BB-ARTPSY · Swinburne University of Technology · Double degree
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Psychological Sciences
Psychology
- Minimum ATAR
- 60
- Full time
- 4 years
- Part time
- —
- Credit points
- 400
- Campus
- Hawthorn
- Mode
- On campus
Overview
Discover what it takes to drive social change by being able to understand human relationships. A Bachelor of Psychological Science is the first step to becoming a psychologist and will develop your research, project management and report writing skills. Combine with a Bachelor of Arts to hone your critical thinking, problem solving and cultural competency skills to make a difference in society.
Earn an APAC-accredited psychology degree and explore social change with a Bachelor of Arts.
First-year units
Level 1 units every student in this course takes or chooses from.
- ART10002Technology and SocietyThis unit uses a multi-disciplinary lens to explore the relationship between scientific, technological and human development from the industrial revolution to the digital age and beyond. Students will be introduced to key conceptual framewo…
- PSY10005Introduction to Research MethodsThis unit provides students with an understanding of different research designs and research methods for psychology and health sciences. Students will gain familiarity with the scientific method, ethical issues in research, measurement, exp…
- PSY10007Brain and BehaviourThis unit introduces students to the structure and function of the brain and how it interacts with the external world to generate thoughts, emotions and behaviour. Applications in health and mental illness are also introduced as well as eth…
- PSY10008Fundamentals of PsychologyThis unit of study provides students with a broad introduction to foundational concepts and methods in psychological science as they apply to our experiences, perceptions and behaviour as social beings, and includes coverage of developmenta…
- STA10003Foundations of StatisticsThis unit of study enables students to develop the capacity to undertake independent statistical investigations, including the assumptions and limitations of their application. The unit will provide practical skills to allow students to mea…
- SOC10005Environment and Society: Problems and SolutionsThe course offers an opportunity for students to explore the aspects of societies that have had an adverse impact on the environment and climate, which in turn can adversely and unfairly impact particular groups. Simultaneously this course…
- HIS10005Power and Protest: The History and Politics of Social MovementsThis unit introduces students to some of the social movements that have shaped and are shaping western societies. Using case studies, it critically examines why and how these movements came about and assesses their cultural and political ra…
- CRI10002Fundamentals of CriminologyThis unit provides students with an overview of the discipline of criminology through a presentation of both the major theoretical models as well as the application of these models to a variety of criminal justice settings. Students will le…
And 13 more in the course structure below.
Course structure
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Core units
200 cpBachelor of Arts
50 cpBachelor of Psychological Sciences
50 cpMajors and units
100 cpClimate and Social Justice
100 cp- SOC10005Environment and Society: Problems and Solutions12.5 cp
- HIS10005Power and Protest: The History and Politics of Social Movements12.5 cp
- HIS20009History, Politics and Human Rights12.5 cp
- INS20004First Nations Resistance, Activism and Empowerment12.5 cp
- PHI20010Philosophical Perspectives on Nature and Science12.5 cp
- POL30019Conflict, Justice and Peace12.5 cp
- PHI30009Environmental Philosophy12.5 cp
- SOC30020Changing our Climate12.5 cp
Criminology
87.5 cpEthics and Technology
100 cp- SOC10014Popular Culture, Social Change and Technology12.5 cp
- PHI10008Introduction to Ethics12.5 cp
- POL20019Digital Justice12.5 cp
- SOC20003Technology, Intimacy and Family Life12.5 cp
- POL20020Work in a Globalised World12.5 cp
- PHI30011Thinking and Intelligence: Critical, Creative, Artificial12.5 cp
- PHI30012Planet B: Space and Extra-Terrestrial Ethics12.5 cp
- SOC30021Bodies, Health and Technology12.5 cp
Indigenous Studies
87.5 cp- INS10001Connecting with Culture: Indigenous Australian Experiences12.5 cp
- INS10002Unlearning the Past: Indigenous Australian History12.5 cp
- INS20004First Nations Resistance, Activism and Empowerment12.5 cp
- INS20002International Indigenous Perspectives12.5 cp
- INS30001Indigenous Enterprise And Entrepreneurship12.5 cp
- INS30002Indigenous Knowledges12.5 cp
- INS30004Indigenous Representations12.5 cp
Perspectives on Globalisation
100 cp- SOC10012Global Perspectives on Modernity12.5 cp
- HIS10003Global History12.5 cp
- SOC20013Race, Ethnicity and Migration12.5 cp
- POL20020Work in a Globalised World12.5 cp
- INS20002International Indigenous Perspectives12.5 cp
- SOC30013Global Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality12.5 cp
- POL30014Politics of the Pacific12.5 cp
- POL30022Borders, Security, and Belonging12.5 cp
Politics, Power and Technology
100 cp- PHI10007What is Power?12.5 cp
- HIS10006Propaganda12.5 cp
- POL20009Dictators and Democrats: Comparative Politics12.5 cp
- POL20016Contemporary Approaches to Security12.5 cp
- PHI20006Philosophy, Media, Culture12.5 cp
- PHI30010Philosophy, Politics and Society12.5 cp
- POL30010The Politics of Public Policy12.5 cp
- POL30020Critical Security Studies12.5 cp
Literature and Creative Writing
100 cp- LIT10002Writing Fiction12.5 cp
- LIT10003Reading and Writing Genre Texts12.5 cp
- LIT20002Diversity in Australian Writing12.5 cp
- LIT20004Exploring Iconic Texts12.5 cp
- LIT20003Prose Poetics12.5 cp
- LIT30005Reading, Writing and Criticism12.5 cp
- LIT30006Scripting for Screen and Beyond12.5 cp
- LIT30004Literary Industry Practice12.5 cp
Screen Studies and Popular Culture
100 cp- ART10004Introduction to Game Studies12.5 cp
- MDA10003Screen Studies: Movies, Television and Ourselves12.5 cp
- SOC10014Popular Culture, Social Change and Technology12.5 cp
- MDA20007Screen Franchising and Innovation12.5 cp
- MDA20018Popular Culture of the Asia Pacific12.5 cp
- MDA30016Screen Technology and Culture12.5 cp
- MDA30023Screen Audiences12.5 cp
- LIT30002Graphic Narratives: Comics, Graphic Novels, and Manga12.5 cp
Work placement
100 cpCareers
- Political correspondent
- Campaign coordinator
- Journalist
- Psychologist (with further study)
- Social welfare consultant
- Medical researcher