The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Business (Marketing) requires the completion of 144 units of study (four years of full-time study or the equivalent part-time).

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

Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Program of Study

To qualify for the Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Business (Marketing), a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic with:

  • a Psychological Science component of 63 units; and
  • a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) component of 81 units, according to the program of study below.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Year 1 topics

Psychological Science Component

PSYC1101 Psychology 1A (4.5 units)
PSYC1102 Psychology 1B (4.5 units)
PSYC1106 Research Methods 1 (4.5 units)

Marketing Component

One of:

BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN1011 Accounting for Managers (4.5 units)

Plus:
BUSN1009 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units)
BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisations (4.5 units)
BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1022 Marketing Principles (4.5 units)

Year 2 topics

Psychological Science Component

PSYC2018 Research Methods 2 (4.5 units)
PSYC2019 Personality and Social Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC2020 Cognition and Learning (4.5 units)
PSYC2021 Human Development (4.5 units)
PSYC2022 Psychological Assessment and Measurement (4.5 units)

Marketing Component

BUSN1013 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN2020 Consumer Behaviour (4.5 units)
BUSN2038 Human Resource Management (4.5 units)

Year 3 topics

Psychological Science Component

9 units option topics from the following list:

PSYC3003 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3004 Advanced Social Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3008 Applied Cognitive Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3009 Lifespan Development in Cultural Perspective (4.5 units)
PSYC3010 Mind, Brain and Behaviour (4.5 units)
PSYC3236 Forensic Psychology: Legal and Clinical (4.5 units)

Marketing Component

BUSN2019 International Business Context (4.5 units)
BUSN2028 Market Research (4.5 units)
BUSN3051 International Marketing (4.5 units)

Plus 9 units option topics from the following list:

BUSN2033 Marketing Communications (4.5 units)
BUSN2048 Social Media Marketing (4.5 units)
BUSN3027 E-Business (4.5 units)
BUSN3030 Marketing Applications (4.5 units)
BUSN3040 Marketing Project (4.5 units)
BUSN3041 Services Marketing (4.5 units)
BUSN3044 Industry Placement (4.5 units)
BUSN3045 Enterprise and Innovation Project (4.5 units)

Plus 4.5 units of Business topics where topic prerequisites are met

Year 4 topics

Psychological Science Component

PSYC3007 Research Methods 3 (4.5 units)
PSYC3235 Applications of Psychological Science (4.5 units)

Plus one 4.5-unit option topic from the following list that has not already been completed:

PSYC3003 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3004 Advanced Social Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3008 Applied Cognitive Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3009 Lifespan Development in Cultural Perspective (4.5 units)
PSYC3010 Mind, Brain and Behaviour (4.5 units)
PSYC3236 Forensic Psychology: Legal and Clinical (4.5 units)

Plus one 4.5-unit elective topic

Marketing Component

BUSN3042 Strategic Marketing (4.5 units)
BUSN3055 Strategic Management (4.5 units)

Plus 9 units of BUSN topics, where topic prerequisites are met.