This is an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited three-year course in psychology for students who wish to work with individuals and groups in diverse contexts. It also prepares students for an Honours program, as well as postgraduate professional coursework or supervised training in psychology. In the Bachelor of Behavioural Science students are exposed to an integrated understanding of human behaviour including a social-cultural perspective, motivations, health and psychopathology as well as the fundamental premise of psychology as an empirically based science. Students complete 24 units across core units and a choice of specialist units in psychology, two common units and other electives from across the university. In first year, students are introduced to a range of areas in psychology while in second and third year core and specialist electives provide more in-depth study of key areas such as research methods, abnormal psychology, social-cultural psychology, learning and motivation, cognitive psychology, the biological bases of behaviour, introduction to forensic psychology and counselling.

Graduates of this course may seek career opportunities in counselling, forensics, sports or rehabilitation in community, educational or organisational settings as well as work in consumer research, advertising and marketing fields.