Understand the human mind and how it drives behaviour.
La Trobe's Bachelor of Psychological Science will prepare you for a career as a professional psychologist, or in a psychology-related field across industries from clinical psychology to human services and marketing.
Elective subjects with a choice of minor sequences in Human Relationships and Neuroscience gives you the flexibility to work towards the career you want.
You'll learn:
Analytical, research and communication skills
Learn skills that are essential to your future career in psychology.
Clinical and health psychology
Gain an understanding of how to help people cope with mental and physical disorders.
Developmental and social psychology
Understand how environmental factors contribute to peoples' psychological makeup.
Psychological assessment, intervention and research
Become familiar with methods to understand and measure people's psychological state.
Learn when and how to intervene and how to conduct research.
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7.
CAREER OUTCOMES
As a graduate, you'll have flexible pathways toward careers that include:
Clinical psychologist
Assess people's psychological state.
Diagnose and develop a management plan for treatment and recovery.
Manage caseloads and referrals.
Counsel patients, document sessions, report to management and liaise with government departments when necessary.
Public health worker
Use your knowledge and expertise to support your patients and their communities.
Monitor people's health, inform, educate and empower people to improve their quality of life.
Document cases and develop strategies to solve health problems.
Rehabilitation worker
Work with people suffering from addiction and help them achieve meaning and stability in their lives.
Youth worker
Work with youth to help them stay healthy, happy and well adjusted.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Psychological Science is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).
Professional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia will require an APAC-accredited fourth year and additional or ongoing requirements beyond the completion of the degree as well as an application to the professional body. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Psychological Science may apply for membership with the Australian Psychological Society (APS). Membership may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.
Accreditation, registration and/or membership details for this course may be found on the La Trobe University website.
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31 Julio 2023
Albury-Wodonga Campus
133 McKoy Street,
WEST WODONGA,
Victoria,
3690, WODONGA, Australia
*El precio que se muestra es una referencia, por favor verificar con la institución
31 Julio 2023
La Trobe University
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus,
Plenty Road and Kingsbury Drive,
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY,
Victoria,
3086, MELBOURNE, Australia
Equivalent to an Australian Year 12 Senior Secondary Certificate.
English language requirements
IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0
TOEFL Internet based (iBT): overall score of 79 with 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing.
Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE): overall score of 58 with no communicative skill score less than 50.
C1 Advanced: 176 with no less than 169 in any component.
C2 Proficiency: 176 with no less than 169 in any component.
Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.
En La Trobe, los estudiantes son parte de una comunidad académica y de profesionales de la industria que transforman vidas todos los días.
