Bachelor of Psychological Science and Counselling
recommended sequence of study
*Note: Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Counselling, Bachelor of Counselling (Minor in Coaching), and Bachelor of Psychological Science & Counselling courses, are required to undertake volunteering as a mandatory part of their course requirements. For further information, please click on the following link.
Studying out-of-sequence may result in a unit not being offered in your final trimester which may delay completion of the course. Please find links to each individual unit description below:
MULT1025 Professions and Society
MULT1035 Sustainability and Helping Professionals
PSYC1042 Psychology: History, Science and Application 1
MULT1015 Applications in Context
PSYC1052 Foundational Psychological Processes
COUN1211 Professional Reflection and Self-Care
PSYC2102 Psychology: History, Science and Application 2
COUN1231 Counselling Skills Training 1
PSYC2112 Foundational Perspectives: Cognition
COUN2221 Counselling Skills Training 2
COUN2271 Trauma Informed Counselling Practice
PSYC2122 Foundational Perspectives: Biological Bases
COUN2241 Grief and Loss Counselling
COUN2301 Group Work Counselling
PSYC2132 Foundational Perspectives: Lifespan Development
COUN3211 Contemporary Counselling Orientations and Research
COUN3231 Counselling Skills Training 3
PSYC3102 Psychology: History, Science and Application 3
PSYC3112 Individual Differences and Assessment
COUN3311 Work Placement, Experience and Supervision 1
PSYC3122 Abnormal Psychology and Intervention
| Year | First trimester | Second trimester | Third trimester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MULT1015 Applications in Context COUN1211 Professional Reflection and Self-Care PSYC1042 Psychology: History, Science and Application 1 |
MULT1025 Professions and Society COUN1231 Counselling Skills Training 1 PSYC1052 Foundational Psychological Processes |
MULT1035 Sustainability and Helping Professionals COUN1251 Counselling Theory PSYC2102 Psychology: History, Science and Application 2 |
| 2 | PSYC2112 Foundational Perspectives: Cognition COUN2221 Counselling Skills Training 2 COUN2271 Trauma Informed Counselling Practice |
PSYC2122 Foundational Perspectives: Biological Bases COUN2241 Grief and Loss Counselling COUN2301 Group Work Counselling |
PSYC2132 Foundational Perspectives: Lifespan Development COUN3211 Contemporary Counselling Orientations and Research COUN3231 Counselling Skills Training 3 |
| 3 | PSYC3102 Psychology: History, Science and Application 3 PSYC3112 Individual Differences and Assessment |
PSYC3122 Abnormal Psychology and Intervention COUN3311 Work Placement, Experience and Supervision 1 |
PSYC3132 Social and Community Psychology COUN3321 Work Placement, Experience and Supervision 2 |
| Year | First trimester | Second trimester | Third trimester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MULT1015 Applications in Context PSYC1042 Psychology: History, Science and Application 1 |
MULT1025 Professions and Society COUN1211 Professional Reflection and Self-Care |
MULT1035 Sustainability and Helping Professionals PSYC1052 Foundational Psychological Processes |
| 2 | COUN1231 Counselling Skills Training 1 COUN1251 Counselling Theory |
PSYC2102 Psychology: History, Science and Application 2 COUN2221 Counselling Skills Training 2 |
PSYC2112 Foundational Perspectives: Cognition COUN2271 Trauma Informed Counselling Practice |
| 3 | PSYC2122 Foundational Perspectives: Biological Bases COUN2241 Grief and Loss Counselling |
PSYC2132 Foundational Perspectives: Lifespan Development COUN2301 Group Work Counselling |
PSYC3102 Psychology: History, Science and Application 3 COUN3211 Contemporary Counselling Orientations and Research |
| 4 | PSYC3112 Individual Differences and Assessment COUN3231 Counselling Skills Training 3 |
PSYC3122 Abnormal Psychology and Intervention COUN3311 Work Placement, Experience and Supervision 1 |
PSYC3132 Social and Community Psychology COUN3321 Work Placement, Experience and Supervision 2 |