Bachelor of Psychological Science
at Torrens University Australia, South Australia.
An APAC-accredited three-year psychology sequence. Forms the first half of the six-year pathway to registration as a psychologist with AHPRA.
ATAR cutoff history
Published cutoff data for the Torrens University Australia Bachelor of Psychological Science. We never invent figures; entries marked "not published" mean the university or admissions centre has not released a verified cutoff for that intake.
| Intake year | ATAR cutoff | Admissions centre |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
| 2023 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
| 2022 | ATAR cutoff not published | SATAC |
No verified cutoffs are available. Confirm the latest figure on the official SATAC cutoff release.
Prerequisite Year 12 subjects
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What you will study
Torrens delivers psychology through its health and social-science colleges in small classes, with an applied focus on counselling, community and wellbeing alongside the APAC-accredited science core. First year covers introductory psychology, developmental and social psychology, the biology of behaviour and an early grounding in research methods and statistics. Through the middle of the degree you work through the accredited sequence: cognition, learning, personality, abnormal and health psychology, and progressively more demanding research-methods and statistics subjects, since the science core is fixed by APAC. Torrens pairs this with applied counselling and community-practice subjects and trimester delivery with multiple intakes a year. The final stage deepens research and applied practice, often including a research project and placement-style or community-engagement subjects. The three-year degree is an accredited sequence, not a licence to practise: registration as a psychologist requires a fourth-year Honours or graduate-diploma year and further postgraduate study.
Example first-year subjects
- Introduction to Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Biological Bases of Behaviour
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Introductory Statistics
How you will be assessed
- Research reports in APA style
- Statistics and data-analysis tasks
- Written exams on theory and concepts
- Case studies and applied counselling exercises
- Literature reviews and essays
- Group presentations and role-plays
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
- APAC accredited (three-year sequence)
Typical first jobs
- Mental-health support or peer worker
- Community-services or case-support worker
- Disability or youth support worker
- Human-resources or recruitment officer
- Market or user research assistant
- Research or program assistant
Graduate starting salary
$55,000 - $66,000 per year
Source: https://www.qilt.edu.au/surveys/graduate-outcomes-survey-(gos). Last reviewed 2026-05-24.
After graduation
The three-year degree alone does not allow you to call yourself a psychologist. Registration requires a fourth accredited year (Honours or graduate diploma) followed by either a two-year masters or supervised internship pathway, totalling about six years. Many graduates instead use the degree in counselling-adjacent, community-services, human-resources or research roles. Torrens offers articulated postgraduate study including counselling and psychology pathways entered by direct application across multiple intakes.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students genuinely interested in research and statistics, not just helping people
- Those prepared to commit to a long postgraduate pathway to register
- People comfortable with academic reading and APA-style writing
- Empathetic communicators interested in human behaviour
- Self-directed learners suited to trimester and blended delivery
It is probably not for you if
- Students who dislike statistics and research methods
- Those expecting to be a therapist after three years
- People who want a quick, single qualification to practise
- Students who prefer large public-university campus life
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and ATAR cutoffs on the Torrens University Australia handbook and on SATAC before applying. Page generated at https://examexplained.com.au/uni/torrens/bachelor-of-psychological-science.