The Graduate Careers Council of Australia reports strong demand in Australia for people with psychology qualifications. Many careers are enhanced by a knowledge of psychological principles, for example, those that require you to interact with other people or provide services and care for others.  

The research and data analysis skills that you will develop as part of the course are also highly valued in the workplace. You will graduate with a strong foundation for further postgraduate study in psychology, and in many other fields, including counseling and education.  

Some of the career opportunities that you could consider include: 

• personnel management  
• learning support worker 
• market research 
• community services or youth work.

UNE’s Bachelor of Psychological Science gives you the edge for positions where an understanding of human behavior is valuable. Our degree gives you a three-year undergraduate psychology sequence that is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.   

If you are interested in a career as a psychologist, you will need to complete an accredited fourth-year psychology program, plus two years of accredited postgraduate training.  At UNE, this can be achieved by way of the following:

• Bachelor of Psychology with Honours
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Psychology)
• Bachelor of Social Science with Honours (Psychology)
• Bachelor of Science with Honours (Psychology) 
• Master of Professional Psychology (plus one-year internship)
• Master of Psychology (Clinical).

Entry to these courses is competitive and places are limited.

International students studying at regional universities will be eligible to access an additional  2 years in Australia on a post-study work visa  (Which means a Bachelors or Masters graduate can get up to 4 years of PSW visa)

Recommended studies are any two units of Mathematics.

For direct admission into undergraduate courses offered by UNE, you must have completed an educational qualification considered to be at least equivalent to completion of Year 12 in Australia.

India

Qualifications 

• Applicants holding relevant Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) Year 12 examination results
• Applicants holding relevant Indian State Board of Education Board Year 12 examination results, other than PSEB and HSEB
• Applicants holding relevant Punjab State Education Board (PSEB) and Haryana State Education Board (HSEB) Year 12 Examination 
• Applications holding relevant National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) year 12 examination results
• Applicants holding a relevant Indian post-Year 10, Year 12 equivalent 3-Year VET level Diploma results in a relevant stream

Standard Entry

• Must have achieved a minimum average of 60% in their Best of 4 academic subjects in a relevant stream, including English if necessary (but not a local language), with an overall First Division (60%+).
• Must have achieved a minimum average of 65% in their Best of 4 academic subjects in a relevant start, including English if necessary (but not a local language), with an overall First Division (60%+)
• Must have achieved a minimum average of 70% in their Best of 4 academic subjects in a relevant stream, including English if necessary (but not local language), with an overall First Division (60%+)
• Must have achieved a minimum average of 70% in their Best of 4 academic subjects in a relevant stream, including English if necessary (but not a local language), with an overall First Division (60%+),
• Must have achieved an overall minimum average of 60% or First Division results

Practical, Clinical or Work Experience

Candidates may elect to include a work experience unit in their program. This component equips students with hands-on practical experience in the field with local industry and service providers.

Students undertaking the Counselling Major will need to undertake a total of 40 hours of face-to-face counseling with clients and at least 48 hours of counseling supervision during their placements.