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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  • 17% international / 83% domestic

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Social Work

  • Bachelor

Combine psychology and social work to work in community services, counselling and family-centred intervention, mental health services, drug and alcohol intervention, or disability services.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
5 years full-time
Course Code
425062, 065387E
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
ATAR
75

About this course

Highlights
  • Graduate for a career in areas that include mental health, drug and alcohol prevention, and disabilities.
  • Complete 1,000 hours of professional placement including opportunities to travel overseas.
  • Take the first step towards a career as a registered psychologist.
Highlights
  • Graduate for a career in areas that include mental health, drug and alcohol prevention, and disabilities.
  • Complete 1,000 hours of professional placement including opportunities to travel overseas.
  • Take the first step towards a career as a registered psychologist.

Entry requirements

Year 12 early offer scheme

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.

Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

Overseas qualifications

QUT will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.

English language proficiency

We require students to demonstrate they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.

Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:

  • IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no subscore below 7.0
  • PTE: 65 or better overall with no subscore below 65
  • TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with listening and reading subscores of 24 or better a writing subscore of 27 or better and a speaking subscore of 23 or better
  • Cambridge English Score: 185 or better overall with no subscore below 185

The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.

Study locations

Kelvin Grove

What you will learn

Graduates of this degree have a substantial skill set which is suitable for challenging and complex practice in a variety of settings including mental health drug and alcohol prevention and intervention international practice disabilities and in the development and delivery of community services counselling and family-centred intervention.

Career pathways

Honours pathway

At the end of the third year of study in this course you will have the option to apply for the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Social Work (Honours). Entry to the program is based on grade point average and combination of a minimum 156 credit points of social work units during your first three years of study. On entry to the course you will retain all of the credit you have successfully completed and will complete a further 1.5 years of full-time study which will include an honours research project.

Professional recognition

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.

This is an Australian Association of Social Workers accredited qualification. It is an entry qualification into the social work profession and has been determined to meet the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards.

Possible careers
  • Aged services worker
  • Child protection officer
  • Community corrections officer
  • Community education officer
  • Community health officer
  • Community worker
  • Corrective services officer
  • Counsellor
  • Psychologist
  • Social scientist
  • Social worker
  • Sociologist

Course structure