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Bachelor of Psychology - Bachelor of Commerce

Testamur Title of Degree:

Bachelor of Psychology - Bachelor of Commerce

Abbreviation:

BPsyc-BCom

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

Duration:

5 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

264*

Delivery Mode:

On-campus

Starting Session(s):

Autumn

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

867

UAC Code:

751751

CRICOS Code:

031408G

* This is a minimum figure and may vary depending on Commerce major chosen.

Overview

Bachelor of Psychology - Bachelor of Commerce double degree provides opportunities for students to combine their interest in psychology with business or commerce.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Domestic school leavers are assumed to have completed at least 2 units of English at HSC level. English (Advanced) is recommended.

International students are required to have achieved an overall IELTS score of 6.5, with a minimum level of 6.0 in all bands of reading and writing, speaking and listening.

Alternative pathways exist for mature age domestic students.

Course Requirements

The Bachelor of Psychology - Bachelor of Commerce requires the successful completion of a minimum of 264 credit points in accordance with the details below:

- 150 credit points of Psychology subjects in accordance with table below

- For the Bachelor of Commerce component, students must complete 48 credit points of core subjects (including the capstone subject), plus a 48 credit point major

- 18 credit points of subjects, either as specified in order to fulfil a heavily prescribed major OR as electives chosen from Commerce, Health & Behavioural Sciences or Science

Note that students in the double degree are not required to take COMM121 Statistics for Business, which is normally a common core subject for students in the Bachelor of Commerce single degree. PSYC123 Theory, Design and Statistics in Psychology meets the requirement for a first year statistics subject and remains as a core requirement for the double degree. Students must apply for credit for COMM121 from the Sub Dean of Commerce to be formally recognised as having met this requirement for the Bachelor of Commerce.

Subject Code

Subject Name

Session

Credit Points

Year 1

PSYC121

Foundations of Psychology A

Autumn

6

PSYC122

Foundations of Psychology B

Spring

6

PSYC123

Theory, Design and Statistics in Psychology

Spring

6

ACCY111

Accounting Fundamentals in Society*

Autumn or Spring

6

COMM101

Principles of Responsible Commerce*

Autumn or Spring

6

ECON101

Macroeconomic Essentials for Business*

Autumn or Spring

6

FIN111

Introductory Principles of Finance*

Autumn or Spring

6

MGMT110

Introduction to Management*

Autumn or Spring

6

Year 2

PSYC234

Biological Psychology and Learning

Autumn

6

PSYC231

Personality

Autumn

6

PSYC250

Quantitative Methods in Psychology

Autumn

6

PSYC241

Developmental and Social Psychology

Spring

6

PSYC236

Cognition and Perception

Spring

6

PSYC251

Psychology of Abnormality

Spring

6

MARK101

Marketing Principles*

Autumn or Spring

6

Choose one of the following four subjects :

MGMT102

Business Communications

Autumn or Spring

6

ECON111

Introductory Microeconomics

Autumn or Spring

6

ACCY112

Accounting in Organisations

Spring

6

COMM113

Business Oriented Information Systems

Spring

6

12cp of Commerce subjects in accordance with the requirements for the Commerce major chosen

Autumn or Spring

12

Year 3

PSYC347

Assessment and Intervention

Autumn

8

PSYC348

History and Metatheory of Psychology

Autumn

8

PSYC354

Design and Analysis

Spring

8

Choose one of the following four capstone subjects:

COMM331

Simulation of a Socially Innovative Enterprise

Autumn or Spring

6

COMM333

Applied Business Research for Social Innovation

Autumn

6

COMM332

Start up Plan of a Socially Innovative Business

Spring

6

COMM334

Intercultural Applications of Socially Innovative Commerce

Autumn

6

24cp of Commerce subjects in accordance with the requirements for the Commerce major chosen

Autumn or Spring

24

Year 4

24cp of Psychology elective subjects at 300-level - refer to the Bachelor of Psychology single degree for subject choices

Autumn or Spring

24

12cp of Commerce subjects as required for the Commerce major chosen

Autumn or Spring

12

18cp of subjects, either as specified in order to fulfil a heavily prescribed major OR as electives chosen from the Commerce, Heath & Behavioural Sciences or Science Schedules

Autumn or Spring

18

Year 5

Bachelor of Psychology 4th Year - refer to the entry for the single Bachelor of Psychology for details

Autumn and Spring

48

* These subjects form the common core subjects for the Bachelor of Commerce. They do not need to be taken in the order specified above; however students should seek academic advice from the Faculty of Commerce when deciding how to sequence their core subjects.

Honours

Honours in Psychology is a fourth year of study accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). It is offered on a one year full-time or two year part-time basis. Psychology Honours is a route to the Postgraduate coursework or research degrees in Psychology. It is also a partial qualification for registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia, a post-degree supervision period also being required. Graduates of the University of Wollongong with a major in Psychology are eligible to apply for admission to Psychology Honours provided that: they have completed an undergraduate degree curriculum with a major in psychology; they have completed PSYC251 Psychology of Abnormality, PSYC348 History and Metatheory of Psychology and PSYC354 Design and Analysis; they have completed at least 76 credit points of Psychology subjects at 200 and 300 levels; they have at least a credit average for Psychology subjects at 200 and 300 levels. For the purposes of assessing eligibility for entry to the Honours program, the School takes the best 11 subjects from successfully completed 200 and 300 level Psychology subjects.

Students interested in pursuing Honours in Commerce should consult the Commerce Sub-Dean.

Contact Information

Psychology

A/Prof Peter Caputi
Undergraduate Psychology Coordinator
+61 2 4221 3717
peter_caputi@uow.edu.au

Commerce

Commerce Central
Level 1, Building 40
+61 2 4221 4478
commerce-enquiries@uow.edu.au

Other Information

Other information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/