Program Overview

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours)

Course Overview

The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours) is designed to provide students with the opportunity for advanced study in psychology. This course provides an avenue to postgraduate training and satisfies the minimum academic requirements for provisional registration as a Psychologist.

Awards

• Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours)

Course Study Modes and Locations

• Distance Education - Bathurst
• Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

• Full-time: 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)
• Part-time: 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)
• Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE).

Admission Criteria

• Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited three-year sequence (either an APAC accredited undergraduate program or an APAC accredited Graduate Diploma) within the previous five years
• A Grade Point Average of 6.0 or better in an APAC accredited Graduate Diploma or in the core psychology level 2 and 3 subjects of an APAC accredited undergraduate program
• The successful completion of PSY301 Advanced Research Methods in Psychology or PSY461 Advanced Research Methods in Psychology
• Or the equivalent of the above three requirements from another institution

Credit

• No special arrangements apply

Graduation Requirements

• To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course Structure

The course includes:

• Two core coursework subjects (16 points)
• Two elective subjects (16 points)
• Dissertation (32 points)
• Core subjects:
  • PSY404 Psychological Assessment
  • PSY420 Ethics and Current Issues in Psychology
• Elective subjects:
  • PSY421 Clinical Psychology Treatment
  • PSY422 Forensic Psychology
  • PSY423 Industrial / Organisational Psychology
  • PSY425 Cognitive Science
  • PSY427 Issues in Health Psychology
  • PSY429 Psychology Advanced Topics
• Dissertation:
  • PSY424 Psychology Honours Dissertation (32 points)

Enrolment Pattern

• Part-time Bathurst:
  • Session 1 (Year 1): PSY404 Psychological Assessment, PSY420 Ethics and Current Issues in Psychology
  • Session 2 (Year 1): Two from PSY421, PSY422, PSY425, PSY429
  • Session 1 (Year 2): PSY424 Psychology Honours Dissertation (commenced)
  • Session 2 (Year 2): PSY424 Psychology Honours Dissertation (completed)
• Part-time Wagga Wagga:
  • Session 1 (Year 1): Two from PSY421, PSY423, PSY427
  • Session 2 (Year 1): PSY404 Psychological Assessment, PSY420 Ethics and Current Issues in Psychology
  • Session 1 (Year 2): PSY424 Psychology Honours Dissertation (commenced)
  • Session 2 (Year 2): PSY424 Psychology Honours Dissertation (completed)

Residential School

• The following subjects may have a residential school component:
  • PSY404 Psychological Assessment
  • PSY420 Ethics and Current Issues in Psychology
  • PSY421 Clinical Psychology - Treatment
  • PSY422 Forensic Psychology
  • PSY423 Industrial / Organisational Psychology
  • PSY424 Psychology Honours Dissertation
  • PSY425 Cognitive Science
  • PSY427 Issues in Health Psychology
  • PSY429 Psychology Advanced Topics

Accreditation

• The course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.