The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Arts requires the completion of a minimum of 153 units of study.
For admission to the program students 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 program.
Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.
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 program and receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.
To qualify for the combined degrees 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:
To qualify for the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) a student must complete 94.5 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:
PSYC1101 Psychology 1A (4.5 units)
PSYC1102 Psychology 1B (4.5 units)
PSYC1106 Research Methods 1 (4.5 units)
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)
PSYC3007 Research Methods 3 (4.5 units)
PSYC3235 Applications of Psychological Science (4.5 units)
And at least 13.5 units of other third year Psychology topics from the following list:
PSYC3003 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3009 Lifespan Development in Cultural Perspective (4.5 units)
PSYC3004 Advanced Social Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3008 Applied Cognitive Psychology (4.5 units)
PSYC3010 Mind, Brain and Behaviour (4.5 units)
PSYC3236 Forensic Psychology: Legal and Clinical (4.5 units)
To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts a student must complete 58.5 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:
Core – Year 1 topics
9 units comprising:
COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)
PHIL1060 Critical Thinking (4.5 units)
Core – Year 2 topics
9 units comprising:
ARTS2001 Digital Transformations (4.5 units)
Plus one of:
HIST2077 Crisis and Catastrophe: Past Experiences, Future Prospects (4.5 units)
GEOG2030 Sustainable Development in a Global World: Challenges and Prospects (4.5 units)
PHIL2164 Humanity in a Global Age (4.5 units)
PHIL2165 The Ethical Challenge of Climate Change (4.5 units)
SOCI2027 Precarity and Possibility: Creating Social Change for the 21st Century (4.5 units)
Core – Year 3 topic
4.5 units comprising:
ARTS3001 BA Futures (4.5 units)
Plus:
36-units of the major sequence, comprising two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units), two Year 3 topics (9 units), plus two topics (9 units) from Year 2 or 3 according to requirements for the specific major sequence;
For acceptable majors please refer to the Bachelor of Arts course rule for details. Students undertaking a combined Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology), Bachelor of Arts must not complete a major in Psychology within the Bachelor of Arts.
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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