Program structure

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

• Select Pathway 1 or Pathway 2.
• In Pathway 1 students must complete 28 required courses, 1 elective from the School of Communication and School of Social Sciences and 3 (300 level) SPX courses.
• In Pathway 2 students must complete 22 required courses, 1 School of Social Sciences Minor, 3 electives from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences and 3 (300 level) SPX courses.
• Complete a maximum of 5 introductory level courses from the School of Communication and School of Social Sciences.
• Complete no more than 192 units of introductory level courses in total, including core courses.
• Complete 12 required courses from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering and undertake 3 x 300 level SPX elective courses.
• Register your selected Majors and Minors with Student Administration.

Program notes

• Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
• Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
• As part of your USC program, you may apply to participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
• Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
• When enrolling, please refer to the Pathway 1 or Pathway 2 Study Plan.

Pathway 1

This pathway may lead to direct entry into the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours) program, subject to achievement of a minimum grade point average in Psychology courses.

Core courses

Select 2 core courses from:
COR109 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
COR110 Leading and Managing Organisations
COR111 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses

Required introductory courses (2):
PSY100 Understanding and Preventing Suicide
PSY101 Community and Primary Healthcare

Required advanced courses (12):
PSY200 Learning and Teaching in the Practice Environment
PSY201 Independent Study
PSY202 Research in Health Care
PSY203 Advanced Health Assessment
PSY204 Leadership in Clinical Practice
PSY205 Issues in Health Sector Management
PSY300 Leading and Managing Organisations
PSY301 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
PSY302 Understanding and Preventing Suicide
PSY303 Independent Study
PSY304 Research in Health Care
PSY305 Assessment in Mental Health

Elective courses
Select 1 elective course from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences

Faculty of Science, Health and Education courses

Required introductory courses (6):
LFS100 Public Health Foundations
LFS112 Academic and Professional Skills: Planning for Success
LFS122 ICT for Academic and Professional Applications
SCI105 Innovation: Addressing Challenges
SCI107 Creative Production
SCI110 Design Methods

Required advanced courses (6):
LFS251 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
SPX201 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries
SPX202 Communication for the Creative Professional
SPX211 Playing with Words: an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
SPX212 Fundamentals of Photography
SPX221 Drawing Practice

3 required SPX coded courses:
3 x 300 level SPX courses from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering

Pathway 2

This pathway will not lead to direct entry to the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours) program.

Indirect entry to the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) program would require completion of 6 further Psychology courses, and would be subject to achievement of a minimum grade point average in Psychology courses.

Core courses

Select 2 core courses from:
COR109 Introduction to Key Concepts of Fashion
COR110 Accounting Fundamentals
COR111 Informatics and Financial Applications

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses

Required introductory courses (2):
PSY100 Business Research and Statistics
PSY101 Financial Reporting

Required advanced courses (2):
PSY200 Managerial Finance
PSY201 Principles of Economics for Accountants

Select 4 courses from the following:
PSY202 Principles of Commercial Law
PSY203 Legal Regulation of Business Structures
PSY204 Corporate Reporting
PSY205 Contemporary Accounting Issues
PSY300 Issues in Auditing Practice
PSY301 Strategic Management Accounting
PSY302 Taxation Law and Practice
PSY303 Economics for Business
PSY304 Discovering Management
PSY305 Marketing Essentials

Minor (4 courses)
Select a minor from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences

Elective courses
Select 3 elective courses from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences

Faculty of Science, Health and Education courses

Required introductory courses (6):
LFS100 Accounting for Business
LFS112 Information Systems in Organisations
LFS122 Business Law
SCI105 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
SCI107 Business, Governance and Society
SCI110 Introduction to Psychology A

Required advanced courses (6):
LFS251 Introduction to Psychology B
SPX201 Current Directions in Psychology
SPX202 Research Methods in Psychology A
SPX211 Research Methods in Psychology B
SPX212 Physiological Psychology
SPX221 Introduction to Human Development

3 required SPX coded courses :
3 x 300 level SPX courses from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering

Study Plan

When enrolling, please refer to the Pathway 1 or Pathway 2 Study Plan.