CC43 Bachelor of Psychological Science

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure

Core Structure

Number of units: 16 Total credit points: 96

Graduating with this degree will not allow you to call yourself a 'psychologist'. This requires further study involving an honours degree (4th year of study), and then an accredited Psychology Board of Australia pathway.

Computing Requirements

It is a requirement of enrolment in this course that students have access to the CQUniversity website. Students may be required to undertake various components of study in the course using email and the Internet.

It is strongly recommended that students have access to broadband connection or higher in order to access online student resources that would include, but not limited to, e-mail, internet, video streaming, electronic assessment submission.

Course Structure

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 24 units (i.e., 144 credit points) made up of the following:

  • the 16 core units in psychology (i.e., 96 credit points); and
  • a choice of either 1 major (8 units) or 2 minors (2 X 4 units) selected from the list below (totaling 48 credit points).

Note, all psychology units are compulsory. Except with the approval of the Head of Course, all students must satisfy all prerequisites shown for each unit in the Handbook.

Further Study

After completing three years of full-time study or equivalent within this course, students who have satisfied the above criteria for the first three years (including the required minors/major) and have a GPA of 5.5 or above for Level 2 and Level 3 psychology units, will be eligible to apply for a place in the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) course (CC42). For the purposes of entry into the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) course, calculation of GPA will be based on 10 accredited psychology units at Level 2 and Level 3, excluding PSYC12050 Applied Health and Sports Psychology and PSYC13026 Psychology Capstone. If the offer is accepted, it must be taken up for the year of intake offered and cannot be held open.

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PSYC11010 Fundamentals of Psychology 1: Understanding Human Behaviour
PSYC11011 Personal and Professional Development
Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PSYC11009 Fundamentals of Psychology 2: Psychological Literacy
PSYC11012 Research Methods 1
Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PSYC12012 Physiological Psychology
PSYC12010 Psychology Across the Lifespan
PSYC12049 Psychotherapies and Counselling
Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PSYC12048 Research Methods 2
PSYC12014 Critical Social Psychology
PSYC12050 Applied Health and Sports Psychology
Year 3 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PSYC13017 Foundations of Psychopathology
PSYC13015 Research Methods 3
PSYC13018 Cross-Cultural Psychology
Year 3 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
PSYC13016 Cognitive Psychology
PSYC13020 Individual Differences and Assessment
PSYC13026 Psychology Capstone

Community and Public Health Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students wishing to complete the Community and Public Health Minor are required to complete all 4 of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HLTH11027 Foundations of Health
PBHL11002 Public Health and Chronic Disease
HLTH12032 Community Assets and Needs Assessment
HLTH13035 Health in all Policies

Community Justice Innovation Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students wishing to complete the Community Justice Innovation Minor are required to complete all 4 of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
CRIM11003 Indigenous Australians and the Criminal Justice System
CRIM12005 Community Justice Innovation
CRIM13005 Indigenous Justice
CRIM13006 Justice Strategy and Alliances

Criminology Fundamentals Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students wishing to complete the Criminology Fundamentals Minor are required to complete all 4 of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
CRIM11001 Foundations of Criminology and Criminal Justice
CRIM11002 Criminal Justice Procedure and Analysis
CRIM11006 Criminal Intelligence Analysis
CRIM12003 Criminology Theory

Environmental Management Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students wishing to complete the Environmental Management Minor are required to complete all 4 of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
EVST11001 Development and Environmental Policy
ENVR11011 Modern Environmental Issues
EVST13018 Environmental Management Systems
EVST13019 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

First Nations Studies Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students wishing to complete the First Nations Studies Minor are required to complete all 4 of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
INDG11006 Education and Learning: Colonisation and Decolonisation in the Cultural Interface
INDG11013 First Nation and Non-Indigenous History: The Interface
INDG11015 Contemporary Indigenous Issues
INDG12013 First Nations Cultures and Country

Geography Minor

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Students wishing to complete the Geography Major are required to complete all 8 of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
GEOH11001 Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG11023 Physical Geography of Australia
GEOG12020 Australian Weather and Climate
GEOG12022 Geographic Information Systems
GEOG13013 Sustainable Regions and Cities
GEOG13015 Remote Sensing of Environment
EVST28001 Climate Change: Risk and Assessments
GEOG28001 Applied Demography: Trends and Policies

Human Resource Management Minor

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

Students wishing to complete the Human Resources Major are required to complete all 8 of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HRMT11011 Human Resource Management
HRMT19012 Performance Management
HRMT19013 Human Resource Training and Development
HRMT19014 Human Resources Planning, Recruitment & Selection
HRMT19016 Contemporary HRM Issues
HRMT19020 Perspectives on Organisational Change
HRMT19021 Principles of Employment Relations
HRMT19023 Conflict and Negotiation

Liberal Studies (4 units) Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

The Liberal Studies Minor (4 units) has been designed to support credit, articulation agreements and transition arrangements. Students cannot opt-in to complete the Liberal Studies Minor. Please contact Course Advice for further information.

Liberal Studies (8 units) Minor

Number of units: 8 Total credit points: 48

The Liberal Studies Major (8 units) has been designed to support credit, articulation agreements and transition arrangements. Students cannot opt-in to complete the Liberal Studies Major. Please contact Course Advice for further information.

Literary Studies Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students wishing to complete the Literary Studies Minor are required to complete all of 4 the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
LITR11056 Introduction to Literature
LITR11043 The Short Story
LITR12028 Poetry and Poetics
LITR12029 Shakespeare Today

Marketing Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students wishing to complete the Marketing Minor are required to complete all 4 of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
MRKT11029 Marketing Fundamentals
MRKT19030 Marketing Communications
MRKT19031 Consumer Behaviour
MRKT13014 New Product Development and Branding

Occupational Health and Safety Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students wishing to complete the Occupational Health and Safety Minor are required to complete all 4 of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
OCHS11025 Health and Safety Risk Management
OCHS11027 OHS Fundamentals
OCHS12015 Occupational Health and Safety Law
OCHS13018 Safety Systems

Strategic Communication Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students wishing to complete the Strategic Communication Minor are required to complete all 4 of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COMM11110 Introduction to Public Relations
COMM11112 The Internet Never Lies?: Social Media and Society
COMM12022 Communication and Global Technologies
COMM20110 Crisis Communication

World History Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students wishing to complete the World History Minor are required to complete all of 4 the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
HIST11037 Dawn of Humanity: An Introduction to World History
HIST11038 The Modern World Emerges: An Overview
HIST12009 Power and Politics in the 20th Century
EVST12014 Australian Environmental History

Writing Stories Minor

Number of units: 4 Total credit points: 24

Students wishing to complete the Writing Stories Minor are required to complete all 4 of the units listed below.

Available units
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
WRIT11023 Beginning Creative Writing
WRIT11025 Creative Nonfiction
WRIT12010 Creative Writing: Adventures in Craft
WRIT13013 Writing Project