Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology)

OP701026

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Programme update

(From 30 October 2025)

We have made changes to how you enrol. From February 2026 we will offer monthly start dates for most psychology and communication courses in this programme.

Course Information

Check the Study plan PDF to see the suggested order to study your courses. How long it will take you to complete the qualification will depend on whether you study one, two or three courses each trimester.

Information on 73325 and 73326

If you study 73326 Personality and Individual Differences and 73325 Psychological Assessment, and need to purchase tests as part of your employment, you can be considered for test user registration with the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER). This may give you access to mental health and behavioural tests used in specialised fields.

Qualification Structure

This programme has 18 courses of 20 credits each. When you choose your courses:

a maximum of eight courses can be at Level 5
a minimum of four courses need to be Level 7.

Your first course should be 72140 Business Communication.

If this is your first enrolment we recommend you enrol in one course per trimester to start with. We recommend that you complete Level 5 courses, followed by Level 6 courses before moving onto Level 7.

You need to ensure your programme of study meet the core, major and elective requirements of the qualification.

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Business Communication 72140

$840

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2026

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Accessing Information 72142

$890

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2026

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Statistical Analysis 72160

$840

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2026

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General and Applied Psychology 73195

$890

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2026

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Social and Individual Psychology 73196

$890

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Research Methods and Interpretation 73213

$890

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2026

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Research Methods and Analysis 73329

$890

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2026

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Elective Section 1: Select at least SIX Courses with at least TWO at Level 7

Social Psychology 73202

$890

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2026

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Brain and Behaviour 73211

$890

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2026

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Thought, Memory and Language 73212

$890

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2026

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Behaviour Modification 73224

$890

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2026

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Te Hauora Hinengaro 73225

$890

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2026

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Child and Adolescent Psychopathology 73322

$890

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2026

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Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychology 73323

$890

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2026

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Organisational Psychology 73324

$890

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2026

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Psychological Assessment 73325

$890

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Personality and Individual Differences 73326

$890

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Adult Psychopathology 73327

$890

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Elective Section 2: Select Courses to achieve required Credits

Organisations and Management 71130

$840

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2026

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Professional and Technical Writing 72144

$890

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Communication and Relationship Management 73130

$890

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2026

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Psychology of Grief 73131

$890

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2026

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Psychology of Stress 73132

$890

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2026

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Counselling Theory 73197

$890

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Human Development 73198

$890

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Organisational Behaviour 71245

$840

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Organisational Communication 72253

$890

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Plain English for Professional Purposes 72280

$890

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Child and Adolescent Issues 73221

$890

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Understanding Mental Health 73223

$890

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Research Paper 74342

$890

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Practicum 74347

$840

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2026

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How much time will you need each week for study?

On each course page look for the Workload heading in the grey box. This will give you the approximate hours needed each week to study that course.

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