Behavioural Science (Psychology) and Business

This dual degree program will prepare students to know both the business and psychological forces that impact on businesses. Additionally they will gain research and enterprise skills that they are able to apply across a range of industrial and organisational circumstances. If students are planning to get a managerial career in business, they will build up the broader range of skills necessary to handle the increasingly substantial demands of training and change management. Students can choose to operate in various careers in industry and the business world such as human resources, finance, bookkeeping and marketing. Teachers develop high-level communication and social skills acceptable for careers in counselling, management, training and development. Graduates work in a wide selection of interesting careers, dealing with places such as: organisational change manager, business advisor or individual resources manager.

The Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council. To pursue a career in a qualified area of psychology, then you will need to take additional study to obtain registration with all the Psychology Board of Australia. Subject to choice of Business units and major: CPA Australia; Chartered Accountants Australia and also Newzealand and also Institute of Public Accountants. Account Planning Group Australia, the Australasian Writers and Art Directors Association, the Australian Direct Marketing Association, the Communications Council, Young-bloods and also nGen. Australian Human Resources Institute, Society of Human Resource Management (USA), Australian Institute of Management and the Australian Institute of Training and Development. Australian Institute of Export, the Logistics Association of Australia and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply. Australian Marketing Institute, the Market Research Society of Australia, the Australian Institute of Management, the American Advertising Association, Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Australian Institute of Export. Public Relations Institute of Australia. Financial Planning Association.

• Year 12 or equivalent
• Assumed knowledge: English, or Literature, or English and Literature, or English as Another Language (Units 4 & 3, C)
• And for Accountancy, Finance, Financial planning, Economics and Marketing majors: General Mathematics, or Mathematical Procedures, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 4 & 3, C).