3 years Full time or 10 years Part time
This accredited three-year undergraduate degree provides students with in-depth knowledge of the scientific study of human behaviour, as well as research and analytical experience. Delivered flexibly online or on campus, the degree is designed to give students a balanced education with a psychology focus.
Students complete a mandatory minor in Psychological Health and Wellbeing and have the freedom to choose electives from any unit offered by UNE. With opportunities to focus study with a Community Services major, Counselling major, or Criminology minor, the course allows students to develop transferable skills that are highly valued in the workplace and opens doors to further advanced study in psychology.
Psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour – individual characteristics and abilities, how people act in social situations, how the brain works, and how experiences and biology interact to produce normal and abnormal behaviour. The Bachelor of Psychological Science provides students with a thorough grounding in the core areas of psychology and emphasises the development of transferable skills, ensuring students are able to change and adapt to challenges and opportunities in the workplace.
Students explore a wide range of subjects, studying more focused psychology units as they progress through each year of the degree. The Bachelor of Psychological Science includes the study of the history and philosophy of psychology, motivation, emotion, social psychology, the biological bases of behaviour, cognition, language and more. For more course information, visit UNE’s Course Handbook.
University of New England
Counselling; community services.
Minors: criminology; psychological health and wellbeing.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for the University of New England and for this course, refer to UNE’s website.
Completion of Year 12 or attained age 17 years
Any 2 units of English studied at a Year 12 level
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
94.35
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
94.35
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
76.00
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
77.05
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
60.90
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
70.90
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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The Graduate Careers Council of Australia reports a strong demand in Australia for people with psychology qualifications. Many careers are enhanced by a knowledge of psychological principles, for example those that require interaction with other people or the provision of services and care for others.
The research and data analysis skills that students develop as part of the course are highly valued in the workplace. Graduates have a strong foundation for further postgraduate study in psychology, and in many other fields, including counselling and education.
Career opportunities include: learning support worker, market research, family services and support work, youth justice or youth support work, human resources, and management roles in health and social care.