Fast Facts
Location
Commencing
- Townsville: January
Fees
$14,940.00+
+estimated annual Commonwealth Supported Fee for a full-time study load
Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible
Currently displaying fees for 2025, which are subject to change in following years.
Duration
3 years and 2 trimesters full-time
Entry Requirements
ATAR 64
English (Units 3/4,C)
QTAC Codes
- 311551
Course detail
As you study the Bachelor of Business — Bachelor of Psychological Science joint degree, you will cultivate a balance between academic theory and practical ability — valuable to employers in both psychology and business. Develop an in-depth understanding of how human psychology impacts business and how the unique combination of knowledge and skills that you acquire in this degree can be implemented in a career with unlimited potential.
Study a curriculum designed by industry experts to ground your learning in contemporary research and real-world relevance. Take part in practical experiences through ground-breaking research, industry internship opportunities, and Work Integrated Learning (WIL). In your internship and WIL, you’ll have firsthand experience working in the field that sparks your interest. The professional connections that you make during these internships will not only increase your professional development but build your network to further opportunities post-graduation.
Gain the knowledge and skills to pursue the field that you’re most interested in or embrace the interrelationship of the two.
In your first year of this joint degree you will study core subjects relevant to all business majors and will learn about the pillars of a sustainable business. In your second year, you can tailor the degree to suit your interests by selecting a business major in either Human Resources Management, Management or Marketing for the Digital Age to become a business leader.
In the Bachelor of Psychological Science, you’ll take a behind the scenes look at the social, psychological, and biological factors that shape human behaviour. You will learn the importance of critical thinking as you explore the interconnection of social theories and experiences, which inform our understanding of ourselves and the people around us. Your understanding of what motivates people will give you a competitive edge in the world of enterprise. Whether you choose to pursue a career in human resources management, marketing or psychological science, or management, your knowledge of the wants and needs of the people that make up a demographic will enable you to operate effectively and strategically in the workplace.
Your psychological science studies allow you to tailor your degree by choosing from a range of specialised subjects, including forensic psychology, memory and cognition, cognitive neuroscience, and intercultural psychology. The Bachelor of Business has three majors for you to choose from. The majors and subjects that you choose in each degree can complement each other to deepen your knowledge in a specific area, or you can incorporate variety into your study, increasing the breadth of your expertise.
Consult the handbook for majors available at each campus and a detailed overview of available subjects.
Additional information
Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Psychological Science
With the guidance and input of industry experts, JCU has created a joint Bachelor of Business and Psychological Science degree for students of business who wish to bolster their skillset with interpersonal and behavioural expertise. The degree is 4 years of full-time study or 8 years of part-time study. It covers various core subjects in both psychology and business studies during the first year before allowing students to choose two majors or a major and up to two minors. With a mix of conceptual learning and practical placement, this joint degree offers plenty of critical and strategic thinking as well as a host of networking opportunities that are invaluable to any young business student. Your practical learning will depend on your area of interest, which means you can meet professionals in your industry before graduating to get a head start.
The Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business marries two disciplines which currently scaffold each other. Successful enterprise revolves around knowing what people want, how they will act, and what influences them, all of which can be learned about through psychological science coursework. As a graduate, you will be highly valued by employers for your understanding of people and your ability to influence them towards your organisation.
The double degree of business and psychological science essentially allows graduates both to stand out and to have a much greater chance of success thanks to the practical overlap between disciplines.
Work Integrated Learning and Practical Experience
Regardless of the major you choose, you’ll have a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) component to your degree. The purpose of WIL is to allow you to test the concepts you’ve learned in a real-world setting. JCU teaches through experience because you do not truly understand a theory until you have seen it applied in reality. This is especially true in business and psychology, where theory alone does not net you any success.
The WIL also allows students to familiarise themselves with the different fields they have available to them and discover which one suits them the most. After all, the difference between genuine fulfilment and dissatisfaction is often a matter of choosing the wrong career. And at JCU, where an overwhelming percentage of students report post-graduation satisfaction, genuine fulfilment is a priority.
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Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please review the inherent requirements for the Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Psychological Science.
Majors
The Bachelor of Business has three majors. Not all majors are available at all campuses. The handbook provides detail about subjects you can study within each major and the campuses each major is available at.
Human Resources Management
Discover what motivates employees and how you can boost performance and productivity in organisations. Learn how to effectively communicate, develop positive employment relations and create environments that help people thrive. Your passion for human resources can take you across industries within Australia and around the world.
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Management
Use your love of innovation, entrepreneurship and people-management to strengthen your employability. Learn how to lead businesses in highly competitive environments, solve complex organisational problems, plan effectively and hire the right employees. Managing finances, resources, and direct business operations with confidence in a fast-paced setting. You will learn a variety of transferable skills, important in managing a business or team in any industry.
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Marketing for the Digital Age
Gain the skills to speak directly to your customers through traditional advertising, digital marketing and social media. Your creativity and understanding of people will help you to become an effective marketer, fulfilling the needs of your customers or growing a new customer base. Develop industry knowledge by creating sustainable marketing strategies for real-world businesses. Transfer your skills across organisations in private, public, and non-profit sectors and stand out in a competitive marketplace.
Honours
Honours is available in each discipline as additional 24 credit points of study. Please refer to either the Bachelor of Business (Honours), or the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) Handbook for eligibility information.
JCU Business-Psychological Science graduates combine the skills and knowledge of two disciplines to pursue rewarding careers across a range of industries.
You could find employment in counselling roles in business, community, or government organisations. Different subject choices could see you working in human resource management, professional development, market research, and more.
Entry score threshold
These are the lowest adjusted scores we made an offer to in Semester 1, 2024. Entry scores are based on the most recent Semester 1 intake and are updated in June each year. Meeting the threshold doesn't guarantee admission.
ATAR/Selection Rank: 62.00
Entry score range
This table shows the range of entry scores for recent secondary students offered a place in the Bachelor of Business - Bachelor of Psychological Science for Semester 1, 2024. The table includes offers deferred to Semester 1, 2024 which may have been assessed using the entry score threshold of an earlier year.
JCU Townsville
Without adjustments | With adjustments* | |
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Highest | <5 | <5 |
Median | <5 | <5 |
Lowest | <5 | <5 |
Notes:
<5 – indicates less than 5 ATAR-based offers made.
* Refer to Adjustment Factors
Find out more about who you might study with by viewing this course’s student profile.
Adjustment factors
James Cook University applies bonus ranks under the Regional Preference Scheme and QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme (EAS). Learn more about JCU’s adjustment factors.
Estimated annual Commonwealth Supported fee: $AUD14,940.00
A Student Services and Amenities fee is payable per subject up to a maximum amount per year.
A variety of Scholarships are available to suit different student types.
JCU Prep provides a pathway into this course. Enrolling in this flexible program will enable you to meet entry requirements including subject pre-requisites and ATARs. Introductory academic subjects are also available to prepare you for tertiary study.
*Excludes entry into the Bachelor of Advanced Science, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Marine Science, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Nursing Science – Bachelor of Midwifery, Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours), Bachelor of Physiotherapy, and Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours).
Note the course QTAC code for the location you've chosen. You'll need to enter it as part of your QTAC application.
Application dates vary between courses, whether they're delivered in semester, trimester or carousel study modes. View our Application due dates page for more information.
ATAR score is indicative only. Entry scores will be finalised in the major offer round.
Real stories
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Student
Aimee Cameron
Bachelor of Business - Bachelor of Psychological Science
JCU provides me the opportunity to continue living and working in the tropics, while studying a joint degree that allowed me to follow both my professional and personal passions. I have been continually impressed by the lecturers and staff at the university and their support and encouragement.
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Student
Olivia Riordan
Bachelor of Business - Bachelor of Psychological Science
The practical placement is the best part about the course as you can experience a career in the industry whilst being a student. You gain invaluable knowledge and a unique viewpoint into how these two rapidly growing sectors interact with each other and how particular factors will influence the workforce.
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Senior Lecturer
Alf Kuilboer
College of Business, Law and Governance
This degree cultivates a balance between academic theory and practical ability, both valuable and sought after skills by employers in psychology and business. You will understand how human psychology impacts business, combined with knowledge in the practical elements required for managing a sustainable business.
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Dean
Dr Kerry McBain
College of Healthcare Sciences
Having an understanding of human behaviour - what motivates people, how they perceive the world, and why they make the decisions they do - is invaluable knowledge in business. The joint degree gives students a solid grounding in both the principles of business and of human behaviour.