Program summary

Program title: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business (Psychology and Human Resource Management
Award abbreviation: BA/BBus
QTAC code: 016501 
OP/Rank for 2010 entry: OP-15 / Rank-70
Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2
Recommended prior study: English, Maths A, B or C
Fee type 2010: Commonwealth supported places, visiting non-award domestic places, international fee-paying places
Total units: 384
USC program code: AB306
CRICOS code: 058145D. Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student Visa.

Gain the skills and knowledge required to work as a human resources professional, or choose to complete further study to become a registered psychologist.

In this program you blend study in psychology with courses in human resource management, workplace relations, leadership and team dynamics, and management strategy. The program provides knowledge of theories, methods and research findings in psychology, and teaches you to apply this knowledge to human resource activities such as recruitment, selection, motivation, training and development, and management of organisational change. 

Career opportunities

Human resources management, recruitment, staff development and training, industrial relations, employment relations, psychology (with further study).

Professional recognition

Graduates may become members of the Australian Human Resources Institute; Australian Institute of Management; Australian Institute of Training and Development.

The Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) has accredited Pathway 1 of the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Business (Psychology and Human Resource Management) as a three-year undergraduate sequence in psychology. Following successful completion of an accredited honours year plus either further accredited postgraduate study or supervision following the guidelines of the Psychologists Registration Board in their state or territory, graduates may be eligible for registration as a psychologist in that state or territory.

Honours

USC offers an accredited honours year—the Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) (Honours)—to which you can gain direct entry upon completion of Pathway 1. Please note that a minimum grade point average in the Pathway 1 psychology courses is required for honours entry.

Program structure

Core courses

Select 2 courses from:
COR109 Physiological Psychology
COR110 Social Psychology
COR111 Managing Human Resources

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses

Select 1 of the following pathways:

Pathway 1

2 required introductory courses:
PSY100 Staffing and Remuneration
PSY101 Managing Workplace Relations

Plus 12 required advanced courses:
PSY200 Employment and Industrial Law
PSY201 Introduction to Human Development
PSY202 Motivation and Emotion
PSY203 Advanced Methods in Psychology
PSY204 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
PSY205 Strategic Management
PSY300 Training and Development
PSY301 Managing Organisational Change
PSY302 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
PSY303 Personality and Assessment
PSY304 Human Associative Learning
PSY305 Abnormal Psychology

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.

2 required introductory courses:
PSY100 Group Work
PSY101 Communication and Thought

Plus 2 required Level 2 courses:
PSY200 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
PSY201 Environment, Technology and Sustainability

Plus select 4 courses from:
PSY202 Introduction to Psychology A
PSY203 Introduction to Psychology B
PSY204 Research Methods in Psychology A
PSY205 Research Methods in Psychology B
PSY300 Physiological Psychology
PSY301 Introduction to Human Development
PSY302 Social Psychology
PSY303 Motivation and Emotion
PSY304 Advanced Methods in Psychology

Plus select an Arts and Social Sciences minor (4 courses)
Plus select 2 Arts and Social Sciences electives

Faculty of Business courses

9 required courses:
BUS101 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
BUS102 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
BUS103 Personality and Assessment
BUS104 Human Associative Learning
BUS105 Abnormal Psychology
BUS106 Introduction to Psychology A
BUS108 Introduction to Psychology B
BUS211 Research Methods in Psychology A
BUS320 Research Methods in Psychology B

Plus 7 required advanced courses:
HRM210 Physiological Psychology
HRM211 Introduction to Human Development
HRM220 Social Psychology
HRM221 Motivation and Emotion
HRM312 Advanced Methods in Psychology
HRM321 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
SCS276 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies(which will be recognised as a component of the Human Resource Management major in lieu of HRM311 Personality and Assessment)

Course substitution: the GO (Global Opportunities) Program

As part of your USC program, you may apply to participate in the GO Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider.

Program requirements and notes

1. An introductory level course has a number less than 200 in its course code. An advanced level course has a number greater than 200 and less than 400 in its course code.
2. Refer to related policies, rules, plans and procedures.
3. Refer to explanation of terms.
4. International students need to refer to the University's English language proficiency requirements.
5. Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
6. Refer to the recommended enrolment patterns.
7. Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests, and examinations.

Enquiries

How to apply

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Tel: +61 7 5430 1259

Faculty of Business
Tel: +61 7 5430 1221
Email: businessfaculty@usc.edu.au

Program Leader - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Professor Mary Katsikitis
Tel: +61 7 5456 5034
Email: mkatsiki@usc.edu.au

* Course is subject to final approval

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