CRICOS Code: 0101772

This program applies to students who commenced in 2018 or later.

Students should follow the program structure for the session start date relevant to the year they commenced.

For Commencement Year 2017 - please refer to 1835.1 Bachelor of Psychological Studies (exit only)

The Bachelor of Psychological Studies is an exit award for those students in the four-year Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) who have completed the first three years, but do not meet the standard required for entry into fourth year, or who do not wish to continue to the fourth year.

The program will have provided students with a thorough grounding in the scientific discipline of psychology, research skills that are sought after by employers, and psychological literacy (i.e., advanced understanding of mental processes and human behaviour) that can be applied to any occupation or aspect of life.

Study Mode

Three years full-time or six years part-time

Program Advice

Program Advice

Prospective students should visit the following websites for general enquiries about this program.

Enquire about this program| Local Admission | International Admission |

Location

Location

Campus	Attendance	Mode	Advice
Bankstown City Campus	Full Time	Internal	See above
Bankstown City Campus	Part Time	Internal	See above
Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road	Full Time	Internal	See above
Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road	Part Time	Internal	See above
Penrith Campus	Full Time	Internal	See above
Penrith Campus	Part Time	Internal	See above

Accreditation

This program is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) on the basis that it meets all the APAC Accreditation Standards (June 2010) for a three year sequence of study in psychology.

Admission

This program is an exit point only from 1865 - Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

1865 - Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

Program Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points including the subjects listed in the recommended sequence.

Students must complete

• 120 credit point core sequence in psychology, and
• 40 credit point Psychology Extension minor, and
• 80 credit points of elective subjects

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
BEHV 1018	Psychology: Human Behaviour	10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
BEHV 1016	Psychology: Behavioural Science	10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
	Credit Points	40
Year 2
Autumn session
MATH 2006	Experimental Design and Analysis	10
BEHV 2002	Brain and Behaviour	10
BEHV 2010	Perception	10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
BEHV 3014	Motivation and Emotion	10
BEHV 2005	Human Learning	10
BEHV 3023	Social Psychology	10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
	Credit Points	40
Year 3
Autumn session
BEHV 3004	Advanced Research Methods	10
BEHV 3009	Developmental Psychology	10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
	Credit Points	40
Spring session
BEHV 3002	Abnormal Psychology	10
BEHV 3007	Cognitive Processes	10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
Select Elective or Minor subject		10
	Credit Points	40
	Total Credit Points	240

Psychology Extension Minor

Students must choose 40 credit points from the following list of pool subjects.

Subject List

Subject	Title	Credit Points
BEHV 1001	Behaviour and Environment	10
BEHV 3010	Health Psychology	10
BEHV 3011	History and Philosophy of Psychology	10
PHIL 1004	Introduction to Logical Thinking	10
BEHV 1003	Introduction to Research Methods	10
WELF 1007	Mental Health Workforce Training	10
BEHV 2018	Personality	10
BEHV 1010	Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness, Resilience, and Wellbeing	10
BEHV 3018	Psychology and the Online World	10
BEHV 3021	Psychology, Crime and Law	10
BEHV 3019	Psychology of Language	10
BEHV 1021	The Individual in Society	10

Students may study additional subjects from this pool as electives.

Major and Minor elective spaces

Elective subjects may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points) or minor (40 credit points).  Western Sydney University offers majors and minors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Global Sustainability Minor  
Indigenous Australian Studies Major   
Indigenous Australian Studies Minor

Western Sydney University also offers the following innovative transdisciplinary Challenge Minors which we encourage those students who have elective space to consider.

Equitable Technologies
Urban Evolution
Migration and Global Change   
Personal Innovation    
Innovating, Creating and Problem Solving 
Eco-Socially Conscious Design and Manufacturing
Water for Life 
Climate Justice
Creative and Visual Communication
Global Workplaces
Innovating For Humans
Creative Living for Cultural Wellbeing
Ideate. Strategise. Innovate. 
Humanising Data

For more information, visit the Challenge Minor website.  

Search for majors and minors

Students can apply for an elective major or minor via Western Now.

WesternNow

Equivalent Subjects

The subject listed below counts towards completion of the major for students who passed this subject in 2021 or earlier.

BEHV 3017 - Personality, replaced by  BEHV 2018 - Personality