Bachelor of Psychology

Psychology is about all of us. Our lived experiences, our feelings, thoughts, behaviours, understandings, interactions, and decisions. It's also about the way we live with ourselves and others.

Our degree in psychology is designed for students with a humanities or science background and is a bridge to many different employment opportunities, including in mental health, human resources, child and family services, alcohol and drug counselling, rehabilitation and disability, migrant support or research and policy development. It will equip you with skills in analysing and researching behaviour and explaining interactions between people and their environment, learning from expert academics, researchers and practitioners.
This course is accredited with the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council and recognised internationally. When you graduate, you'll have a pathway to Honours and postgraduate studies, leading to registration as a psychologist.

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree Award.

1. Apply broad psychology knowledge to a range of theoretical and technical situations.
2. Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise/synthesise complex psychology knowledge and problems.
3. Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate psychological solutions and responses.
4. Use digital technologies and psychology related literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
5. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
6. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through appropriate psychology methods.
7. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and scholarship.
8. Communicate psychology knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.

1. Apply broad psychology knowledge to a range of theoretical and technical situations.
2. Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise/synthesise complex psychology knowledge and problems.
3. Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate psychological solutions and responses.
4. Use digital technologies and psychology related literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sources.
5. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
6. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through appropriate psychology methods.
7. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability and judgement for own learning and scholarship.
8. Communicate psychology knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.

Employment opportunities in psychology span across many fields, including human resources management, criminal justice, education, rehabilitation, business, mental health, counselling, and the administration and provision of social services; in particular, performing in any job or role that involves understanding and guiding human behaviour, showing empathy and compassion, and displaying skills such as the ability to evaluate the needs of a client, write formal reports, and keep accurate and organised records. Finally, this course will prepare students for further postgraduate studies in psychology.

Public Sector Worker, Government Agency Worker, Market Researcher, Children and Family Service Provider, Marketer, Human Resource Worker, Statistician, Mental Health Services Worker, Financial Service Worker, Police Force Officer

• Master of Professional Psychology
• Graduate Diploma of Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Graduate Certificate of Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy