Bachelor of Health Science, Major in Psychology and Forensic Science

Program Overview

This Bachelor's program in Forensic Psychology combines core health sciences units with specialized forensic psychology courses. Students explore topics such as brain and behavior, forensic science, and statistics for forensics. The program prepares graduates for careers in psychology, forensic psychology, and related fields, with further study required for licensure as a psychologist or forensic psychologist.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Year One
• Semester 1
• Anatomy and Physiology (Core unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Introduction to Health Sciences (Core unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Digital Health Foundations (Core unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Foundations of Statistics (Core unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Semester 2
• Brain and Behaviour (Core unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Introduction to Forensic Science (Major unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Fundamentals of Psychology (Major unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Introduction to Forensic Psychology (Major unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Year Two
• Semester 1
• Research Methods for Health Sciences (Core unit, 12.5 credit points, Non-psychology majors only)
• Introduction to Research Methods (Core unit, 12.5 credit points, Psychology majors only)
• Developmental Psychology (Major unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Analysis of Variance and Regression (Major unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Semester 2
• Health and Disease Across the Life Course (Core unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Cognition and Human Performance (Major unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Social Psychology (Major unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Statistics for Forensics (Major unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Year Three
• Semester 1
• Psychology of Personality (Major unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Elective (Elective unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Elective (Elective unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Semester 2
• Psychology Project (Core unit, 12.5 credit points, Psychology majors only)
• Advanced Topics in Forensic Psychology (Major unit, 12.5 credit points)
• Mental health diversity, diagnosis and treatment (Major unit, 12.5 credit points)

Careers:

• Psychologist (with further study)
• Forensic psychologist (with further study)
• Behavioural therapist
• Medical researcher
• Counsellor