BPsychSc/BCom
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Melbourne
- Strathfield
EFTSL value of units : 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 level, 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 2022 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
a. 160 cp from Bachelor of Psychological Science Units:
- 140 cp from Specified Psychology Units (Part A);
- 10 cp from Psychology Elective Units (Part B);
- 10 cp from Psychology Community Engagement Unit (Part C).
AND
b. 160 cp from Bachelor of Commerce Units:
- 50 cp from Specified Commerce Units (Part D);
- 80 cp from Commerce Major Units in Human Resource Management, Management, or Marketing (Part E);
- 10 cp from Business Elective Unit (Part F);
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum 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.
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 : 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 | |
PSYC322 | Critical Thinking and Research Skills for Psychology | 10 |
Part C : Psychology Community Engagement Units
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
PSYC310 | Psychological Services Experience | 10 |
Part D : Specified Commerce Units
Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
BUSN104 | Money Matters | 10 | Business Foundation Unit |
BUSN112 | Managing Markets | 10 | Business Foundation Unit |
BUSN113 | Managing People and Organisations | 10 | Business Foundation Unit |
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
BUSN304 | Working with Diversity and Conflict | 10 | OR |
BIPX301 | Professional Experience | 10 |
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
ITEC100 | Information Technology Professional Skills and Practices | 10 |
Part E : Commerce Major Units
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
HRMG | Human Resource Management | 80 | |
MNGT | Management | 80 | Students choosing the Management Major will be required to study these units on the ACU campus in North Sydney since they are not offered on the Strathfield campus. |
MKTG | Marketing | 80 |
Part F : Business Elective Unit
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Students may select their Business Elective unit from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of other business courses at ACU, subject to unit availability and provided that prerequisite requirements are met.
Part G : 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 |