If you successfully completed your bachelor degree, your selection is based on the following.
Education
This course uses your entire academic record as part of its selection considerations.
Prerequisites
Internal applicants:
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, or
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.
External Applicants:
Bachelor Degree (with an APAC accredited three-year major sequence in psychology) with a minimum of a mid-credit (65%) in a level three psychology Research Methods unit and a minimum average of 75% over all level-2 and level-3 Psychology core units, or
A Foundation Level 1 APAC accredited Psychology course or equivalent (for example: a 3-year bridging course - Graduate Diploma of Psychology) with a minimum of a mid-credit (65%) in level three psychology Research Methods unit and a minimum average of 75% over all level-2 and level-3 Psychology core units.
All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Please read about other ways of satisfying the English language proficiency requirement.
Applicants who have not completed their course by application closing dates:
Conditional offers may be granted to eligible students.
There is a quota on places in the Psychology Honours program and meeting the criteria does not guarantee acceptance into Psychology Honours. It is worth noting that the minimum mark average of Level 2 and Level 3 psychology core units (i.e. the mark 'cut-off') required for entry to Honours in recent years has been at or above 75%.
Selection is competitive and meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee selection. Our Admission Criteria and Selection Policy outlines the principles of selection.
Final assessment will occur when we receive your final results.
You will be able to allocate your timetable from the day you receive your offer and CONFIRM and ENROL in the units.
If you have a conditional offer, the content will be made available for you until full assessment occurs.
Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with no band less than 6.0 (or equivalent). More information is available at www.ielts.org
Gain an insight into why people think, feel and behave the way they do. After a solid foundation in the elements of human behaviour, your Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) year allows you to pursue a career as a psychologist, and prepare yourself for postgraduate study.
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Trimester 1
Academic Integrity (0 credit points)
Psychological Assessment
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Research Project A
Trimester 2
Client-Centred Skills in Practice
Psychology Research Methods (Advanced)
Research Project B
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.
