Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)

Career outcomes

Upon graduation, if you choose not to continue with further study in psychology, your possible career options include work in:

• hospitals and clinics
• mental health organisations
• community support services
• human resources
• marketing and social research
• corrective services
• policy development
• justice and advocacy systems.

If you choose to continue studying to pursue full registration as a psychologist, you may find employment in a variety of settings such as:

• clinical psychologist
• cognitive neuroscientist
• counsellor
• criminal psychologist
• educational and developmental psychologist
• family therapist
• forensic psychologist
• health and community psychologist
• mental health officer
• organisational psychologist
• rehabilitation counsellor
• sport and exercise psychologist
• youth psychologist.

Entry requirements

To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet the following criteria based on the type of applicant you are:Internal applicants (current or recent Deakin University student):

• completion of a bachelor degree from Deakin University with an approved three-year major sequence in psychology, with a minimum of a mid-credit (65%) in Research Methods B and a minimum average of 65% over all level-2 and level-3 psychology core units
• completion of a Graduate Diploma in Psychological Science or Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies from Deakin University, with a minimum of a mid-credit (65%) in Research Methods B and a minimum average of 65% over all level-2 and level-3 psychology core units

To meet the English language proficiency requirements of this course, you will need to demonstrate at least one of the following:

• Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) English Units 3 and 4: Study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in any other English
• IELTS overall score of 6.5 (with no band score less than 6.0) or equivalent
• other evidence of English language proficiency

Fees and scholarships

Estimated tuition fee - full-fee paying place

$39,600 for 1 yr full-time AUD

A Deakin scholarship could help you pay for your course fees, living costs and study materials. If you've got something special to offer Deakin - or maybe you just need a bit of extra support - we've got a scholarship opportunity for you.