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Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - Bachelor of Commerce
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - Bachelor of Commerce |
Abbreviation: | BPsyc(Hons)-BCom |
UOW Course Code: | 1701 |
CRICOS Code: | 084855B |
Total Credit Points: | 264* |
Duration: | 5.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Social Sciences |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus |
Delivery Campus / UAC Code: | Wollongong / 751751 |
Additional Information: |
* This is a minimum figure and may vary depending on Commerce major chosen.
Overview
Double degrees aim to broaden a student's knowledge and skill base and improve career options in competitive, increasingly interactive fields. The programs are designed to enhance a student's educational, academic and professional qualifications whilst minimising the costs of their studies.
The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - Bachelor of Commerce double degree provides the professional qualifications to be a psychologist in a commercial and/or industrial context.
This course is for the highly motivated. Continuation in the degree will be dependent upon achieving a cumulative average of at least 75% in the Psychology subjects approved for the degree.
More information regarding double degree course requirements can be found in UOW's Policy Guidelines. Students must seek advice and approval from both Faculties before enrolment.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements and English requirements are available from the Course Finder.
Course Learning Outcomes
A number of the course learning outcomes in each of these degrees complement and consolidate outcomes in the partner degree. Applied across two discipline areas, the outcomes are achieved at a broader and more comprehensive level.
The outcomes which are common and consolidated in this joint degree ensure that on successful completion of the course students will be able to:
- Apply advanced knowledge of psychological principles and applications to marketing and organisational practices.
- Apply advanced knowledge of research method to commercial issues in local, national, and international contexts.
- Apply advanced analytical skills to commercial issues in local, national, and international contexts.
- Produce advanced written work and communicate orally in a number of formats.
- Demonstrate the capacity for independent learning with respect to professional development of human behaviour in business, organisational and marketing contexts.
- Responsibly and adaptably demonstrate good independent judgement in business-related decision-making through the use of critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrate ethical principles in business decision-making.
Please refer to each individual degree in the Course Finder for a comprehensive list of degree course learning outcomes.
Course Structure
The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - Bachelor of Commerce requires the successful completion of a minimum of 264 credit points as outlined below:
- For the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) component, students must complete 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 prescribed major OR as electives chosen from Business or Social Sciences.
Continuation in the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) component of the course requires an average result of at least 75% at the end of 100-level, a cumulative average of at least 75% for 100 and 200-level subjects at the end of 200-level, and a cumulative average of at least 75% for 200 and 300-level subjects at the end of 300-level in the psychology subjects approved for the degree. Students who do not maintain this level of academic achievement will be required to transfer to the Bachelor of Science (Psychology) - Bachelor of Commerce.
Note: 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 Research Methods 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 relevant Head of Students to be formally recognised as having met this requirement for the Bachelor of Commerce.
| Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | |||
| Psychology | |||
| PSYC121 | Foundations of Psychology A | 6 | Autumn |
| PSYC122 | Foundations of Psychology B | 6 | Spring |
| PSYC123 | Research Methods and Statistics | 6 | Spring |
| Business | |||
| ACCY111 | Accounting Fundamentals In Society* | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| COMM101 | Principles of Responsible Commerce* | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| ECON101 | Macroeconomic Essentials for Business* | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
| FIN 111 | Introductory Principles of Finance* | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
| MGMT110 | Introduction to Management* | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
| Year 2 | |||
| Psychology | |||
| PSYC234 | Biological Psychology and Learning | 6 | Autumn |
| PSYC231 | Personality | 6 | Spring |
| PSYC250 | Quantitative Methods in Psychology | 6 | Autumn |
| PSYC241 | Developmental and Social Psychology | 6 | Spring |
| PSYC236 | Cognition and Perception | 6 | Spring |
| PSYC251 | Psychology of Abnormality | 6 | Autumn |
| Business | |||
| MARK101 | Marketing Principles* | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
| Select ONE of the following FOUR subjects: | |||
| MGMT102 | Business Communications | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
| ECON111 | Introductory Microeconomics | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| ACCY112 | Accounting In Organisations | 6 | Autumn, Spring, Summer |
| COMM113 | Business Oriented Information Systems | 6 | Spring |
| Year 3 | |||
| Psychology | |||
| PSYC347 | Assessment and Intervention | 8 | Autumn |
| PSYC348 | History and Metatheory of Psychology | 8 | Autumn |
| PSYC354 | Design and Analysis | 8 | Spring |
| Select ONE of the following FIVE subjects: | |||
| STS 112 | The Scientific Revolution | 6 | Spring |
| SCIE101 | Modern Perspectives in Science | 6 | Spring |
| BIOL103 | Molecules, Cells and Organisms | 6 | Spring |
| GEOG121 | Human Geography I: life in a globalising world | 6 | Autumn |
| GEOG122 | Human Geography II: Living in a Material World | 6 | Spring |
| Business | |||
| 18 credit points of Business subjects in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce major chosen. | |||
| Year 4 | |||
| Psychology | |||
| 24 credit points of Psychology elective subjects at 300-level - refer to the Bachelor of Psychology single degree for subject choices. | |||
| Business | |||
| 24 credit points of Business subjects as required for the Bachelor of Commerce major chosen. | |||
| Year 5 | |||
| Psychology | |||
| 48 credit points as per Bachelor of Psychology course structure for 400-level (Honours)** | |||
| Year 6 | |||
| Business | |||
| 12 credit points of subjects, either as specified in order to fulfil a prescribed major OR as electives chosen from the Business or Social Sciences Schedules. | |||
| 6 credit points of Business subjects in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce major chosen. | |||
| Select ONE of the following FOUR capstone subjects: | |||
| COMM331 | Simulation of a Socially Innovative Enterprise | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| COMM333 | Applied Business Research for Social Innovation | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| COMM334 | Intercultural Applications of Socially Innovative Commerce | 6 | Autumn |
| COMM390 | Commerce Internship | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
* 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 when deciding how to sequence their Bachelor of Commerce core subjects.
**Course Requirements for Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
To be eligible to proceed to 400 level in Psychology and undertake Honours, students must have:
a. Maintained the minimum performance requirement; and
b. Completed at least 144 credit points, including all 100-300 level psychology subjects as outlined in the course structure above.
Honours
The Honours program is made up of 48 credit points as outlined below:
| Subject Code | subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSYC410 | Honours Empirical Thesis | 24 | Annual |
| PSYC407 | Theory and Methods | 8 | Autumn |
| PSYC408 | Psychological Assessment: Principles and Applications | 8 | Autumn |
| PSYC409 | Psychological Intervention: Principles and Applications | 8 | Spring |
Candidates intending to complete Honours as part-time students will generally do PSYC407 , PSYC408 and PSYC409 in the first year, and PSYC410 in the second year.
Students interested in pursuing Honours in Commerce should consult the Faculty of Business.
Transfer Options Between Psychology-Commerce Double Degrees
Students who decide not to complete fourth-year Psychology can transfer to the Bachelor of Science (Psychology) - Bachelor of Commerce double degree.
Credit Arrangements
Credit and articulation arrangements are available from the Course Finder. Refer to UOW's credit arrangements for information on how to apply for credit.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: ssc@uow.edu.au