Psychological Science

Description

The Bachelor of Psychological Science degree provides a thorough grounding in psychology. You study more Psychology units as you progress through each year of the degree. This provides an opportunity to explore other areas of interest in the early years of your degree but achieve a thorough grounding in Psychology by the time you graduate. The result is a balanced education, as well as a specialisation in Psychology.

The degree includes Psychology units as diverse as Social Psychology (the study of human social behaviour), Biopsychology (the study of the brain), Psychological Assessment (conducting tests of human abilities and skills), and Psychopathology (the study of mental illness). Students with sufficient grades are eligible for entry into our accredited fourth year programs.

Career Opportunities

The Bachelor of Psychological Science allows you to apply for employment positions that use psychological knowledge. Positions are available in a wide range of public, private and non-profit settings. Examples include human service organisations, employment agencies, counselling services, personnel management, market research, health and community services.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline You are advised to apply as early as possible Tuition fee

• EUR 12680 Year (National)
• EUR 12680 Year (International)

Start date February,June,October 2015 Credits 144
Duration full-time 48 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode Online Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible Attendance No Attendance Teacher support Continuous support with feedback on request

Course Content

Course Aims

The Bachelor of Psychological Science provides an accredited three year undergraduate major in psychology. This involves a thorough grounding in the core areas of psychology, plus an opportunity to explore specialist areas, while also allowing the student to study other areas of interest.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

demonstrate an understanding for the core areas that define contemporary psychology; including knowledge of the key approaches and theories currently used in these areas;

demonstrate a working understanding for the scientific method, and how it is used to systematically accrue knowledge and test theories within psychology; and

demonstrate a growing appreciation for the link between theory and practical application of that theory in the world.

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline

Graduates will acquire a body of knowledge in psychology through the study of the core units. Specialisation is then provided for with a range of elective units at 300-level psychology, plus additional opportunity for studying in cognate disciplines in any area of the university. This knowledge will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online activities and will be assessed throughout the degree through a range of different activities.

Communication Skills

Communication skills are taught, assessed and practised through written assignments and face-to-face (or online equivalent) tutorial and laboratory sessions that are required in all psychology units (both core and elective).

Global Perspectives

Information provided within each unit embeds current global knowledge within the discipline of psychology.

Information Literacy

Through the writing of essays and research reports graduates will develop the skills with which to discover and process relevant information and to present it in a coherent fashion.

Life-Long Learning

All psychology units within this degree develop the graduate's skills in identifying and accessing information that is relevant to their needs, through both library searches and the internet. This skill empowers graduates to continue accessing new information as required.

Problem Solving

Most of the post-100 level psychology units include data collection in order to address an issue in the literature. The onus is then on the student to generate a research report providing a solution to that issue.

Social Responsibility

During data collection and a range of other activities within psychology units the issue of ethics is explicitly integrated.

Team Work

Across a range of units graduates are required to work in groups in various activities, both face-to-face and online.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

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Requirements

For direct admission into undergraduate courses offered by the University of New England, international applicants must have completed an educational qualification considered to be at least equivalent to completion of Year 12 in Australia.

A candidate shall be qualified for admission (see Admission Rule Undergraduate Policy).

Assumed knowledge is any two units in English.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.