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Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) / Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
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Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) / Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
- Award Names
- Availability
- Duration
- Admission
- Credit
- Graduation
- Course Structure
- Enrolment Pattern
- Workplace Learning
- Residential School
- Accreditation
The course includes the following awards:
Bachelor of Business (Marketing) BBus(Mkt)
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) BSocSc(Psych)
Course Study Modes and Locations
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) / Bachelor of Business (Marketing) (1424MK)
Distance Education - Bathurst On Campus - Bathurst
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) / Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
Full-time 4 years (8.0 sessions)
Part-time 8.0 years (16.0 sessions)
Students have the opportunity to include subjects offered in Session 3 in their enrolment as desired.
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 PolicyAdmission is normally based on standard CSU and UAC admission requirements for undergraduate courses
Graduation requirements
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.
Course Structure
The Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Business (Marketing) is a four year degree, comprising 32 subjects:
a minimum of 13 core psychology subjects (8 points each);
1 Psychology elective (8 points);
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
PSY114 Indigenous Australians and Psychology: An Introduction
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:
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 (Marketing)
Core
All of the following
BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
QBM120 Business Data Analysis
MGT100 Organisations & Management
MGT230 Ethics, Sustainability & Culture
MKT110 Marketing & Society
MKT220 Consumer Behaviour
MKT230 Market Research
MKT260 International Marketing
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management (Capstone Subject)
plus at least three (3) Restricted Electives (Set A) from
MKT235 Brand Management
MKT240 Market Analysis and Analytics
MKT310 Integrated Marketing Communications
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT303 Social and Environmental Marketing
MKT350 Product Innovation Management
plus at least two (2) Restricted Electives (Set B) from
ACC100 Accounting 1
ECO130 Business Economics
ITC105 Communication & Information Management
LAW110 Business Law
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
MKT110 Marketing & Society
One from restricted electives (Set B):
ACC100 Accounting 1
ECO130 Business Economics
ITC105 Communication & Information Management
LAW110 Business Law
Year 2
Session 1
PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
[Psych] Elective
MKT220 Consumer Behaviour
One from restricted electives (Set B):
ACC100 Accounting 1
ECO130 Business Economics
ITC105 Communication & Information Management
LAW110 Business Law
Session 2
PSY203 Social Psychology
PSY204 Psychological Testing
BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
MGT230 Ethics Sustainability & Culture
Year 3
Session 1
PSY202 Developmental Psychology
PSY208 Biopsychology
MKT230 Market Research
BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
Session 2
PSY114 Indigenous Australians and Psychology: An Introduction
PSY308 Psychology of Learning
MKT260 International Marketing
One from restricted electives (Set A):
MKT235 Brand Management
MKT240 Market Analysis and Analytics
MKT303 Social and Environmental Marketing
MKT310 Intergrated Marketing Communications
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT350 Product Innovation 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):
MKT235 Brand Management
MKT240 Market Analysis and Analytics
MKT303 Social and Environmental Marketing
MKT310 Intergrated Marketing Communications
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT350 Product Innovation Management
Session 2
PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods
PSY307 Cognition
BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management
Part-time by Distance Education
Year 1
Session 1
PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
MGT100 Organisations & Management
Session 2
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
MKT110 Marketing & Society
Year 2
Session 1
QBM120 Business Data Analysis
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
Session 2
PSY114 Indigenous Australians and Psychology: An Introduction
One from restricted electives (Set B):
ACC100 Accounting 1
ECO130 Business Economics
ITC105 Communication & Information Management
LAW110 Business Law
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 & Information Management
LAW110 Business Law
Session 2
SOC102 Social Inequality
BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
Year 4
Session 1
PSY202 Developmental Psychology
BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
Session 2
PSY203 Social Psychology
MGT230 Ethics Sustainability & Culture
Year 5
Session 1
PSY204 Psychological Testing
MKT230 Market Research
Session 2
PSY208 Biopsychology
MKT220 Consumer Behaviour
Year 6
Session 1
PSY301 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology*
One from restricted electives (Set A):
MKT235 Brand Management
MKT240 Market Analysis and Analytics
MKT303 Social and Environmental Marketing
MKT310 Intergrated Marketing Communications
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT350 Product Innovation Management
Session 2
[Psych] Elective
MKT260 International Marketing
Year 7
Session 1
PSY308 Psychology of Learning
One from restricted electives (Set A):
MKT235 Brand Management
MKT240 Market Analysis and Analytics
MKT303 Social and Environmental Marketing
MKT310 Intergrated Marketing Communications
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT350 Product Innovation Management
Session 2
PSY309 Qualitative Research Methods*
One from restricted electives (Set A):
MKT235 Brand Management
MKT240 Market Analysis and Analytics
MKT303 Social and Environmental Marketing
MKT310 Intergrated Marketing Communications
MKT335 Marketing of Services
MKT350 Product Innovation Management
Year 8
Session 1
PSY305 Psychology of Personality
BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
Session 2
MKT340 Strategic Marketing Management
One from:
PSY304 Psychopathology
PSY307 Cognition
Workplace learning
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.
BUS110 Workplace Learning 1
BUS220 Workplace Learning 2
BUS370 Workplace Learning 3
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.
Accreditation
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 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.