Bachelor of Psychological Science

at James Cook University

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS
 

• Exploring Psychology: From Brain to Practice
• Exploring Psychology: From Perception to Reality
• Critical Thinking in Psychology: How to Think About Weird Things
• Communicating Psychology: Listening, Translating & Disseminating
• Introduction to Research Methods and Data Analysis
• Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Behaviour
• Learning Processes, Behaviour and Performance
• Memory and Cognition
• Psychological Neuroscience
• Through the Looking Glass: Development Across the Lifespan

Course prerequisites
English (Units 3/4,C)

Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD34,960.00

Courses are charged per year of full-time study. International course fees are reviewed annually and subject to change.

JCU Psychological Science graduates are sought-after professionals who excel in their chosen fields.

Graduates pursue careers in areas including private practice, academic and applied research settings, counselling services, law courts, police and defence forces, prisons, hospitals, and schools.

With further study, you could find employment as a clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, educational psychologist, forensic psychologist, occupational psychologist, sport and exercise psychologist, or psychotherapist.

To become eligible for registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia, you are required to complete a minimum six-year sequence of education and supervised training.