA of 5.50 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 at least four (4) Distinctions in the psychology units undertaken in the second and third year of the program. Students who do not meet these requirements might be eligible to exit with a Bachelor of Psychological Science.
Part A : Psychology Specified Units
Complete exactly 150 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 | |
PSYC322 | Critical Thinking and Research Skills for Psychology | 10 |
Part B : Minor
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
Students undertake a 40-credit point Minor. A minor normally includes at least 10 cp at 100-level and at least 20 cp at 200/300 level. as approved by the course coordinator. Minors may be selected from undergraduate courses offered by other ACU faculties in consultation with the Course Coordinator.
Part C : Specified Philosophy Units
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL100 | Philosophy: the Big Questions | 10 |
Part D : Psychology Elective Units
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
PSYC109 | Applied Positive Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC207 | Culture and Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC208 | Organisational Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC211 | Small Group Processes | 10 | |
PSYC215 | Evolutionary Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC216 | Forensic Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC219 | Psychology of Religion | 10 | |
PSYC316 | Health Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC317 | Introduction to Neuropsychology | 10 | |
PSYC318 | Psychology of Alcohol and Drugs | 10 | |
PSYC319 | Psychology of Sexuality and Gender | 10 | |
PSYC320 | Emotion and Social Cognition | 10 | |
PSYC321 | Psychology of Eating Behaviour | 10 |
General Electives
Students may select as their General Electives units from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of other undergraduate programs at ACU, subject to unit availability and provided that prerequisite requirements are met.
Part E : Psychology Community Engagement Unit
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
PSYC310 | Psychological Services Experience | 10 |
Part F : 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 G : Specified Honours Units
Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
PSYC424 | Research Methods | 10 | |
PSYC429 | Assessment in Psychological Practice: Foundation Skills and Professional Issues | 10 | |
PSYC430 | Psychological Interventions: Theory, Foundational Strategies and Professional Issues | 10 |
Part H : Honours Thesis Units
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
PSYC410 | Honours Thesis A | 20 | |
PSYC421 | Honours Thesis B | 20 |
Part I : Fourth Year Elective Units
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
PSYC425 | Advanced Topics in Applied Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC426 | Advanced Topics in Cognition | 10 | |
PSYC427 | Advanced Topics in Psychology | 10 | |
PSYC428 | Advanced Topics in Social Psychology | 10 |