Overview

Psychology is the study of mind and behaviour. It is one of the most interesting and challenging areas of scientific inquiry with the potential to benefit both individuals and society as a whole.

Topics of study include learning, memory, cognition, perception, neuroscience, and developmental, forensic, social, and abnormal psychology. You will gain an integrated and comprehensive knowledge in the main discipline areas of psychology and develop strong research, analytical and communication skills. Majors include marketing, human resource management, management, criminology, linguistics, philosophy, vision science and neuroscience.

Why choose this Bachelor of Psychological Science degree from University of New South Wales?

This degree offers great flexibility – students can focus just on psychology, loading up their program with a variety of free electives, or may choose to take a complementary major.

Who should choose this degree?

At the completion of this degree you can head into the workforce or continue along the path to becoming a registered psychologist by completing an additional fourth year Honours in Psychology.

Career opportunities

The skills acquired during training in Psychology are extremely valuable to a wide variety of careers within the public and private sector. These include clinical and health settings such as clinics and hospitals and a diverse range of commercial and non-profit organisations.

Accreditation

Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited three-year undergraduate sequence in Psychology and the first step on the six-year pathway to becoming a registered professional psychologist.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Psychology

Measuring Mind and Behaviour

Research Methods

Social and Developmental Psychology

Perception and Cognition

Learning and Physiological Psychology

Assessment, Personality and Psychopathology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-29 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-27 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-08-27 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

144 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Kensington, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

CRICOS Code: 072206A

You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on your educational background and citizenship. English language skills are vitally important for coping with lectures, tutorials, assignments and examinations and this is why UNSW requires a minimum English language competency for enrolment.

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55000 AUD / year

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14000 AUD / year

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Overview

Why choose this Bachelor of Psychological Science degree from University of New South Wales?

Who should choose this degree?

Career opportunities

Accreditation

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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