You'll enjoy excellent employment prospects in the public, private and community sectors.
The skills learned in this course are especially relevant to areas such as child protection, human resource management, education, welfare and the health sector and in community-based agencies.
Graduates find work in areas including:
- federal and state government departments (Centrelink, Department of Human Services)
- disability services
- rehabilitation services
- community development programs
- dispute mediation
- employment placement and case management
- equal employment opportunity program development
- immigration advice and referral centres.
This degree also provides an academic foundation to pursue further specialised study in clinical, educational, organisational, developmental or forensic psychology.
The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) is the first 3 years of a 6 year pathway towards becoming a registered psychologist. Students seeking to qualify as a practising psychologist must apply either for entry to Honours, or an equivalent graduate year of study in psychology. Students who continue study and successfully complete a fourth year (Honours or equivalent) qualify for registration as a probationary psychologist. Another 2 years of study, generally taken as a Master of Psychology, qualifies you as a psychologist.