Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
Australian Catholic University - Strathfield (Mount St Mary)
Overview
During the first three years of the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) students will acquire knowledge about fundamental topics in psychology, including interpersonal communication skills, lifespan development, biological psychology, social psychology, abnormal psychology, individual differences, cross-cultural psychology, and other areas of applied psychology as well as research methods. Students will develop skills in research, communication and problem-solving. In the fourth year of the course, students will build upon this foundational knowledge and learn more about topics that are relevant to psychological practice, including assessment, intervention, and professional issues and ethics. Students will undertake advanced research training, culminating in the development of a project which they will design, conduct, and report in a scholarly format.
Note that to progress to the third and fourth year of this course, students need to maintain a minimum GPA and meet additional requirements.
Prerequisites
English (Standard or Advanced) (Band 2) or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Band 3).
Majors
Areas of study
Psychology.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
This course, with an embedded honours year, ensures that graduates of this course will be eligible to apply for provisional registration as a psychologist (subject to the conditions prescribed by the Psychology Board of Australia). They may also find employment in fields such as counselling, child welfare and development, education, health, human resources, marketing and market research.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 96.55 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 82.8 | 91.55 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 74.15 | 85.15 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the Australian Catholic University website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
University
Australian Catholic University
Campus
Strathfield (Mount St Mary)
Course Type
Bachelors Honours
Study Area
Arts
Indicative ATAR
74.15
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 4 years, Part-time: Available
Course Link
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- State
- VIC
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 321
- Campuses
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Ballarat Blacktown Brisbane Canberra (Signadou) Melbourne North Sydney (MacKillop) Strathfield (Mount St Mary)
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at Australian Catholic University. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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