Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences and Bachelor of Psychology

The Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences will prepare you for postgraduate study towards a career in a number of professions, including clinical work or research in audiology and speech and language pathology, forensic speech science, the development of associated speech and hearing technologies, or teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL).

The Bachelor of Psychology will provide you with a scientific understanding of the psychological processes that underlie behaviour. You’ll get exposure to a range of fundamental psychological concepts, as well as to specialised areas such as child psychology, neuropsychology, social and personality psychology, organisational psychology, cognition and perception, and psychopathology. When followed by an honours year, this degree is a pathway to postgraduate study, which will enable you to become a qualified psychologist.

Key features

  • Build a degree that’s custom-made to meet your individual needs

     

    Choose electives either as companion units to speech, hearing and language sciences, or as units of individual interest.

  • Get the required academic background for postgraduate study

     

    Undertake this degree as a pathway (subject to competitive entry) into a clinical master degree.

  • Double your skills and employability prospects

     

    Combine this degree with one in business or education to gain in-depth skills highly sought after by industry.

  • Acquire a strong foundation in scientific evidence and research

     

    Learn how psychological practice and theory are deeply rooted in scientific evidence obtained through research.