Bachelor of Science (Animal Behaviour), Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Science (Animal Behaviour), Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) requires the completion of a minimum 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 Science (Animal Behaviour) or the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) 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 Science (Animal Behaviour), Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology), a student must complete 144 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic with:

• a Behavioural Science (Psychology) component of 58.5 units; and
• a Bachelor of Science (Animal Behaviour) component of 85.5 units, according to the program of study below.

Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.

Core - Year 1 topics

Animal Behaviour component

22.5 units comprising:

 BIOL1101  Evolution of Biological Diversity  (4.5 units)
 BIOL1711  Introduction to Animal Behaviour  (4.5 units)
 STAT1122  Biostatistics  (4.5 units)

Plus one of:

 CHEM1101  Chemical Structure and Bonding  (4.5 units)
 CHEM1201  General Chemistry  (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 1 topic

A 4.5 unit elective topic^ from across the University where entry requirements are met

Behavioural Science (Psychology) Component

13.5 units comprising:

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

Core - Year 2 Topics

Animal Behaviour component

31.5 units comprising:
 
 BIOL1102  Molecular Basis of Life  (4.5 units)
 BIOL2702  Genetics, Evolution and Biodiversity  (4.5 units)
 BIOL2711  Ecology  (4.5 units)
 BIOL2712  Animal Diversity  (4.5 units)
 BIOL2721  Foundations of Animal Behaviour  (4.5 units)
 BIOL2722  Disease and Immunology  (4.5 units)
 STEM1001  Nature of STEM (4.5 units)

Behavioural Science (Psychology) Component

4.5 units comprising:

 PSYC2019  Personality and Social Psychology  (4.5 units)

Core - Year 3 Topics

Animal Behaviour component

18 units comprising:

 BIOL2701  Experimental Design and Statistics for Biology  (4.5 units)
 BIOL3702  Marine and Freshwater Biology  (4.5 units)
 BIOL3712  Integrative Physiology of Animals and Plants  (4.5 units)
 BIOL3721  Research in Animal Behaviour  (4.5 units)

Behavioural Science (Psychology) Component

18 units comprising:

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

Core - Year 4 Topics

Animal Behaviour component

13.5 units comprising:

 BIOL3701  Restoration Ecology  (4.5 units)
 BIOL3711  Plant Biology  (4.5 units)
 BIOL3722  Conservation and Ecological Genetics  (4.5 units)

Behavioural Science (Psychology) Component

22.5 units comprising:

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

Plus one of:

 PSYC3005  Applications to Clinical and Health Psychology  (4.5 units)
 PSYC3009  Lifespan Development in Cultural Perspective  (4.5 units)
 PSYC3010  Mind, Brain and Behaviour  (4.5 units)

Plus one of:

 PSYC3003  Introduction to Clinical Psychology  (4.5 units)
 PSYC3004  Advanced Social Psychology  (4.5 units)
 PSYC3008  Applied Cognitive Psychology  (4.5 units)

 Plus a 4.5 unit PSYC upper-level topic at 3000 level or above

^Specialisation - Animal Behaviour - Recommended Electives

While students are able to select elective units from anywhere across the University, these are recommended electives.

 BIOD1102  Introduction to Biodiversity and Conservation  (4.5 units)
 BIOD2701  Biodiversity and Conservation  (4.5 units)
 BIOL1112  Biology and Society  (4.5 units)
 BIOL1301  Introduction to Marine Biology  (4.5 units)
 BIOL3703  Vertebrate Palaeontology  (4.5 units)
 CHEM1202  Chemistry for the Life Sciences  (4.5 units)
 EASC1101  Earth and Environmental Sciences  (4.5 units)
 EASC1102  Marine Sciences  (4.5 units)
 PSYC1101  Psychology 1A  (4.5 units)
 PSYC1102  Psychology 1B  (4.5 units)
 SCME1000  Film Form and Analysis  (4.5 units)
 SCME2001  Television: History and Theory  (4.5 units)
 SCME2102  Sex and Gender  (4.5 units)
 STEM1002  Introduction to Geographical Information Systems  (4.5 units)
 STEM1003  GIS Airborne and Ground Data Capture for all Disciplines  (4.5 units)
 STEM3003  Modelling in Space and Time, Geostatistics and GIS  (4.5 units)
 STEM3100  Research Project in Science  (4.5 units)
 TOUR1101 Introduction to Tourism Studies  (4.5 units)
 TOUR1102 Interpretation for Tourism  (4.5 units)
 TOUR1103 Introduction to Events  (4.5 units)
 WMST2016  Indigenous Women’s Voices: Race, Gender and Colonialism  (4.5 units)
 WMST2017  Gender, Globalisation and International Development (4.5 units)