Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours Psychology)

Overview

• Accredited fourth year program of study.
• Opportunities to complete advanced study and research.
• Graduates have highly developed skills in statistics, research and the broad principles in psychology including cognition and social psychology.
• Completion of a research component includes an individual thesis.
• Graduate eligible for provisional registration as a psychologist with the Psychologists Board of Australia.

QUT course code	PY09
Attendance	Part-time or Full-time
Course duration	1 year full-time 2 years part-time
Start month	2013 February Note: Closing date for applications is 1 October of the previous year in which you are applying for entry.
Delivery	On campus Kelvin Grove
Faculty	Faculty of Health
Course contact	Student Business Services (SBS) Admissions: Email: askqut@qut.edu.au Telephone: +61 7 3138 2000
CRICOS code	061159E
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Details

The Honours program builds on an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)-accredited undergraduate psychology degree and provides an opportunity for advanced study and research.

Course structure

The Honours program comprises eight units and can be completed in full-time or part-time study mode.

Core units include PYB407 Research and Professional Development Seminar and PYB401 Advanced Research Methods plus electives from advanced cognitive, organisational, counselling, developmental, and social theory. These units have three contact hours per week.

This course also includes a research component which entails an individual thesis. PYB400 Thesis is undertaken in modules throughout the program. Initially students complete a research plan which sets out the project. This is followed by collection, analysis and writing-up of the data. Contact hours for the research component are as required by the supervisor.

Career outcomes

Graduates of the fourth-year Psychology course have skills that can be applied to a variety of professional areas and may choose career paths in government health services, with private psychology practices, or alternatively in a range of other disciplines including business, justice and administration.

Professional recognition

The Honours program provides an APAC-accredited fourth-year of training.

Graduates of this course are eligible for provisional registration as a psychologist with the Psychologists Board of Australia.

Further study of either two years of supervised work experience or the completion of an appropriate higher degree (e.g. Master or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or Master of Counselling Psychology) will allow fourth-year trained Psychology Graduates to be fully accredited and able to obtain registration from the Psychologists Board of Australia.

Units

Course structure

The Honours program comprises eight units and can be completed in full-time or part-time study mode.

Core units include PYB407 Research and Professional Development Seminar and PYB401 Advanced Research Methods plus electives from advanced cognitive, organisational, counselling, developmental, and social theory. These units have three contact hours per week.

This course also includes a research component which entails an individual thesis. PYB400 Thesis is undertaken in modules throughout the program. Initially students complete a research plan which sets out the project. This is followed by collection, analysis and writing-up of the data. Contact hours for the research component are as required by the supervisor.

Entry requirements

Entry to this course is competitive. To be considered for admission, candidates:

- must hold an undergraduate degree accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as an entry point into an honours program (for example QUT's PY45 Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology))
- must have an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 5 (based on QUT grade cut-offs)
- must have a GPA of at least 5 (based on QUT grade cut-offs) across APAC-accredited second and third year psychology units as given below.

QUT Applicants
For applicants with a QUT bachelor's award, the base level requirements for consideration for inclusion in the Honours program will be:
- a minimum GPA of 5 in the overall undergraduate degree program
- a minimum overall GPA of 5 in the prescribed second and third year Psychology units listed below, or their equivalent. Entry is competitive based on GPA in these prescribed units:

PYB202 Social and Organisational Psychology
PYB203 Developmental Psychology
PYB204 Cognition and Perception
PYB210 Research Design and Data Analysis
PYB304 Physiological Psychology
PYB306 Psychopathology
PYB309 Individual Differences and Assessment
PYB350 Advanced Statistical Analysis

Non-QUT Applicants
For applicants with an APAC-accredited bachelor award other than from QUT, similar requirements are expected. Certified copies of complete academic transcripts and evidence of their eligibility to undertake an honours program at their home institution must be provided with applications.

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

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