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 Policy

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

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

No special arrangements exist

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

One subject 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 Integrated 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 Integrated 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 Integrated 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 Integrated 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 Integrated 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.