Undergraduate: Course rule and topic information

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)

COMBINED DEGREES PROGRAM

BACHELOR OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE (PSYCHOLOGY)/BACHELOR OF ARTS

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Arts requires the completion of a minimum of 145.5 units of study.

For admission to the program, students first must apply for admission to the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology). If successful, they will be given the option of taking up the combined degrees programs at the time of their first enrolment.

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) or Bachelor of Arts programs and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.

Program of Study
To qualify for the combined degrees program of Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Arts a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

a Bachelor of Arts component of a major sequence (comprising 9 First Year units, 12 Second Year units and 12 Third Year units), and a minor sequence (comprising of 9 First Year units and 12 Second Year units);
a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) component of a major sequence in Psychology (comprising 13.5 First Year units, 24 Second Year units and 18 Third Year units) and a second major of the stipulated cognate areas (comprising 9 First Year units, 12 Second Year units and 12 Third Year units). Note that some cognates require more than 33 units in the major.
the remaining units are taken as electives.

BACHELOR OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE (PSYCHOLOGY)/BACHELOR OF LAWS AND LEGAL PRACTICE

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice requires the completion of a minimum of 198 units of study and a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Laws a minimum of 180 units.

For admission to the program, students first must apply for admission to the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice. If successful, they will be given the option of taking up the combined degrees program at the time of their first enrolment. Eligible students who decline the offer to take up the combined degrees program at enrolment and wish in a subsequent year to enrol in the combined degrees program will be required to apply to SATAC for admission to the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology).

Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) or Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice programs and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.

Program of study
To qualify for the combined degrees program of Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

a Law component of 138 units for the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice or 120 units for the Bachelor of Laws [see Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice entry for further information]. On completion of the Law component, students will be credited with up to 48 units towards the Behavioural Science component;
a Behavioural Science component of at least 60 units.
The Behavioural Science component must include a major sequence in Psychology (13.5 units of First Year topics and 24 units of Second Year and 18 units of Third Year topics). To complete the remaining 4.5 units, a topic must be selected from any Behavioural Science major sequence.