Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre

Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)
225511
Health and Recreation
This degree will give you a thorough grounding in clinical, developmental, biological, cognitive, social and organisational psychology. You’ll learn how to use interpersonal skills and the principles of counselling to help people […]
Full time Part time
Course Fee
CSP/$10000 (1st year contribution)
Start Date
Griffith University - Brisbane South (Nathan/Mt Gravatt)
Duration

4 years Full time or 8 years Part time

Offer Rounds
Course outline

This degree will give you a thorough grounding in clinical, developmental, biological, cognitive, social and organisational psychology. You’ll learn how to use interpersonal skills and the principles of counselling to help people with personal, health, vocational and social difficulties. You’ll also learn how to apply psychological theories to topics such as thinking and perceiving, motivation, stress, health and group behaviour; evaluate and understand tests that measure intellectual, behavioural and emotional states; and use counselling skills, coaching and group facilitation skills, and behaviour change skills. Eligible students will progress to a fourth year of study, where they’ll begin formal research training and be introduced to professional psychological practice. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at GU.

Majors

Minors: clinical and counselling; development and community; health and sport/exercise; organisational; psychological science.

Fee notes

This an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to http://www.griffith.edu.au/students/enrolment-timetables-fees/paying-your-fees.

Other requirements

Students must meet the required level of academic achievement to progress into the fourth year. Students must undertake a placement in fourth year and meet all professional practice requirements. For more information, visit the Griffith University website.

Admissions Criteria

For minimum age requirements please visit Institution minimum age requirements

Prerequisites

Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.

Additional entry requirements

Griffith VET Guarantee and the Year 12 Early Offer Guarantee apply to this program. For more information visit griffith.edu.au/guaranteed-admission.

Assumed knowledge

Any General or Applied English subject (Units 3&4, C)

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024
79.00
ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

97.40

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

99.95

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

82.55

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

89.80

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

73.60

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

80.00

Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2024

For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.

Number of students

8

Percentage of all students

20.5%

Number of students

<5*

Percentage of all students

<5*

Number of students

8

Percentage of all students

20.5%

Number of students

17

Percentage of all students

43.6%

Number of students

0

Percentage of all students

0.0%

Number of students

N/P#

Percentage of all students

N/P#

Number of students

0

Percentage of all students

0.0%

All students

Number of students

39

Percentage of all students

100%

Notes

* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
# N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students

Career opportunities

You’ll be prepared for work in areas such as mental health, community, educational, organisational, or forensic settings; job placement and recruitment; career counselling and guidance; and social research. You can also pursue further studies to work in specialist fields, including clinical psychology, organisational psychology and more.

Membership

As a graduate of the Honours year in Psychology you may be eligible to apply for associate membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS).

A Student Holding A Binder
QTAC Remind Me Logo

Get bite-size guidance from QTAC on how to apply!

QTAC Remind Me is our free service helping you along your tertiary education journey. We’ll send you short and helpful reminders around key dates and application information as you prepare to study. Sign up today!

We respect and value your privacy. We’ll never spam or share your details.

Search

Search All Of

Search
QTAC Remind Me Logo
QTAC Remind Me Form