UNDERGRADUATE

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)

Psychology is a science that provides powerful tools and methods for exploring human experience and behaviour. The combination of a social science degree with a psychology specialisation is ideal for those interested in the interaction between individuals and the world around them.

Degree Details

Through your studies in this degree, you'll develop enhanced communication and research skills, better understand the people around you, and build abilities in decision making, problem solving, and critical thinking. You'll have the opportunity to put your skills to practice, and meet potential future employers, on a professional work-placement.

The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) is the first 3 years of a 6-year pathway towards becoming a registered psychologist. Psychology studies can also lead to careers in human services organisations, community based agencies, human resource management, multicultural agencies and education settings.

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.

Career options

  • social psychologist
  • social researcher
  • social policy officer
  • organisational behaviour specialist
  • human resources manager
  • welfare service officer.

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 or an equivalent senior secondary school qualification with a minimum average of 70% (see calculator below).

Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies program or a recognised post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.

Meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee entry. Your application will still need to be assessed and accepted.

Credit may reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant study experience.

When you are submitting an application, please indicate that you want to be considered for credit and provide detailed course syllabus (also known as course outline), outlining volume of learning, course content and weekly topics, learning objectives/outcomes, assessment types and their weightings, and reference to the learning resources such as prescribed textbooks and recommended readings.

Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following. All courses may not be available each semester.
Year One of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Foundations of Psychology12BESC1126City Campus
Psychology in Society12HUSO2421City Campus
Australian Society in a Global Context12HUSO1207City Campus
Principles of Psychology12BESC1123City Campus
Foundations of Social Research12HUSO2166City Campus
Public Policy12POLI1066City Campus
Working with Human Service Consumers12HWSS2247City Campus

ANDComplete One (1) of the following Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Sustainable Futures12ENVI1153City Campus
Power and Governance12POLI1025City Campus
Indigenous Studies12HUSO1296City Campus
Youth Studies 1: Theories, Trends and Development12HUSO2414City Campus
Intercultural Communication12SOCU1025City Campus
Ethics and Reflexive Practice12HWSS2164City Campus
Self, Identity and Agency12HUSO2164City Campus
Youth Studies 2: Representations and Research12HUSO2415City Campus
Indigenous Peoples and the Environment12ENVI1048City Campus
Indigenous Policy12POLI1102City Campus
Landscapes of Places, Landscapes of the Mind12HUSO2384City Campus
Mythbusting Reality: Indigenous v Western12HUSO2386City Campus
Applied Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples12HUSO2301City Campus
Alcohol and Other Drugs, Interventions and Complex Needs12HWSS2171City Campus
AND
Year Two of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Developmental Psychology12BESC1182City Campus
Biological Psychology12BESC1190City Campus
Research Methods in Psychology12BESC1449City Campus
Cognitive Psychology12BESC1178City Campus
Social Psychology12BESC1186City Campus
Transformative Research & Evaluation12HUSO2393City Campus
Trauma Informed Practice12HWSS1146City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete One (1) Courses from any:University Elective

AND
Year Three of Program
Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Professional Practices and Cross-Cultural Psychology12BESC1453City Campus
Philosophy and Methodology of Psychology12BESC1437City Campus
Psychopathology and Models of Intervention12BESC1445City Campus
Psychological Assessment and Individual Differences12BESC1433City Campus
Society and Psychology Capstone12HUSO2391City Campus
Contemporary Organisational Practices12HUSO1213City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete One (1) of the following courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Psychology of Gender12BESC1441City Campus
Forensic Psychology12BESC1429City Campus
Cross Cultural and Organisational Psychology12BESC1406City Campus
Applied Psychology Topics12BESC1408City Campus

How To Apply

RMIT

Complete your details and we'll make sure your inquiry is sent to the RMIT which will contact you to discuss this degree. For more details, feel free to contact one of the educational consultants at EDVISE HUB Click Here To Book Your Session

Degree Details

Through your studies in this degree, you'll develop enhanced communication and research skills, better understand the people around you, and build abilities in decision making, problem solving, and critical thinking. You'll have the opportunity to put your skills to practice, and meet potential future employers, on a professional work-placement.

The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) is the first 3 years of a 6-year pathway towards becoming a registered psychologist. Psychology studies can also lead to careers in human services organisations, community based agencies, human resource management, multicultural agencies and education settings.

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.

Career options

  • social psychologist
  • social researcher
  • social policy officer
  • organisational behaviour specialist
  • human resources manager
  • welfare service officer.

You must have successfully completed an Australian Year 12 or an equivalent senior secondary school qualification with a minimum average of 70% (see calculator below).

Equivalent qualifications may also include completion of the RMIT Foundation Studies program or a recognised post secondary diploma in the relevant discipline with the required grades.

Meeting the minimum academic requirements does not guarantee entry. Your application will still need to be assessed and accepted.

Credit may reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant study experience.

When you are submitting an application, please indicate that you want to be considered for credit and provide detailed course syllabus (also known as course outline), outlining volume of learning, course content and weekly topics, learning objectives/outcomes, assessment types and their weightings, and reference to the learning resources such as prescribed textbooks and recommended readings.

Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following. All courses may not be available each semester.
Year One of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Foundations of Psychology12BESC1126City Campus
Psychology in Society12HUSO2421City Campus
Australian Society in a Global Context12HUSO1207City Campus
Principles of Psychology12BESC1123City Campus
Foundations of Social Research12HUSO2166City Campus
Public Policy12POLI1066City Campus
Working with Human Service Consumers12HWSS2247City Campus

ANDComplete One (1) of the following Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Sustainable Futures12ENVI1153City Campus
Power and Governance12POLI1025City Campus
Indigenous Studies12HUSO1296City Campus
Youth Studies 1: Theories, Trends and Development12HUSO2414City Campus
Intercultural Communication12SOCU1025City Campus
Ethics and Reflexive Practice12HWSS2164City Campus
Self, Identity and Agency12HUSO2164City Campus
Youth Studies 2: Representations and Research12HUSO2415City Campus
Indigenous Peoples and the Environment12ENVI1048City Campus
Indigenous Policy12POLI1102City Campus
Landscapes of Places, Landscapes of the Mind12HUSO2384City Campus
Mythbusting Reality: Indigenous v Western12HUSO2386City Campus
Applied Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples12HUSO2301City Campus
Alcohol and Other Drugs, Interventions and Complex Needs12HWSS2171City Campus
AND
Year Two of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Developmental Psychology12BESC1182City Campus
Biological Psychology12BESC1190City Campus
Research Methods in Psychology12BESC1449City Campus
Cognitive Psychology12BESC1178City Campus
Social Psychology12BESC1186City Campus
Transformative Research & Evaluation12HUSO2393City Campus
Trauma Informed Practice12HWSS1146City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete One (1) Courses from any:University Elective

AND
Year Three of Program
Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Professional Practices and Cross-Cultural Psychology12BESC1453City Campus
Philosophy and Methodology of Psychology12BESC1437City Campus
Psychopathology and Models of Intervention12BESC1445City Campus
Psychological Assessment and Individual Differences12BESC1433City Campus
Society and Psychology Capstone12HUSO2391City Campus
Contemporary Organisational Practices12HUSO1213City Campus

ANDSelect and Complete One (1) of the following courses:

Course TitleCredit PointsCourse CodeCampus
Psychology of Gender12BESC1441City Campus
Forensic Psychology12BESC1429City Campus
Cross Cultural and Organisational Psychology12BESC1406City Campus
Applied Psychology Topics12BESC1408City Campus

How To Apply

RMIT

Complete your details and we'll make sure your inquiry is sent to the RMIT which will contact you to discuss this degree. For more details, feel free to contact one of the educational consultants at EDVISE HUB Click Here To Book Your Session

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Duration:Full-time 3 years

Location:Australia

Fees:AUD$32,640

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