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'A lot of people enter psychology with the intention of becoming a registered psychologist; but even if that isn’t your goal, there’s a lot of value in studying in human behaviour. I review Youth Justice’s systems and practices. I chose this career because I have a deep-rooted interest in human behaviour and a passion for youth justice. The best part of my job is identifying areas for systemic improvement within our organisation. This has a huge impact, and it’s rewarding to see my individual impact on a larger system.'
Connect to your future career
'I strongly believe in better mental health care for rural and remote Queenslanders. I first heard of Outback Futures as I prepared to undertake a placement subject at QUT. My placement unit led directly to my employment at Outback Futures as I was offered a part-time role after travelling to Blackall and Tambo.'
Find your passion
'I have always been interested in what makes people who they are. I completed a bachelor’s degree prior to starting at QUT and have switched between courses to find my passion. I chose this course because I want to become a clinical psychologist, and this is the first step. The practical nature of the course appealed to me. From the very first semester we started learning and using micro skills like counselling, active listening, and compassionate speaking.'
A career that helps people
'I am a passionate advocate for good mental health. I love the mind, the brain and how complex it is. I was diagnosed with ADHD at 24 and the first day of my treatment was indescribable, it was like I could think for the first time. QUT accepted me through the Centralised Assessment and Selection Program and I was also offered a QAS Indigenous Scholarship in my second semester. I still have a long way to go but I feel obligated to become a psychiatrist, to pass on the second chance I was given, to help someone in the way I was helped.'
Accreditation
Full accreditation with the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council means that this course is accredited by a national and international accreditation authority, giving you a highly recognised qualification. This course is part of a sequence that can lead to eligibility for registration as a psychologist. APAC is the only Australian entity with the authority to accredit courses that will be recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia.
Zahra's interactive psychology course
'I chose to study psychology at QUT because I have always been interested in human behaviour. My favourite parts of my course are the facilities and the support provided. I was pleasantly surprised that my course is pretty interactive, especially in my counselling practices units. The learning materials, resources and the projects and assignments we do in my course are representative of the real world experience.'
Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) student
Evidence-based and empathetic support
'As an international adult student returning to university, my priority was finding a psychology program that had subjects relevant to my long-term goals of effectively providing evidence-based yet empathetic support as a clinical psychologist to people who come to me. QUT's Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) fit my requirements. The academic faculty for all units have so far been excellent. The psychology program has been challenging, but there has been excellent support.'
Behavioural Science (Psychology) student from United Arab Emirates
Make a difference
'A lot of people enter psychology with the intention of becoming a registered psychologist; but even if that isn’t your goal, there’s a lot of value in studying in human behaviour. I review Youth Justice’s systems and practices. I chose this career because I have a deep-rooted interest in human behaviour and a passion for youth justice. The best part of my job is identifying areas for systemic improvement within our organisation. This has a huge impact, and it’s rewarding to see my individual impact on a larger system.'
Find your passion
'I have always been interested in what makes people who they are. I completed a bachelor’s degree prior to starting at QUT and have switched between courses to find my passion. I chose this course because I want to become a clinical psychologist, and this is the first step. The practical nature of the course appealed to me. From the very first semester we started learning and using micro skills like counselling, active listening, and compassionate speaking.'
Connect to your future career
'I strongly believe in better mental health care for rural and remote Queenslanders. I first heard of Outback Futures as I prepared to undertake a placement subject at QUT. My placement unit led directly to my employment at Outback Futures as I was offered a part-time role after travelling to Blackall and Tambo.'
Accreditation
Full accreditation with the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council means that this course is accredited by a national and international accreditation authority, giving you a highly recognised qualification. This course is part of a sequence that can lead to eligibility for registration as a psychologist. APAC is the only Australian entity with the authority to accredit courses that will be recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia.
Highlights
- Take the first step towards a career as a registered psychologist or a researcher.
- Study specialised areas of psychology, including social and developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, personality, neuropsychology, alcohol and drug studies, forensic psychology, group and family therapy, and community psychology.
- Choose a minor in Counselling Practice and Skills, Addiction and Trauma, or from a wide variety of minors across the university such as science, criminology, creative industries and business.
- Option to complete a placement elective unit.
- This course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
Highlights
- Take the first step towards a career as a registered psychologist or a researcher.
- Study specialised areas of psychology, including social and developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, personality, neuropsychology, alcohol and drug studies, forensic psychology, group and family therapy, and community psychology.
- Choose a minor in Counselling Practice and Skills, Addiction and Trauma, or from a wide variety of minors across the university such as science, criminology, creative industries and business.
- Option to complete a placement elective unit.
- This course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
Why choose this course?
Gain a career advantage by developing your understanding of human behaviour. This course will prepare you with essential knowledge, practical skills, digital capabilities, and ethical and cultural sensitivity for working in a range of contemporary settings. It is also the first step towards a career as a registered psychologist or as a researcher.
Build your own degree based on your interests and career aspirations. The flexible structure of this course allows you to select from a wide range of elective units. You can focus your learning on specific interests and emerging areas of employment. Choose from specialised areas of psychology, including social and organisational psychology, alcohol and drug studies, forensic psychology, group and family therapy, the psychology of trauma, and community psychology.
You will also have the option to study a minor, selecting elective units from psychology or from other study areas in the university, such as science, criminology, creative industries and business. These elective units may be combined to form a minor in Counselling Practice and Skills.
Behavioural science is also offered within a range of double degree options. Choose to combine your study of human behaviour with business, law, justice, social work, or nursing to gain a competitive edge in the workplace.
Learn from the best
Our staff have been recognised for excellence in teaching and research. Many are active researchers who are contributing to new knowledge in areas that include mental health and wellbeing interventions, alcohol and substance abuse therapies, community psychology (including refugees and migrants), health communication, road safety, and building resilience in children and teens.
Explore this course
Psychology is the study of the mind and behaviour. The course includes a balanced mix of theory and practical experiences, incorporating technology to enhance your digital capabilities. You will develop professional agility and high-level communication skills along with critical thinking and robust research skills. You will engage in self-reflection to better understand your impact on the world around you, and develop your capabilities in partnership with your peers, individuals, communities, and other professionals.
You will have the option to gain experience in the workplace before you graduate and complete a placement in a professional environment that aligns with your career goals. Placement opportunities are available across a range of different organisational sectors.
To become a registered psychologist you will need to complete further study. Registered psychologists use scientific knowledge of human behaviour to assist individuals who are experiencing mental disorders, relationship problems, learning difficulties, addiction and eating disorders, among other things. Psychologists may work in a specific area of psychology such as cognition, neuroscience, or social and developmental behaviour.
Double degrees
Combine two bachelor degrees into a single course of study. A double degree allows you to specialise in two fields and pursue different interest areas, gaining a broader range of skills and knowledge, and giving you a competitive advantage and greater career flexibility.
Consider the following double degrees with a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology):
- Business: gain knowledge and skills to add business acumen to roles as a market researcher, human resources manager or training and development consultant.
- Law: pursue a career as a lawyer or psychologist in legal, corporate, government, mental health or clinical health environments, or in the development of mental health legal policies, or in research in the legal-psychological domain.
- Justice: your psychology and justice qualifications will position you for a career in policy development, criminal justice institutions, rehabilitation, and family services.
- Social Work: 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.
- Nursing: use your skills to work as a nurse in a range of areas including emergency, mental health, palliative care, or cancer departments.
- Creative Arts: engage in the real world as a creative practitioner, backed with an understanding of human behaviour.
- Design (Visual Communication): combine an understanding of human behaviour with design thinking to create demand, inspire confidence and loyalty in products, places, and experiences in people’s lives.
Careers and outcomes
Graduates of this course have skills that can be applied to a variety of professional areas.
Behavioural scientists use scientific knowledge of human behaviour to assist individuals who are experiencing mental disorders, relationship problems, learning difficulties, addiction and eating disorders, among other things.
Psychologists may work in a specific area of psychology such as cognition, neuroscience, or social and developmental behaviour. Behavioural science graduates have many career choices, using their knowledge of human behaviour to work in a range of fields, including health promotion, marketing, human resources, coaching, policy, and community services.
Graduates also work as researchers to provide greater understanding about how people think, feel and react to situations, and to develop new strategies to improve psychological functioning.
To pursue a career as a registered psychologist, you must be registered with the Psychology Board of Australia. Currently this involves completing a fourth year of study in psychology, followed by further study and supervised work experience. Please refer to Pathways to Registration as a Psychologist on the APAC website.
Careers and outcomes
Graduates of this course have skills that can be applied to a variety of professional areas.
The analytical, interpersonal and research skills are ideal for careers in health, education, human resources, market research, organisational development, policing, public health, human services, and counselling.
To pursue a career as a registered psychologist, you must be registered with the Psychology Board of Australia. Currently this involves completing a fourth year of study in psychology, followed by further study and supervised work experience. QUT offers the Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours Psychology) which provides an APAC-accredited fourth year of training. Please refer to Pathways to Registration as a Psychologist on the APAC website.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council as providing a three-year undergraduate level of training in psychology.
Possible careers
- Aged services worker
- Case manager
- Child protection officer
- Community health officer
- Community worker
- Counsellor
- Disability services worker
- Family services officer
- Government officer
- Guidance officer
- Health information manager
- Health services manager
- Higher education worker
- Human resource developer
- Human resource manager
- Human services practitioner
- Manager
- Policy officer
- Probation and parole officer
- Psychologist
- Public servant
- Research assistant
- Research officer
- Social scientist
- Youth worker
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 72.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2024.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- PY45
- QTAC code
- 425081
- CRICOS code
- 034136C
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- Kelvin Grove
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- Kelvin Grove
- 3 years full-time
- 6 years part-time
- Evening classes are not available
- 3 years full-time
- February and July
- February and July
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
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.
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 74.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2024
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
| Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
99.10
|
Selection rank
99.95
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| Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
80.60
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Selection rank
83.60
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| Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
63.45
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Selection rank
72.05
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You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
I completed secondary school in Australia
- ATAR/selection rank
- 72.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 74.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
VET guarantee
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic / IELTS One Skills Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| TOEFL iBT / Paper | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2025 fees
2025: CSP $10,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $37,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: CSP $9,800 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2024 fees
2024: $34,300 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
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