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.

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 24 units/144 units of credit in accordance with the following:

• A total of 16 units in psychology (96 units of credit)
• A total of 8 non-psychology elective units (48 units of credit).

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

After completing three years of full-time studies or equivalent within this course, students who have satisfied the above criteria for the first three years (including the required electives) and have a GPA of 5.5 or above for year 2 and year 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 year 2 and year 3, excluding Health and Sports Psychology and Professional Psychology Applications units. If the offer is accepted, it must be taken up for the year of intake offered and cannot be held open.

Core Psychology Units

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

None.

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this major.

Geography (8 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
GEOG11023	Physical Geography of Australia
GEOH11001	Introduction to Human Geography
GEOG19021	Geographic Information Systems
GEOG12020	Australian Weather and Climate
GEOG19029	Applied Demography
GEOG12021	Remote Sensing of Environment
EVST19022	Climate Change: Risk and Assessments
GEOG13013	Sustainable Regions and Cities

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this major.

Human Resource Management (8 units)

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

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this minor.

Criminology Fundamentals (4 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
CRIM11001	Foundations of Criminology and Criminal Justice
CRIM11002	Criminal Justice Procedure and Analysis
CRIM11006	Criminal Intelligence Analysis
CRIM12003	Criminology Theory

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this minor.

Community Justice Innovation (4 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
CRIM11003	Indigenous Australians and the Criminal Justice System
CRIM12005	Community Justice Innovation
CRIM13005	Indigenous Justice
CRIM13006	Justice Strategy and Alliances

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this minor.

Marketing (4 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
MRKT11029	Marketing Fundamentals
MRKT19030	Marketing Communications
MRKT19031	Consumer Behaviour
MRKT13014	New Product Development and Branding

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this minor.

Strategic Communication (4 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
COMM11110	Introduction to Public Relations
COMM11112	The Internet Never Lies?: Social Media and Society
COMM12022	Communication and Global Technologies
COMM20110	Crisis Communication

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this minor.

Community and Public Health (4 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
HLTH11027	Foundations of Health
PBHL11002	Public Health and Chronic Disease
HLTH12032	Community Assets and Needs Assessment
HLTH13035	Health in all Policies

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this minor.

Writing Stories (4 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
WRIT11023	Beginning Creative Writing
WRIT11025	Creative Nonfiction
WRIT12010	Creative Writing: Adventures in Craft
WRIT13013	Writing Project

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this minor.

Environmental Management (4 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
EVST11001	Development and Environmental Policy
ENVR11011	Modern Environmental Issues
EVST19020	Environmental Management Systems
EVST19007	Environmental and Social Impact Assessment

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this minor.

Occupational Health and Safety Mangement (4 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
OCHS11025	Health and Safety Risk Management
OCHS11027	OHS Fundamentals
OCHS12015	Occupational Health and Safety Law
OCHS13018	Safety Systems

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this minor.

Literary Studies (4 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
LITR11056	Introduction to Literature
LITR11043	The Short Story
LITR19049	Romantic and Contemporary Poetry
LITR19056	Shakespeare Today

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this minor.

World History (4 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
HIST11037	Dawn of Humanity: An Introduction to World History
HIST11038	The Modern World Emerges: An Overview
HIST19038	20th Century: Crucible of the Modern World
EVST19015	Australian Environmental History

Students are required to complete all of the units listed within this minor.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (4 units)

Available units
Students may choose to do any of the following:
INDG11015	Contemporary Indigenous Issues
INDG11013	First Nation and Non-Indigenous History: The Interface
INDG19015	Aboriginal Cultures and Country
INDG11006	Education and Learning: Colonisation and Decolonisation in the Cultural Interface

Liberal Studies Minor (4 units)/Major (8 units)

This minor/major has been designed to support credit, articulation agreements and transition arrangements. Students cannot opt-in to complete the Liberal Studies minor/major. Please contact Course Advice for further information.