JeydinNewWon
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Right, so I'll have to consider that again. Thanks for the advice!
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Damn Psychology is the new MedicineI was asked in PM today why the UNSW Bachelor of Psychology has a higher ATAR requirement than the UNSW Bachelor of Psychological Science.
This was my response with the disclaimer that UNSW Psychology is not my specific area of expertise!!
"My very brief look (at the UNSW website) would suggest that the Bachelor of Psychological Science is a three year undergrad degree, while the Bachelor of Psychology is a four year honours degree. Given honours is an incredibly competitive course to move into at the end of a three year degree, I’d imagine the four year pathway is more competitive as the honours component is built in and doesn’t appear to require a seperate application.
For those wanting to become a practicing psychologist, honours is compulsory, regardless of pathway, so it’s historically crazy competitive. This would drive up the required ATAR for an embedded degree.
The four year degree would also be capped, I’d imagine, as the uni would have to be able to guarantee enough honours supervisors, whereas a three year bachelor doesn’t have a research component and so numbers wouldn’t have to be capped (especially if lectures are online).
(For those) considering psychology as a career, I’d highly recommend a four year course with honours if offered."
I also included this link in my reply where the need for a four year degree or a stand-alone honours as a fourth year of undergrad study is a requirement, so locking this in early is great (if possible).
Study pathways | APS
Unlocking the secrets of the human mind, the study of human behaviour and understanding why we do what we do is unique to psychology. These powerful insights have a wide range of applications, and can complement a wide range of interests. This is why psychology is a popular higher education...psychology.org.au
Nah, on numbers, Clinical Psychology has been more competitive to get into than Medicine for years. There is a MASSIVE training bottle neck. If you can get into a four year undergrad straight up, that helps, but isn’t the whole story.Damn Psychology is the new Medicine
Hi, LMG!I was asked in PM today why the UNSW Bachelor of Psychology has a higher ATAR requirement than the UNSW Bachelor of Psychological Science.
This was my response with the disclaimer that UNSW Psychology is not my specific area of expertise!!
"My very brief look (at the UNSW website) would suggest that the Bachelor of Psychological Science is a three year undergrad degree, while the Bachelor of Psychology is a four year honours degree. Given honours is an incredibly competitive course to move into at the end of a three year degree, I’d imagine the four year pathway is more competitive as the honours component is built in and doesn’t appear to require a seperate application.
For those wanting to become a practicing psychologist, honours is compulsory, regardless of pathway, so it’s historically crazy competitive. This would drive up the required ATAR for an embedded degree.
The four year degree would also be capped, I’d imagine, as the uni would have to be able to guarantee enough honours supervisors, whereas a three year bachelor doesn’t have a research component and so numbers wouldn’t have to be capped (especially if lectures are online).
(For those) considering psychology as a career, I’d highly recommend a four year course with honours if offered."
I also included this link in my reply where the need for a four year degree or a stand-alone honours as a fourth year of undergrad study is a requirement, so locking this in early is great (if possible).
Study pathways | APS
Unlocking the secrets of the human mind, the study of human behaviour and understanding why we do what we do is unique to psychology. These powerful insights have a wide range of applications, and can complement a wide range of interests. This is why psychology is a popular higher education...psychology.org.au
Woah....really??Nah, on numbers, Clinical Psychology has been more competitive to get into than Medicine for years. There is a MASSIVE training bottle neck. If you can get into a four year undergrad straight up, that helps, but isn’t the whole story.
If you’re prepared to go anywhere in the country, then moving into an honours year is very competitive but often doable. An example: my good friend did 3yr undergrad in Vic, honours in NT, masters in Tas.Hi, LMG!
I was also asking this for a friend: she didn't get nearly as high the ATAR needed for the Honours course and I was just wondering how competitive is getting into the Honours year? And if you don't get into Honours year, does that mean you are stuck with a useless degree?
I did an undergraduate unit in Social Psychology as part of my initial double major so I’d look for unis that offer this sort of focus. You could then go into post graduate social psychology research (PhD, etc), and there would be employment opportunities in public health, government, policy, academia, etc. It might just take a bit of a look at the research topics on offer to guide your uni preferencing. Most unis have this info readily available online, I know I’ve looked it up previously for NSW-based unis. Good luck! It’s a super interesting area!What is the best pathway to take in psychology if your interest is in reading & writing, research (esp. philosophy of psychology & understanding humans), social interventions and community engagement that sort of stuff?
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