University of Wollongong
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Build a rewarding career that impacts individuals and communities by combining your Bachelor of Psychological Science with the Bachelor of Social Science. Learn the function of the human mind and its impact on behaviour while investigating social issues and how you can deliver change that matters.
The Bachelor of Psychological Science is the first stage of qualification required to work as a professional psychologist. This degree alone will not qualify you to be a practicing psychologist, rather it provides comprehensive, foundational knowledge in the processes basic to human psychological functioning.
The social sciences promote social justice by exploring how practices, policies and structures contribute to social disadvantage and injustice. Social science equips you to become a change-maker of tomorrow. To do this, the Bachelor of Social Science embeds Indigenous knowledges and content, and subjects that will develop your understanding of social inequalities impacting on the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities.Bachelor of Psychological Science: Biological psychology and learning, cognitions and perception, development and social psychology, personality, psychology of abnormality. Bachelor of Social Science: Criminology, human services, occupational health and safety, sociology. Additional electives and minors from the social science, arts and science disciplines are also available to complement your studies.
Drug and alcohol counselling, health education, human resource management, industrial relations, market and social research, human services worker (such as in justice, community services, aged care, welfare, family support services, local, state or federal government, not-for-profit advocacy and support organisations), project worker, administrative coordinator or research assistant in community services, research or policy development, international development, postgraduate study including Master of Teaching (Primary).
Accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council. Students must complete an additional honours year to meet the academic requirements for eligibility for provisional registration as a psychologist. Further postgraduate study and training is required for full accreditation.
Optional internships, industry projects, and other career-ready learning opportunities.
Bachelor of Psychological Science: Available as an additional year of study to meritorious students. Entry is competitive. Bachelor of Social Science: Available as an additional year of study to meritorious students.
Assumed knowledge: Any 2 units of English.
Recommended studies: Mathematics Advanced, English Advanced.
Refer to UOW general admission criteria.
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