Bachelor
If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.
This double degree will give you a solid understanding of how business and psychological influences impact on organisations. Your knowledge of human behaviour and its role in organisational environments will prepare you for many professional roles.
If you are aiming for a managerial career in business you will develop the skills necessary to face the increasingly high demands of training and change management.
You can choose to work in various careers in industry and the corporate world such as human resources change management and marketing. Graduates also develop high-level communication and social skills suitable for a career in counselling management training and development. Graduates work in a diverse range of interesting careers taking on positions such as:
The Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council. To pursue a career in a professional area of psychology you will need to undertake further study to gain registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
Depending on your choice of business major you may also be eligible for membership of a number of business professional bodies.
High-achieving students who wish to take further studies may enrol in BS63 Bachelor of Business (Honours).
Students are required to complete 384 credit points comprised of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) program and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business.
The course structure for the Bachelor of Behavioural Science component of the double degree comprises the main APAC-accredited psychology core programme of 12 units as well as four psychology electives. The psychology core allows the student to complete a three-year APAC-accredited psychology sequence across four years of study.
On completion of the double degree program a student then has the option to apply for entry to a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours Psychology).
The business major can be selected from all majors offered within the BS05 Bachelor of Business. The Bachelor of Business component consists of eight core units*; and an additional eight discipline specific units from within the chosen major offered at Gardens Point campus.
*Accounting major students complete six business core units and 10 accountancy major units to allow them to complete professional requirements.
Students are required to complete 384 credit points comprised of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) program and 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Business.
The course structure for the Bachelor of Behavioural Science component of the double degree comprises the main APAC-accredited psychology core programme of 12 units as well as four psychology electives. The psychology core allows the student to complete a three-year APAC-accredited psychology sequence across four years of study. On completion of the double degree program a student then has the option to apply for entry to a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours Psychology).
The business major can be selected from all majors offered within the BS05 Bachelor of Business. The Bachelor of Business component consists of eight core units*; and an additional eight discipline specific units from within the chosen major offered at Gardens Point.
*Accounting major students complete six business core units and 10 accountancy major units to allow them to complete professional requirements.
Bachelor of Business (Honours) Year OptionFor high-achieving double degree students who wish to take further studies may enrol in BS63 Bachelor of Business (Honours).