You must have:
Your degree must be accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as an entry point into an honours program; e.g.Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) at QUT.
If you have an overseas qualifications you must provide certification with your application from the Australian Psychological Society (APS) stating your degree is equivalent to equivalent to an APAC-approved 3-year training in psychology. The Australian Psychological Society advises the average processing time is eight weeks therefore you will need to seek certification by no later than July.
Additional entry requirementsYou must have:
The required APAC-accredited second and third year psychology units at QUT are:
Similar APAC-accredited subjects are required for studies completed at another institution.
Selection processEntry to this course is competitive as places are limited. All applications will be considered in two groups of:
Eligible applicants are selected in order of merit based on their APAC accredited second and third year psychology units GPA.
Application datesYou must provide your academic record for all studies attempted up until semester 1 this year by 30 September. If your application is successful you will receive a conditional offer that will stipulate when your final results and course completion must be provided to confirm your place.
If you have summer/semester 3 (or equivalent) studies you will need to apply for entry next July for the year after you complete your studies.
You must have:
Your degree must be accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as an entry point into an honours program; e.g.Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) at QUT.
If you have an overseas qualifications you must provide certification with your application from the Australian Psychological Society (APS) stating your degree is equivalent to equivalent to an APAC-approved 3-year training in psychology. The Australian Psychological Society advises the average processing time is eight weeks therefore you will need to seek certification by no later than July.
The degree must be accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as an entry point into an honours program; e.g.Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) at QUT.
Additional entry requirementsYou must have:
The required APAC-accredited second and third year psychology units at QUT are:
Similar APAC-accredited subjects are required for studies completed at another institution.
Selection processEntry to this course is competitive as places are limited. All applications will be considered in two groups of:
Eligible applicants are selected in order of merit based on their APAC accredited second and third year psychology units GPA.
Application datesYou must provide your academic record for all studies attempted up until semester 1 this year by 30 September. If your application is successful you will receive a conditional offer that will stipulate when your final results and course completion must be provided to confirm your place.
If you have summer/semester 3 (or equivalent) studies you will need to apply for entry next July for the year after you complete your studies.
The honours program builds on an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)-accredited undergraduate psychology degree and provides an opportunity for advanced study and research.
Course requirements
There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. You will need to identify these requirements and ensure you allow sufficient time to meet them. Some of these requirements have associated costs.
Information is available from the Additional course requirements and costs website.
Graduates of the fourth-year psychology course have skills that can be applied to a variety of professional areas and may choose career paths in government health services with private psychology practices or alternatively in a range of other disciplines including business justice and administration.
To pursue a career as a registered psychologist you must be registered with the Psychology Board of Australia. Currently this involves a fourth year of study in psychology plus two years of supervised work experience* or two years of further study.
The honours program provides an APAC-accredited fourth year of training. Graduates of this course are eligible for provisional registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.
Further study of either two years of supervised work experience or the completion of an appropriate higher degree (e.g. Master of Clinical Psychology or Master of Psychology - Educational and Developmental) will allow graduates to be fully accredited and able to obtain registration from the Psychology Board of Australia.