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'The highlight of my degree was being able to work in research with a professor at QUT. We worked on a project looking at beliefs and attitudes toward organ donation in Australia. Understanding why people do the things they do is probably one of the most interesting things about this course.'
Accreditation
Full accreditation with the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council means that this course is accredited by a national and international accreditation authority, giving you a highly recognised qualification. This course is part of a sequence that can lead to eligibility for registration as a psychologist. APAC is the only Australian entity with the authority to accredit courses that will be recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia.
Real graduate
'The highlight of my degree was being able to work in research with a professor at QUT. We worked on a project looking at beliefs and attitudes toward organ donation in Australia. Understanding why people do the things they do is probably one of the most interesting things about this course.'
Accreditation
Full accreditation with the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council means that this course is accredited by a national and international accreditation authority, giving you a highly recognised qualification. This course is part of a sequence that can lead to eligibility for registration as a psychologist. APAC is the only Australian entity with the authority to accredit courses that will be recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia.
Highlights
- APAC accredited fourth year program of study in psychology.
- Opportunities to complete advanced study in psychology and an independent research project.
- Graduates have highly developed skills in statistics, research, the application of psychological theory, understanding of the principles of basic psychological assessment and interventions, and demonstrated counselling skills.
- Completion of the research component involves undertaking independent research and producing an individual thesis under the guidance of active researcher.
- Graduates are eligible for provisional registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.
Highlights
- APAC accredited fourth year program of study in psychology.
- Opportunities to complete advanced study in psychology and an independent research project.
- Graduates have highly developed skills in statistics, research, the application of psychological theory, understanding of the principles of basic psychological assessment and interventions, and demonstrated counselling skills.
- Completion of the research component involves undertaking independent research and producing an individual thesis under the guidance of active researcher.
- Graduates are eligible for provisional registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Start online unavailable. This course is only available to you if you can attend classes on campus. It is not possible to start this course online.
Explore this course
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 requirements
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. You will need to identify these requirements and ensure you allow sufficient time to meet them. Some of these requirements have associated costs.
Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
Careers and 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.
To pursue a career as a registered psychologist, you must be registered with the Psychology Board of Australia. Currently this involves a fourth year of study in psychology plus two years of supervised work experience* or two years of further study.
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 Psychology Board of Australia.
Further study of either two years of supervised work experience or the completion of an appropriate higher degree (e.g. Master of Clinical Psychology or Master of Psychology - Educational and Developmental) will allow graduates to be fully accredited and able to obtain registration from the Psychology Board of Australia.
Possible careers
- Administrator
- Aged services worker
- Aid work manager
- Change manager
- Community worker
- Counsellor
- Critical incident or disaster response manager
- Disability services worker
- Family services officer
- Government officer
- Guidance officer
- Health information manager
- Health services manager
- Higher education worker
- Human resource developer
- Human resource manager
- Human services practitioner
- Information officer
- Manager
- Program evaluator
- Psychologist
- Public health officer
- Public servant
- School counsellor
- Social scientist
- Youth worker
The honours program comprises eight units, which can be completed in full-time or part-time study mode.
Core units include PYH401 Advanced Research Methods, PYH402 Counselling Psychology and PYH407 Research and Professional Development Seminar. There is one elective unit. Students can be chose from Cognitive and Neuropsychology or Social and Developmental Psychology as their elective. Core units require 3 contact hours per week, and electives are offered in intensive formats.
This course also includes a research component, which entails an individual thesis. PYH400-1to4 Thesis is undertaken in modules throughout the program. Initially students complete a research plan, which sets out the rational and methodology of the project. This is followed by data collection, analysis and writing-up the research thesis. Contact hours for the research component are as required by the project and supervisor.
The honours program comprises eight units, which can be completed in full-time or part-time study mode.
Core units include PYH401 Advanced Research Methods, PYH402 Counselling Psychology and PYH407 Research and Professional Development Seminar. There is one elective unit. Students can be chose from Cognitive and Neuropsychology or Social and Developmental Psychology as their elective. Core units require 3 contact hours per week, and electives are offered in intensive formats.
This course also includes a research component, which entails an individual thesis. PYH400-1to4 Thesis is undertaken in modules throughout the program. Initially students complete a research plan, which sets out the rational and methodology of the project. This is followed by data collection, analysis and writing-up the research thesis. Contact hours for the research component are as required by the project and supervisor.
- Course code
- PY09
- CRICOS code
- 061159E
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- Kelvin Grove
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- Kelvin Grove
- 1 years full-time
- 2 years part-time
- 1 years full-time
- February
- Entry into this course is competitive and applications have an early closing date of 30 September of the previous year. Applicants will be notified of their application outcomes in mid-December.
- February
- Entry into this course is competitive and applications have an early closing date of 30 September of the previous year. Applicants will be notified of their application outcomes in mid-December.
Entry requirements
You must have:
- A completed bachelor degree in psychology completed within the past ten years (2014 or later) with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 5.00 (on QUT's 7-point scale).
Your degree must be accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as an entry point into an honours program; e.g.Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) at QUT.
If you have an overseas qualifications you must provide certification with your application from the Australian Psychological Society (APS) stating your degree is equivalent to equivalent to an APAC-approved, 3-year training in psychology. The Australian Psychological Society advises the average processing time is eight weeks, therefore you will need to seek certification by no later than July.
Additional entry requirements
You must have:
- A grade of at least 4.00 (on QUT's 7-point scale) for each of the APAC-accredited second and third year psychology units listed below.
- A grade point average of at least 5.30 (on QUT's 7-point scale) across all attempts of the listed APAC accredited second- and third-year psychology units listed below.
- Successful completed an APAC-accredited advanced statistical analysis unit at third-year level.
The required APAC-accredited second and third year psychology units at QUT are:
- 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.
Similar APAC-accredited subjects are required for studies completed at another institution.
Selection process
Entry to this course is competitive as places are limited. All applications will be considered in two groups of:
- QUT's Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) single and double degree graduates; and
- All other applicants.
Eligible applicants are selected in order of merit based on their APAC accredited second and third year psychology units GPA.
Application dates
- 1 July: applications open
- 30 September: final date to apply and provide all required supporting documentation. Applications or supporting documentation received after this date will not be considered.
- Mid-December: Application outcomes released.
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2022
Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours) (Psychology)
This course is not open to current year 12 students. This course is open to graduates with a relevant completed degree with a suitable grade point average and honours topic. Thus no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
Entry requirements
You must have:
- A completed bachelor degree in psychology completed within the past ten years (2014 or later) with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 5.00 (on QUT's 7-point scale).
Your degree must be accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as an entry point into an honours program; e.g.Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) at QUT.
If you have an overseas qualifications you must provide certification with your application from the Australian Psychological Society (APS) stating your degree is equivalent to equivalent to an APAC-approved, 3-year training in psychology. The Australian Psychological Society advises the average processing time is eight weeks, therefore you will need to seek certification by no later than July.
The degree must be accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as an entry point into an honours program; e.g.Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) at QUT.
Additional entry requirements
You must have:
- A grade of at least 4.0 (on QUT's 7-point scale) for each of the APAC-accredited second and third year psychology units listed below.
- A grade point average of at least 5.30 (on QUT's 7-point scale) across all attempts of the listed APAC accredited second- and third-year psychology units listed below.
- Successful completed an APAC-accredited advanced statistical analysis unit at third-year level.
The required APAC-accredited second and third year psychology units at QUT are:
- 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.
Similar APAC-accredited subjects are required for studies completed at another institution.
Selection process
Entry to this course is competitive as places are limited. All applications will be considered in two groups of:
- QUT's Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) single and double degree graduates; and
- All other applicants.
Eligible applicants are selected in order of merit based on their APAC accredited second and third year psychology units GPA.
Application dates
- 1 July: applications open
- 30 September: final date to apply and provide all required supporting documentation. Applications or supporting documentation received after this date will not be considered.
- Mid-December: Application outcomes released.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTE Academic/PTE Academic Online | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| IELTS Academic / IELTS Online | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| TOEFL iBT / Home / Paper | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
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Applying for this course
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2024 fees
2024: Available from July
2024 fees
2024: Available from July
2023 fees
2023: CSP $7,700 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2023 fees
2023: $32,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
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