Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) Australian Catholic University (ACU)

This one-year degree is for high-achieving students who have already completed an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited bachelor's degree in psychology. The course has Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) Level 2 accreditation, which means it covers the second step in becoming a psychologist. In this course you will learn more about topics that are relevant to psychological practice, including assessment, intervention and professional issues and ethics. You will also undertake advanced research training, culminating in the development of a project that you will design, conduct and report in a scholarly format.

Minimum Duration:

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time

Campus:

Melbourne, Strathfield

The Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) is a one-year degree for high-achieving students who have completed a Bachelor's degree that included an APAC accredited three-year sequence in psychology.

Students in this honours degree will:

learn more about neuropsychology and personality assessment tools as well as evidence-based approaches to psychological interventions

delve into professional issues and ethics as well as practical issues such as interviewing, report writing, supervision and case preparation

gain experience in researching human behaviour. This includes all steps of the research process from formulating research questions and hypotheses to data collection, analysis and detailed reporting of research findings.

A psychological science honours degree will give you an edge in an increasingly competitive job market.

The Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) will also equip you for further study at a higher degree level.

Entry requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible to apply for admission to the Honours degree course, a student must have completed, within the last five years, a Bachelor degree including

an accredited three year sequence in Psychology;

with a GPA of at least 5.5 on the ACU seven point scale; and

distinction level or above in a total of at least four (4) of the second or third year Psychology units.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

English language requirements

Applicants require an academic IELTS minimum overall score of 7.0 (with a minimum score of 7.0 in all bands), or an equivalent acceptable test score as outlined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy (see English Language Proficiency).