Course overview

Overview

• Curious about what makes people think, feel and behave the way they do? Deakin's Bachelor of Psychological Science covers many aspects of human behaviour and personality. Fast-track your degree with our trimester system over two years of full-time study, all while learning from the best as Deakin is ranked #1 in Victoria for psychology course satisfaction, teaching, facilities and undergraduate employment.*
• Specialise from year one with the only Victorian university to offer specialist psychology majors in an undergraduate psychology degree, so you can follow your passion early on with a major in child and family, organisational studies or forensic studies. This course prepares you for a range of careers in the fast-growing health sector or sets you up to pursue further study towards provisional registration as a psychologist. You will have the option of undertaking 140 hours of real-world experience with an industry placement strengthening your employment prospects.
• Do you want to become an expert in human behaviour, personality and emotion, and join one of the strongest growth areas in the health sector?
• Ranked in the top 200 in the world^, Deakin’s School of Psychology is one of the largest in Australia. Leverage our strong partnerships with industry, including collaborative activities with government agencies, public and private organisations, hospitals and other universities.
• These partnerships ensure your degree remains relevant to industry and workforce needs. Embedded practical experience and employability focused coursework ensures you graduate career-ready and ahead of the pack with transferrable skills. You will be in high demand by employers who want graduates that are ready to face real-world problems with confidence.
• This course recognises the importance of, and relationships between, a range of human factors you will encounter in your future career. You will explore diverse areas of psychology, including:
• behavioural and clinical neuroscience
• child and adolescent psychology
• human social behaviour
• cognitive psychology
• psychopathology
• personality and individual differences
• forensic psychology.

You will also have the opportunity to develop your counselling and coaching skills through Applied Counselling Skills core units, and/or through one of our postgraduate counselling courses.

• Graduate Certificate of Counselling
• Graduate Diploma of Counselling
• Master of Counselling

> The Bachelor of Psychological Science is recognised for registration purposes by the Psychology Board of Australia and enables you to undertake additional study in pursuit of professional registration as a psychologist. The course is also accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

> If you want to become a psychologist, this course is a pathway to a fourth year of study in the form of either our Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) or the Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced). After successfully completing a fourth year of study, you will be eligible to apply to register as a provisional psychologist. Students wishing to gain general registration can then apply to continue their studies by undertaking one of Deakin’s psychology masters or doctorate level courses. Once you have completed a masters degree you can apply for general registration.

> A psychology qualification can prepare you for many diverse, exciting career paths. While some psychology graduates go on to become registered psychologists, many others will pursue roles in complementary professions or entirely different fields. Careers in psychology-related fields are always evolving, visit our careers page to discover the exciting broad range of careers that you could pursue.