Career outcomes
There are many career pathways available for students who have completed an Honours degree in psychology, including:
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing and market research
- Employment and training services
- Teaching
- Community health and welfare
- Health services support e.g. drug and alcohol, cancer, disability, rehabilitation
- Probation and parole services
- Aged, family and child services
- Policy and panning
- Counselling
If you aim to become a registered psychologist, there are three options open to you after completing an APAC accredited Honours degree in psychology:
Option 1: 4 + 2 Internship Pathway
Option 2: 5 + 1 Internship Pathway e.g. Master of Professional Psychology
Option 3: APAC-accredited postgraduate professional psychology degree e.g. Master of Psychology (Clinical)
For further information about these options refer to the Australian Psychological Society.
Professional Recognition
The BPsychSc(Hons) is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).
Completion of a four-year accredited program followed by two years of supervised experience or postgraduate training is required for general registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. Membership of the Australian Psychological Society requires a four-year degree followed by at least a two-year postgraduate degree.
Course structure
An accredited fourth year in psychology must provide students with advanced education and training in core areas and must contain a substantial individual research project. An opportunity for coverage of applied topics and applied skills as a basis for subsequent training in advanced professional skills may also be offered.
The course comprises four coursework units (50%), plus a research thesis (50%).
Full time students should enrol in all coursework and research units. Students approved to study part-time should enrol in the coursework units in Year 1 and the research units in Year 2.
Coursework units (50%)
This unit revises and expands on the research design and statistical analyses covered in the undergraduate psychology program and covers the ethics requirements for conducting and reporting research.It extends statistical analyses to more advanced statistical methods relevant to research and…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
This unit explores the role of theory in a range of core and contemporary domains of psychological research. Through lectures, workshops, and written assignments, students will examine the processes of deriving hypotheses from theory and updating theory in light of…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
View all details for KHA452 Theoretical Controversies in Psychology
A major aim of this unit is to extend students’ theoretical understanding of assessment issues, assessment practice and reporting by providing supervised experience in conducting assessment interviews, and in the administration and interpretation of personality, IQ and other cognitive tests…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for KHA453 Assessment, Professional Roles & Ethics
In this unit, students will develop pre-professional competencies in psychology as well as gain further understanding of the professional practice roles psychologists undertake across a broad range of employment settings. Students will learn about the theory and practice of psychology…
Credit Points: 12.5
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
View all details for KHA459 Advanced Topics in Psychology Practice
Research Thesis units (50%)
This unit involves developing a substantial independent empirical study of a psychological nature. Under the guidance of their supervisor, students research the literature, develop the research question, design the study and prepare a written research proposal for presentation to a…
Credit Points: 25
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
This unit involves conducting and reporting a substantial independent empirical study of a psychological nature. Under the guidance of their supervisor, students conduct an approved independent study, analyse and report the results of the research to a seminar audience, and…
Credit Points: 25
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
| Hobart | Semester 2 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 1 | ||||
| Launceston | Semester 2 | ||||
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University
University of Tasmania
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Country
Australia
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Program Discipline
Nursing, Health care, Medical
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Duration
Minimum 1 Years
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Tuition fee
32450.00 / Per Year
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Processing fee
500.0 ₹/ application
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Cost of Living
10000 CAD
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Average processing time
1 month
Program Category
Undergraduate Program
IELTs Requirements:
Total score
6.5
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Writing band score
6.5 (min)
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Listening band score
6.0 (min)
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Reading band score
6.0 (min)
