Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Psychology with Honours
Information valid for students commencing in 2011.
Course Code | 12409P |
Version | 4 |
Faculty | Arts, Education and Social Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Candidates must have a minimum of a Distinction average (GPA 6) across 15 credit points of level 3 PY subjects in the joint pass degree. Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Guidelines for Bachelor degrees. |
Additional selection requirements | Nil |
Special admission requirements | Nil |
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Students of non English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System. An IELTS score of 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5 is required (Band 1 at JCU). Students scoring below this may be offered up to six months intensive language training prior to admission to the course. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 120 credit points as per course structure |
Additional course rules | Nil |
Additional completion requirements | Nil |
Learning outcomes | Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Bachelor degree Guideline in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). |
Course Structure
Core Subjects
Level 1
BU1002:03 Accounting for Decision Making
BU1003:03 Economics for Business
BU1004:03 Management, People and Organisations
BU1005:03 Personal and Professional Skills in Business
BU1006:03 Managing the Customer Experience
PY1101:03 Exploring Psychology I
PY1102:03 Exploring Psychology 2
SS1010:03 Australian People: Indigenous and Anthropological Perspectives
SY1001:03 Australian Society: An Introduction to Sociology
Level 2
PY2103:03 Describing and Analysing Behaviour
PY2107:03 Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Behaviour
Level 3
PY3101:03 Advanced Behavioural Research Design and Analysis
Level 4
PY4104:06 Psychology Thesis Part 1 of 2
PY4105:06 Psychology Thesis Part 2 of 2
PY4108:06 Advanced Topics in Psychology Part 1 of 2
PY4109:06 Advanced Topics in Psychology Part 2 of 2
Options
Select 3 credit points of Arts and Social Sciences level 1 subjects
Arts and Social Sciences subjects include the following prefixes:
AN, AR, CI, CU, CY, EL, FR, GR, HI, IA, IT, JA, JN, PL, PY, SS, SY and WS
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of specified BU level 2 subjects (Schedule A and B)
BU2004:03 Financial Management
BU2005:03 Entrepreneurship
BU2006:03 Business Modelling
BU2007:03 Project Management
BU2008:03 Leadership and Strategic Thinking
BU2009:03 Sustainability in Business
BU2010:03 Business Research Methods
BU2050:03 Workplace Project
BU2060:03 Professional Experience
BU2111:03 Business Law and Ethics
BU2112:03 Law of Business Organisations
BU2208:03 Marketing Fundamentals
BU2209:03 Business Information Systems
PLUS
Select 6 credit points of any BU and BX level 2 subjects
PLUS
Select 9 credit points of specified PY level 2 and 3 subjects
PY2101:03 Brain and Behaviour
PY2104:03 Health Psychology
PY2106:03 Human Development Across the Lifespan
PY2108:03 Evolution of Behaviour
PY2110:03 Forensic Psychology
PY2111:03 Learning and Behaviour
PY2112:03 Memory and Cognition
PY3102:03 Social Psychology
PY3103:03 Psychopathology
PY3104:03 Principles of Counselling
PY3105:03 Behaviour in Organisations
PY3106:03 Theoretical Foundations of Modern Psychology
PY3107:03 Introductory Psychometrics, Assessment and Ethics
PY3108:03 Personality and Individual Psychology
PY3109:03 Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of Mind
PY3111:03 Advanced Health Psychology
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of any BU and BX level 3 subjects
PLUS
Select 12 credit points of specified PY level 3 subjects
PY3102:03 Social Psychology
PY3104:03 Principles of Counselling
PY3105:03 Behaviour in Organisations
PY3106:03 Theoretical Foundations of Modern Psychology
PY3107:03 Introductory Psychometrics, Assessment and Ethics
PY3108:03 Personality and Individual Psychology
PY3109:03 Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of Mind
PY3111:03 Advanced Health Psychology
PLUS
Select 6 credit points of Arts and Social Sciences or BU and BX level 2 and 3 subjects
Majors
Type of major | Optional Single |
Credit points in major | 18 credit points |
Special requirements | Nil |
MAJOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville | Business major | |
Townsville | Business major | |
Cairns Townsville | Business major | |
Cairns | Business major | |
Cairns Townsville | Business major | |
Cairns | Business major | |
Cairns Townsville | Business major | |
Cairns Townsville | Business major | |
Townsville | Business major | |
Cairns Townsville | Business major |
Campus
COURSE AVAILALE AT | NOTES |
Cairns | |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 5 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 10 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Accreditation requirements | Graduates of this course who wish to become fully registered as psychologists, must complete two years of supervised practice in the field or an accredited masters degree. To be eligible for accreditation with Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA Australia) and/or the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) students must complete the Accounting major as well as 18 credit points consisting of the following subjects: BU1112:03 Business Law and Ethics BU2004:03 Financial Management BU2006:03 Business Modelling BU2112:03 Law of Business Organisations BU3112:03 Taxation Plus |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | 3 credit points |
Supplementary exam for final subject | A candidate who has failed the final subject towards the degree and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject .However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation should apply. |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 80 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 20 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Nil |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Majors may appear on the testamur. |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |