Major Psychology

Are you interested in how people think, hear, feel, learn and remember? A USQ Psychology degree enables you to combine your passion for human behaviour with electives in human resource management, law, and human physiology, making it a good option for a double major across other faculties or departments.

The degree is also unique in other ways, offering courses in Cross Cultural and Indigenous Psychology and Clinical Health Psychology (which is rare in an undergrad degree!).

 Need some more convincing? If you study sports psychology at USQ you’ll get to learn from Prof Peter Terry, who has written more about mood and emotion in sport than almost anyone else in the world ... yep, you’ll learn a lot from our lecturers.

Program structure

Courses to be studiedUnits

Core courses4

Plus 1 x 12-unit Major12

Plus 1 x 8-unit Major
Or 1 x 4-unit Minor Plus 4 x Electives
Or 8 x Electives8

Total24

Course codeCourse name

Core Courses:

CMS1000Communication and Scholarship

CSC1402Foundation Computing

PSY1030Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Psychology

STA2300Data Analysis

Psychology courses:

PSY1010Foundation Psychology A

PSY1020Foundation Psychology B

PSY2010Social Processes of Behaviour

PSY2020Motivation and Emotion

PSY2030Developmental Psychology

PSY2040Human Information Processing

PSY2100Research Methods in Psychology A

PSY3010Assessment of Behaviour

PSY3030Abnormal Psychology

PSY3050Counselling Psychology

PSY3110Clinical Health Psychology

PSY3111Research Methods in Psychology B

Entry requirements

• Year 12 English (4 SA) or equivalent

English Language Requirements

Domestic and international students from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy English Language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.

OP/Rank

The 2015 OP/Rank for this program is: 15/67

International entry requirements

English Language Requirements

Domestic and international students from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy English Language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.

Pre-requisites

Year 12 Senior Certificate or equivalent from a recognised institution. Find your country's level of qualificationand minimum entry requirements for this program.

• A-level Mathematics or equivalent

You may be able to apply for scholarships to help with your study costs.