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You&#39;ll gain the confidence to directly pathway to the Bachelor of Psychological Science, where you&#39;ll continue to build your knowledge in areas of clinical, health, developmental and social psychology.<\/p><p>You&#39;ll learn:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Applied psychology<\/strong><ul><li>Learn how psychology is applied to different areas and health-related settings, such as individual and public health, sports, forensic, and community-based psychology.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Psychology of people and culture<\/strong><ul><li>Understand how personal experiences, including emotions, motivation, intimacy with others, and health behaviours are shaped by cultural understanding and social expectations in society.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Scientific foundations of psychology<\/strong><ul><li>Explore the philosophical, historical and methodological foundations of the discipline of psychology, critically examining theories in psychological science.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Understanding the brain and mind<\/strong><ul><li>Discover the role of the brain in creating behaviour, including how the brain influences behaviour change across the lifespan and how we process and understand information from our senses.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"footnote\">The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 5 - Undergraduate Certificate.<\/p>", "entryReq": { "rse": { "isEligible": true, "ineligibleMsg": "", "admCriAtarStmt": "", "prerequisite": "", "admCriInAddToAtar": "<ul><li><p>Completed Year 12 in the current or previous 2 years<\/p><p>Successful completion of Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education.<\/p><p>Or<\/p><p>Completion of an Australian Foundation Studies program.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>", "selRankAdj": "", "otherAdmOpts": "" }, "higherEd": { "isEligible": true, "ineligibleMsg": "", "prerequisite": "", "admCri": "<ul><li><p>Successful completion of at least one Australian higher education subject or equivalent.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>" }, "vet": { "isEligible": true, "ineligibleMsg": "", "prerequisite": "", "admCri": "<ul><li><p>Successful completion of an Australian Certificate III or equivalent in any discipline.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>" }, "wle": { "isEligible": true, "ineligibleMsg": "", "prerequisite": "", "admCri": "<ul><li><p>Successful completion of Year 11 of the Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education and a minimum of two years' work experience.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>" }, "prerequisite": "", "academicEntReq": "", "essentialRequirementsInherent": "", "engReq": "", "hasEngReqAlt": true }, "vtacCodes": null, "courseStructure": "<section id=\"course-structure\" class=\"sublayout-1\"><div class=\"ds-block\"> <p><b>To qualify for the award of Undergraduate Certificate in Psychological Science, students must complete a total of 60 credit points across 1 year.<\/b><\/p><\/div><div class=\"ds-block ds-block--full-width course-structure-content\"><div class=\"ds-tabs\"><div class=\"ds-tabs-nav ds-block\" role=\"tablist\"><button class=\"ds-tabs-nav__tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"tab1\" id=\"tab1trigger\" >Year 1<\/button><\/div><div class=\"ds-content-chunk\" data-bg-color=\"lightest\"><div id=\"tab1\" class=\"ds-block ds-tab-content__body\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab1trigger\"> <p class=\"lead\"> Year 1 requires the completion of <b><a class=\"pls-explain\" title=\"A credit point is a unit of measurement to indicate the relative study load of subjects, courses, majors, minors, specialisations and other academic items.<br><br>For example, to be eligible for the award of a standard Bachelor's degree, a student must complete 360 credit points.\">60 credit points<\/a><\/b> including:<\/p> <ul> <li><b>60 credit points<\/b> from Core<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ds-block\"><h4>Study options<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"ds-block\"><div class=\"ds-accordion\"> <h5> <button id=\"check-course-struct-1\" class=\"ds-accordion__trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"course-struct-1\"> <span class=\"ds-accordion__title\"> Core subjects <\/span> <\/button> <\/h5> <div id=\"course-struct-1\" class=\"ds-accordion__content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"check-course-struct-1\"> <div class=\"ds-table-wrapper\"> <p> Core subjects are required subjects in your course. 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