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156 weeks
Face-to-face (includes blended)
Full time
Term 1 & Term 3
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Canberra
Northcott Dr, Canberra, ACT 2600
Eligibility
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Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Professional Body
Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
Australian Psychological Society (APS)
Course Content
Psychology 1A
First-year psychology core course.
Psychology 1B
First-year psychology core course.
Measuring Mind and Behaviour
Core psychology course covering measurement in psychological science.
Research Methods 2
Core course in psychological research methods.
Social and Developmental Psychology
Core course covering social and developmental aspects of psychology.
Perception and Cognition
Core course exploring perception and cognitive processes.
Learning and Physiological Psychology
Core course on learning and physiological aspects of psychology.
Assessment, Personality and Psychopathology
Core course covering psychological assessment, personality, and psychopathology.
Research Methods 3
Advanced core course in psychological research methods.
Research and Applications of Psychology
Core course on research and applied psychological principles.
Common Questions
Yes, the Bachelor of Psychological Science is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). When combined with honours, it satisfies the minimum requirement for provisional registration and is the first step in the six-year pathway to becoming a registered psychologist in Australia.
You can complement your psychology degree with a major in marketing, human resource management, criminology, linguistics, philosophy, vision science, or neuroscience. Combining psychology with marketing or human resource management provides an excellent background for business careers, while philosophy, criminology, or linguistics prepare you for a variety of social science careers.
For domestic students, the 2026 Lowest Selection Rank (ATAR plus adjustment factors) is 83.0, and the lowest ATAR before adjustment factors is 73.15. Assumed knowledge in Mathematics Advanced is recommended. Adjustment factors are available through schemes such as the Educational Access Scheme (EAS), Elite Athletes, Performers and Leaders (EAPL), and HSC Plus.
In your honours year, you'll conduct a year-long, major independent research project under the guidance of an academic supervisor and write a thesis based on the project. Your project can be undertaken in most areas of psychology including psychopathology, behavioural neuroscience, cognitive science, cognition and perception, forensic psychology, and social, personality and developmental psychology. Honours is the next step towards becoming a registered psychologist, and you must complete an honours program to be eligible for entry into a psychology master's degree.
UNSW offers the Psychology Peer Mentoring Program, which has been helping first-year students successfully transition to university for over 20 years. You'll be matched with third-year students majoring in psychology, who'll give guidance on topics like exam preparation, careers within psychology, and time management.
Application
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