1719 - Bachelor of Behavioural Science

This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course

Abbreviated title	BBehavSc
CRICOS Code	030495A
Managing faculty	Arts
Study location and mode	Off-campus (Gippsland) On-campus (Gippsland) Multi-modal (Gippsland)
Total credit points required	144
Duration (years)	3 years FT, 6 years PT Students have a maximum of eight years to complete this course.
Contact details	http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/current/coursework/contact_us/

Description

The course is designed for students who wish to complete a major in psychology or psychological studies in conjunction with studies in a number of other areas such as science, computing, arts, management or marketing.

Objectives

Through a specialisation in psychology or psychological studies, students develop the ability to interpret sources and the capacity for quantitative and qualitative analysis, critique and creative thinking.

Structure

Areas of study

Students complete a compulsory major in psychology (accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) or psychological studies (not APAC-accredited). Students also complete a compulsory second arts major or arts minor from, chosen from a variety of arts disciplines:

Australian Indigenous studies
Australian studies (minor only)
communications
community studies (minor only)
history-politics
journalism
philosophy
public relations
sociology
social and community welfare (minor only)
writing

For information on majors and minorsrefer to the 'Areas of study' section in this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/arts-ug-areas-of-study.html.

Requirements

Students must complete the following:

(a.) an APAC-accredited psychology major (60 points), or a humanistic psychology (psychological studies) major (48 points)

(b.) a major in another field of study (if students complete their second major in a non-arts discipline, then they must also complete an arts minor), or two minors in two different fields of study - one of which must be arts (48 points). The non-arts fields of study from which the second major or minor can be chosen are:

applied biochemistry
applied microbiology
applied statistics (minor only)
applied chemistry
human physiology (minor only)
mathematics and modelling
resource and environmental management
management
marketing
computing
information systems.

(c.) another 12 points in arts at first-year level

Students must complete a minimum of 36 points at third-year level (includes those points completed in the major(s)).

Of the 144 points, 96 points must be completed within the Faculty of Arts. The remaining 48 points may be taken from disciplines in the Faculty of Arts or disciplines outside the faculty.

No more than 10 units (60 points) are to be completed at a first-year level.

Professional recognition

The 60 point major sequence in psychology, comprised of nine core units and one elective unit is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

Award(s) received on completion ^*

Bachelor of Behavioural Science

* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.

13 October 2017 18 November 2024