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Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) Bachelor of Business (Management)

+ Award nomenclature

Bachelor of Business (Management)
BBus(Mgt)
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)
BSocSc(Psych)

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) Bachelor of Business (Management) (1424BM)
On Campus Bathurst
Distance Education Bathurst

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Full-time 4 years (8.0 sessions)

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

    • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    Admission is normally based on standard CSU and UAC admission requirements for undergraduate courses

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    Standard CSU Credit policy apply.

    Graduation requirement

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.

    Course structure

    The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Management) is a four year degree, comprising 32 subjects:

    a minimum of 12 core psychology subjects (8 points each);
    2 Psychology electives (8 points each);
    2 core sociology subjects (8 points each);
    11 core Business subjects (8 points each)
    3 Business restricted electives (Set A) (8 points each)
    2 Business restricted electives (Set B) (8 points each)

    Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)

    Core Subjects

    PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
    PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
    PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
    PSY202 Developmental Psychology
    PSY203 Social Psychology
    PSY204 Psychological Testing
    PSY208 Biopsychology
    PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology*
    PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods*
    and at least three of the following subjects
    PSY304 Psychopathology
    PSY305 Psychology of Personality
    PSY307 Cognition
    PSY308 Psychology of Learning
    * Students studying by distance education attend a compulsory residential school for this subject

    Psychology Electives

    Two subjects chosen from the remaining core Level 3 psychology subjects and from:
    PSY114 Indigenous Australians and Psychology: An Introduction
    PSY211 Psychology of Crime
    PSY214 Health Psychology
    PSY218 Psychology of Substance Abuse
    PSY219 Psychology International Experience
    PSY313 Psychology and the Legal System
    PSY316 Psychology of Stress and Trauma
    or any other subject offered by the Faculty of Arts provided prerequisites or assumed knowledge requirements are satisfied

    Compulsory Sociology Subjects

    SOC101 Introductory Sociology
    SOC102 Social Inequality

    Bachelor of Business (Management)

    Core Subjects

    All of the following
    BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
    BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
    BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
    HRM210 Human Resource Management
    MGT100 Organisations & Management
    MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
    MGT310 Operations Management
    MGT330 Business Strategy (Capstone Subject)
    MGT340 International Business Management
    QBM120 Business Data Analysis

    plus at least three (3) Restricted Electives (Set A) from

    INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
    LAW220 Business Organisations Law
    MGT220 E-Commerce
    MGT290 Project Management
    MGT320 Managing Change
    MGT367 Leadership Issues

    plus at least two (2) Restricted Electives (Set B) from

    ACC100 Accounting 1
    ECO130 Business Economics
    ITC105 Communication & Information Management
    LAW110 Business Law
    MKT110 Marketing & Society

    Enrolment pattern

    Full-time on Campus

    Year 1

    Session 1

    PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
    SOC101 Introductory Sociology
    MGT100 Organisations & Management
    QBM120 Business Data Analysis

    Session 2

    PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
    SOC102 Social Inequality
    BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
    One from restricted elective (Set B):
    ACC100 Accounting 1
    ECO130 Business Economics
    ITC105 Communication and Information Management
    LAW110 Business Law
    MKT110 Marketing & Society

    Year 2

    Session 1

    PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
    [Psych] Elective
    BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
    One from restricted electives (Set B):
    ACC100 Accounting 1
    ECO130 Business Economics
    ITC105 Communication and Information Management
    LAW110 Business Law
    MKT110 Marketing & Society

    Session 2

    PSY203 Social Psychology
    PSY204 Psychological Testing
    MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    MGT230 Ethics Sustainability & Culture

    Year 3

    Session 1

    PSY202 Developmental Psychology
    PSY208 Biopsychology
    MGT310 Operations Management

    One from restricted electives (Set A):
    INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
    LAW220 Business Organisations Law
    MGT220 E-Commerce
    MGT290 Project Management
    MGT320 Managing Change
    MGT367 Leadership Issues

    Session 2

    PSY308 Psychology of Learning
    [Psych] Elective
    HRM210 Human Resource Management
    MGT340 International Business Management

    Year 4

    Session 1

    PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
    One of
    PSY304 Psychopathology
    PSY305 Psychology of Personality

    Two from restricted electives (Set A):
    INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
    LAW220 Business Organisations Law
    MGT220 E-Commerce
    MGT290 Project Management
    MGT320 Managing Change
    MGT367 Leadership Issues

    Session 2

    PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods
    PSY307 Cognition
    BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
    MGT330 Business Strategy

    Part-time by Distance Education

    Year 1

    Session 1

    PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
    MGT100 Organisations & Management

    Session 2
    PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
    One from restricted electives (Set B):
    ACC100 Accounting 1
    ECO130 Business Economics
    ITC105 Communication and Information Management
    LAW110 Business Law
    MKT110 Marketing & Society

    Year 2

    Session 1

    SOC101 Introductory Sociology
    QBM120 Business Data Analysis

    Session 2
    [Psych] Elective
    BUS110 Workplace Learning 1

    Year 3

    Session 1

    PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
    One from restricted electives (Set B):
    ACC100 Accounting 1
    ECO130 Business Economics
    ITC105 Communication and Information Management
    LAW110 Business Law
    MKT110 Marketing & Society

    Session 2
    SOC102 Social Inequality
    MGT210 Organisational Behaviour

    Year 4

    Session 1

    PSY202 Developmental Psychology
    PSY204 Psychological Testing

    Session 2
    PSY203 Social Psychology
    MGT230 Ethics Sustainability & Culture

    Year 5

    Session 1

    BUS220 Workplace Place Learning 2

    One from restricted electives (Set A):
    INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
    LAW220 Business Organisations Law
    MGT220 E-Commerce
    MGT290 Project Management
    MGT320 Managing Change
    MGT367 Leadership Issues

    Session 2
    PSY208 Biopsychology

    One from restricted electives (Set A):
    INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
    LAW220 Business Organisations Law
    MGT220 E-Commerce
    MGT290 Project Management
    MGT320 Managing Change
    MGT367 Leadership Issues

    Year 6

    Session 1

    PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology*
    HRM210 Human Resource Management

    Session 2

    [Psych] Elective
    MGT340 International Business Management

    Year 7

    Session 1

    PSY305 Psychology of Personality
    MGT310 Operations Management

    Session 2

    PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods*
    BUS370 Workplace Learning 3

    Year 8

    Session 1

    PSY308 Psychology of Learning
    One from restricted electives (Set A):
    INR210 Industrial Relations in Australia
    LAW220 Business Organisations Law
    MGT220 E-Commerce
    MGT290 Project Management
    MGT320 Managing Change
    MGT367 Leadership Issues

    Session 2

    MGT330 Business Strategy
    One of
    PSY304 Psychopathology
    PSY307 Cognition
    * a compulsory residential school is applicable for this subject

    + Residential School

    Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

    PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
    PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods

    Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

    + Workplace Learning

    Please note that the following subjects have a Workplace Learning component.

    BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
    BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
    BUS370 Workplace Learning 3

    Professional recognition

    The minimum academic requirement for provisional registration as a Psychologist is completion of a four-year APAC accredited sequence of study in Psychology. The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) is currently accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as a three-year sequence of study in Psychology. Graduates of this course may apply for admission to a fourth-year course in psychology in order to meet the requirements for provisional registration as a Psychologist.

    Only students enrolled in APAC-accredited courses are eligible for student subscribership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), the peak professional body for Psychology; the minimum requirement for APS membership is completion of a four year APAC-accredited sequence of study.

    Contact

    For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

    The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: March 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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