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Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

  • Bachelor (Honours)

The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) is an integrated four-year program designed to satisfy the first step towards becoming a professional psychologist. This degree will provide you the knowledge and skills to understand and explain human behaviour and relationships.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor (Honours)
Duration
4 years full-time
Course Code
BH-PSY
Study Mode
In person
ATAR
85

About this course

The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) is an integrated four-year program designed to satisfy the first step towards becoming a professional psychologist. This degree will provide you the knowledge and skills to understand and explain human behaviour and relationships. You’ll learn about abnormal psychology, cognition, developmental psychology, psychological assessment, personality, social psychology and statistics, as well as biology, chemistry and physiology. Work Integrated Learning is a guaranteed part of all our bachelor degrees. In this degree, you’ll complete an industry-linked research project as well as pre-professional training. The course is designed to prepare you for postgraduate studies in specialist areas of professional psychology such as counselling, clinical, organisational or sports psychology, or to pursue a career in research. The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) is professionally accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). counselling, honours, personality, psych, psychology,

Study locations

Hawthorn

Career pathways

Professional Recognition:
The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) is professionally accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
Career Opportunities:
Future career options for graduates of this degree may include social welfare consultant, medical researcher, child safety officer, health officer, clinical worker and child development officer. Graduates seeking general registration as practicing psychologists in Australia must successfully graduate from an accredited postgraduate program, such as the Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) , Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology) or Doctor of Psychology (Clinical and Forensic Psychology) , or undergo a two-year supervised internship program. For more detailed information on Australian requirements for registration as a psychologist, visit the Australian Psychological Society website .


Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Psychology courses at Swinburne University of Technology.
92.7%
Overall satisfaction
73.2%
Skill scale
68.3%
Teaching scale
81%
Employed full-time
$85.6k
Average salary