Bachelor of Psychological Science
at Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory.
A three-year APAC-accredited psychology degree at Casuarina (Darwin) and online. CDU's course page reports a lowest selection rank of 61.30 for its most recent ATAR-based offers but does not state the intake year. The minimum entry requirement is an ATAR of 60. No Year 12 prerequisites.
Lowest selection rank
CDU has not published a lowest selection rank for this course for recent intakes. That usually means too few ATAR-based offers were made to report one, or that selection also uses a portfolio, audition, interview or other criteria. Check the current entry requirements on the official course page.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
No formal Year 12 subject prerequisites; assumed knowledge may still apply.
What you will study
Key study areas are abnormal psychology, forensic psychology, counselling, learning and motivation, cognitive psychology, the biological bases of behaviour, research methods and social psychology, alongside social-cultural perspectives, health and psychopathology.
Career outcomes
- Graduates work in support roles in mental-health services, drug-and-alcohol clinics and community-services organisations.
- Common destinations include human-resources, market-research and user-experience research positions across the private sector.
- Most alumni continue into a fourth-year Honours programme and the Master of Psychology to register as a psychologist.
Professional accreditation
- Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)
Typical first jobs
- Mental-health support worker
- Disability or community services case worker
- Human resources or organisational development graduate
- User experience researcher in a digital agency
- Market research analyst
- Research assistant in psychology, health or social science
After graduation
APAC accreditation prepares graduates for an Honours year in psychology and postgraduate professional coursework, the route to registration.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- You enjoy reading research and applying statistical methods
- You are interested in mental health, remote services or Indigenous psychology
- You can commit to a six-year pathway to AHPRA registration
- You handle closed-book exams and SPSS analysis assignments
- You want a small APAC-accredited cohort with direct lecturer access
It is probably not for you if
- You expect to practise as a psychologist after three years
- You dislike statistics and quantitative research methods
- You want a fully clinical or face-to-face caseload degree
- You are not prepared for the six-year registration pathway
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Charles Darwin University website and on SATAC before applying.