Bachelor of Psychological Studies
at Victoria University, Victoria.
VU's three-year psychology degree is the Bachelor of Psychological Studies at Footscray Park, meeting APAC Level 1 accreditation. Most VU courses have no ATAR requirement, and VTAC publishes no lowest selection rank for this one. VCE prerequisite is a study score of at least 20 in English other than EAL (or 25 in EAL).
Lowest selection rank
VU 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
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What you will study
The accredited psychology sequence is combined with a minor in social sciences or health, such as interpersonal and organisation skills, applied health nutrition, health, gender studies, history, sociology or Indigenous health.
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 (Level 1)
Typical first jobs
- Mental-health support worker in NDIS and community services
- Behaviour support practitioner
- Disability support coordinator
- Research assistant at a university lab or research institute
- Human resources or learning-and-development graduate
- Market research and consumer insights analyst
- Pathway into Honours and master's leading to registration
Graduate starting salary
$55,000 - $68,000 per year
Source: qilt.edu.au. Last reviewed 2026-05-21.
After graduation
Graduates can apply for a fourth (Honours) year in psychology, which is needed before postgraduate study to become a psychologist.
Is this the right degree for you?
You probably thrive here if
- Students who liked psychology or biology in VCE
- Curious thinkers interested in human behaviour and the brain
- Patient students comfortable with statistics and research design
- Strong writers who can produce structured APA-format reports
- People willing to do three more years of study to register
It is probably not for you if
- Students who dislike statistics or quantitative work
- Those wanting to register as a psychologist after just three years
- People who prefer a regulated profession with single-licence entry
- Students who want to avoid research-methodology subjects
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Sources
Course details are summarised by ExamExplained, not copied from the university. Confirm course content and selection ranks on the Victoria University website and on VTAC before applying.