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Bachelor of Business/ Bachelor of Science in Psychology - MGSC02

Course Code:	MGSC02
Course Version:	1
Location:	UC - Canberra, Bruce
Faculty:	Faculty of Health
Discipline(s):	Discipline of Psychology Canberra Business School
UAC Code:	361545
CRICOS Code:	099010B
English Language Requirements:	Academic IELTS of 6.0 or equivalent, with no band score below 6.0

Introduction

The Bachelor of Science in Psychology is the main undergraduate degree course in psychology at University of Canberra. Students can also choose an undergraduate double degree with Law, Sports Studies, Management, Politics or Arts.

With a focus on applied psychology and research, undergraduate psychology courses at UC introduce students to the latest theory, practice, and research in a diverse range of areas, including Developmental, Physiological, Social, Personality, Learning, Cognitive, and many others. Students can also choose elective units in Exercise Psychology, Health Psychology, and Forensic Psychology.

Importantly, undergraduate psychology degrees at UC prepare students not only for employment as psychologists, but also equips them with skills highly sought after by a diverse range of employers, including skills in critical analysis, communication, problem solving, team-work, and research.

The Bachelor of Business will position students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to embark on a career in one of the core disciplines of business, including:
- management,
- marketing,
- service management,
- human resource management,
- entrepreneurship and innovation, and
- international business.

This course will provide managers, and those who will become managers, with a broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in a range of core areas of business, combined with the necessary skills to be effective in the changing context of work, organisations and business.

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Admission Requirements

Admission to this course is based on an entrance rank. A rank can be achieved by the following means:
- Year 12 ATAR
- other Australian Qualification
- work experience
- overseas qualification

We also offer a number of entry initiatives that give you the opportunity to gain entry to the University via alternate pathway programs and admissions schemes.
More information is available on our Alternative Entry page: http://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/applications/apply-now/alternative-entry

Additional Admission Requirements

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Assumed Knowledge

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Information on admission closing dates can be found here.

Course Requirements

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Bachelor of Business/ Bachelor of Science in Psychology (96 credit points)
Required - 69 credit points as follows
- Psychology - 45 credit points as follows
  - MJ0102 Major in Psychological Science (24 credit points)
    - Required - Must pass 21 credit points as follows
    - Restricted Choice - Must pass 3 credit points from the following
    - Note:
      - From Semester 1 2019 11399 Understanding People and Behaviour replaces 4309 Psychology 101. Students who have passed 4309 do not need to complete the new unit.
  - Required Units - Must pass 21 credit points as follows
  - Note:
    - All of the above listed units are required for accreditation by the Australian Psychological Accreditation Council (APAC) and approval by the Australian Psychological Society (APS).
- Business - 24 credit points as follows
  - CM0014 Core Major in Business (24 credit points)
    - Required - Must pass 18 credit points as follows
    - Restricted Choice - Must pass 6 credit points from the following
    - Note:
      - Credit Points: Students who want to do more than 6 credit points from this list may count them towards Open Electives.
      - International Exchange: Students may also choose to undertake units at an international institution, subject to approval by the Program Director.
Restricted Choice - Must select 1 of the following
Open Electives - 3 credit points as follows
- Must pass 3 credit points from anywhere in the University.

In addition to course requirements, in order to successfully complete your course you may need to meet the inherent requirements. Please refer to the inherent requirements statement applicable to your course

Awards

Award(s)	Official Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science in Psychology	BSc Psych
Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)	BBus (Entrepreneurship&Innovation)
Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)	BBus (HumanResMgt)
Bachelor of Business (International Business)	BBus (IntlBus)
Bachelor of Business (Management)	BBus (Mgt)
Bachelor of Business (Marketing)	BBus (Mktg)
Bachelor of Business (Service Management)	BBus (ServiceMgt)
Bachelor of Business (Sport Management)	BBus (SportMgt)

Alternate Exit Awards

Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)

Bachelor of Business (Management)

Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship & Innovation)

Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

Bachelor of Business (Service Management)

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Diploma of Health Studies

Associate Degree of Health Studies

Bachelor of Business (International Business)

Typical Study Pattern

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UC - Canberra, Bruce
- Marketing Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 1 Commencing
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  - Year 1
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
      - Developmental Psychology (7121) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Experimental Psychology (7118) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Marketing Fundamentals (11176) - 3 cp, Level 1
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
      - Motivation and Emotion (7124) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Personality and Individual Differences (7122) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Relationship Marketing (11181) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
      - Industry and Community Engagement (Health) (10120) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - International Marketing (11182) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Survey Research and Design in Psychology (7126) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Professional Evidence (Business) (11173) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Strategic Marketing Management (11183) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
- Marketing Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 2 Commencing
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    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
      - Marketing Research Methods (11180) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Psychopathology (7128) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Survey Research and Design in Psychology (7126) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Strategic Marketing Management (11183) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 5
    - Semester 1
      - Industry and Community Engagement (Health) (10120) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - International Marketing (11182) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Professional Evidence (Business) (11173) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
- Management Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 1 Commencing
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  - Year 1
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
      - Developmental Psychology (7121) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Experimental Psychology (7118) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Managing Human Capital (11191) - 3 cp, Level 1
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
      - Motivation and Emotion (7124) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Personality and Individual Differences (7122) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Workplace Law in Context (11195) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
      - Industry and Community Engagement (Health) (10120) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Negotiation (11319) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Survey Research and Design in Psychology (7126) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Industry Project (11197) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Professional Evidence (Business) (11173) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
- Management Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 2 Commencing
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    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
      - Climate Change and Sustainable Business Futures (11318) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Psychopathology (7128) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Survey Research and Design in Psychology (7126) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Industry Project (11197) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 5
    - Semester 1
      - Industry and Community Engagement (Health) (10120) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Negotiation (11319) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Professional Evidence (Business) (11173) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
- Human Resource Management Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 1 Commencing
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  - Year 1
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
      - Developmental Psychology (7121) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Experimental Psychology (7118) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Managing Human Capital (11191) - 3 cp, Level 1
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
      - Motivation and Emotion (7124) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Personality and Individual Differences (7122) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Workplace Law in Context (11195) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
      - Industry and Community Engagement (Health) (10120) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Integrating and Aligning Human Capital (11196) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Survey Research and Design in Psychology (7126) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Industry Project (11197) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Professional Evidence (Business) (11173) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
- Human Resource Management Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 2 Commencing
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  - Year 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
      - Organisational Behaviour (11189) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Psychopathology (7128) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Survey Research and Design in Psychology (7126) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Industry Project (11197) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 5
    - Semester 1
- Service Management Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 1 Commencing
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  - Year 1
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
      - Consumer and Buyer Behaviour (11178) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Developmental Psychology (7121) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Experimental Psychology (7118) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
      - Cognitive Psychology (7123) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Psychopathology (7128) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Service Operations, Technology and Interfaces (11185) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - SM0026 Service Management Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Motivation and Emotion (7124) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Personality and Individual Differences (7122) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Service Systems, Transformation and Wellbeing (11186) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
      - Business Models and Value Creation (11187) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Industry and Community Engagement (Health) (10120) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Survey Research and Design in Psychology (7126) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Professional Evidence (Business) (11173) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Service Design Project (11188) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
- Service Management Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 2 Commencing
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  - Year 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
      - Motivation and Emotion (7124) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Personality and Individual Differences (7122) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Service Systems, Transformation and Wellbeing (11186) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
      - Psychopathology (7128) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Service Operations, Technology and Interfaces (11185) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Survey Research and Design in Psychology (7126) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - SM0026 Service Management Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Service Design Project (11188) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 5
    - Semester 1
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 1 Commencing
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  - Year 1
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
      - Innovation Management (11202) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Motivation and Emotion (7124) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Personality and Individual Differences (7122) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
      - Indigenous and Cultural Entrepreneurship (11190) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Industry and Community Engagement (Health) (10120) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Survey Research and Design in Psychology (7126) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Commercialising Your Business Idea (11203) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Professional Evidence (Business) (11173) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 2 Commencing
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  - Year 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
      - Entrepreneurship in Government and Large Organisations (11200) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Psychopathology (7128) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Survey Research and Design in Psychology (7126) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Commercialising Your Business Idea (11203) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 5
    - Semester 1
- International Business Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 1 Commencing
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  - Year 1
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
      - Business Research Methods (11172) - 3 cp, Level 1
      - Learning (7127) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Physiological Psychology (7120) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
      - Global E-Business (11205) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Motivation and Emotion (7124) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Personality and Individual Differences (7122) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
      - Industry and Community Engagement (Health) (10120) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - International Economics (11207) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Survey Research and Design in Psychology (7126) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
    - Semester 2
      - Asia Pacific Business (11206) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Professional Evidence (Business) (11173) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
- International Business Specialisation - Full Time, Sem 2 Commencing
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  - Year 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 2
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
  - Year 3
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
      - Global E-Business (11205) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Motivation and Emotion (7124) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Personality and Individual Differences (7122) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 4
    - Semester 1
    - Semester 2
      - Asia Pacific Business (11206) - 3 cp, Level 2
      - Social Psychology (7125) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Core Major in Business Restricted Choice Unit- 3 cp
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp
  - Year 5
    - Semester 1
      - Industry and Community Engagement (Health) (10120) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - International Economics (11207) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Professional Evidence (Business) (11173) - 3 cp, Level 3
      - Open Elective Unit- 3 cp

Please refer to the tab to view Course Requirements, check unit details and select Restricted Choice Units for the course. Please note not all units are offered in each teaching period.

Unit Delivery Modes

The University offers a wide range of delivery options to help you balance study with other commitments. Units within this degree may be available to be studied in the following delivery modes:

UC - Canberra, Bruce

Flexible:	The unit combines online study with optional on-campus, face to face activities.
Placement:	The unit involves an internship, practicum or other work place experience program. Some on-campus, face to face activity may also be required.
On Campus:	The unit is delivered on-campus and face to face, supplemented with online content. Most classes are run on weekdays and during business hours.
Online:	The unit is studied completely online. On-campus, face to face interaction is not required.

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Course Learning Outcomes

Course Objectives	Graduate Qualities
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Course Duration

Standard 4 years full-time or equivalent. Maximum 10 years.

Honours

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Related Courses (Double Degrees, Nested Courses and Alternative Exits)

In order for the Diploma of Health Studies to be awarded the student must have: a) completed 24 credit points with at least 12 credit points at Level 1 b) completed a minimum of 12 credit points at UC and c) obtained a minimum of 12 credit points in any of the health disciplines. In order for the Associate Degree in Health Studies to be awarded the student must have: a) completed 48 credit points with at least 12 credit points at Level 1 and 12 credit points at Level 2 b) completed a minimum of 24 credit points at UC and c) obtained a minimum of 24 credit points in any of the health disciplines. For details of individual courses, please see the separate entries for each course on the UC website.

Offerings

Past Offerings
- 2019->UC - Canberra, Bruce-Internal
- 2020->UC - Canberra, Bruce-Internal

Enrolment Numbers

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