The completion of the Bachelor of Applied Science Psychology major or a diploma in this discipline will open up a number of career options or further study opportunities for you. As a successful graduate with a Psychology major, your entry into careers such as counselling, human resource management, organisational psychology, marketing, teaching and nursing is enhanced. Your degree will strongly supplement more specialised training in these fields. You will find opportunities in any field that requires the ability to critically evaluate situations, such as policy analysis.

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Programme structure

To complete a BAppSci with a Psychology major, you will be required to gain 360 credits by passing courses selected from the following:

Four core courses (80 credits)

Level 5

72140 Business Communication
72142 Information Access
72160 Statistical Analysis

Level 6

73213 Research Methods and Interpretation

Eight major courses (160 credits)

Level 5
 
73195 General & Applied Psychology
73196 Social & Individual Psychology

Six of the following courses with at least three at Level 7

Level 6

73202 Social Psychology
73211 Brain & Behaviour
73212 Thought, Memory and Language
73224 Behavoiur Modification

Level 7

73322 Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
73323 Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychology
73324 Organisational Psychology
73325 Psychological Assessment
73326 Personality and Individual Differences
73327 Adult Psychopathology

Six elective courses (120 credits)

Electives can be selected from any degree course offered by The Open Polytechnic, including 60 credit courses. Please check for prerequisites and availability.

Course availability

See the Course availability page

Entry requirements

See the Bachelor of Applied Science page

Level of study

Level 5-7 (Find out about levels of study)

Hours of study

We suggest you begin your studies at Level 5 and work your way up to the next levels. You may gain a maximum of 160 credits at Level 5 and a minimum of 80 credits at Level 7. If you want to complete your degree in three years you will need to gain 120 credits a year. However, if you are working and studying part-time, we suggest you begin with one course. A 20 credit course will take about 180-200 hours of study over 17 weeks, and a 60 credit course will take about 500-600 hours over 40 weeks.

Fees

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What do I do now?

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