{"id":870,"date":"2023-03-08T06:17:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T06:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/undergraduate\/bachelor-applied-geology-5\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T06:24:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:24:35","slug":"bachelor-psychological-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/undergraduate\/bachelor-psychological-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychological Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column870_63cf92-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column870_63cf92-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column870_63cf92-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column870_63cf92-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column870_63cf92-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column870_63cf92-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column870_63cf92-40{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column870_63cf92-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column870_63cf92-40 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column870_63cf92-40\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re curious about how people think, feel, and behave\u2014and want to use that knowledge to make a positive impact\u2014psychology is the field for you. This three-year applied program covers key areas like perception, emotion, behaviour, and interpersonal relationships, emphasising real-world applications and research skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll explore the theories behind human behaviour and learn how psychologists predict and influence actions, both individually and in groups. With a strong foundation for further studies in psychology or business, this degree equips you to tackle practical challenges in professional settings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"table-block\" data-segment=\"all\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td>Malaysia, Dubai or Mauritius<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Study method<\/strong><\/td><td>Full-time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Study mode<\/strong><\/td><td>On-campus<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Intake<\/strong><\/td><td>February or July<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Duration<\/strong><\/td><td>3 years<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Psychological Science?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You\u2019ll get to apply psychological theory to evidence-based practice and expand knowledge through research.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can critically analyse problems, distinguish valid knowledge from questionable theories, and develop innovative solutions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll get to access, evaluate, and synthesise information from diverse sources.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll get to communicate effectively with individuals, groups and communities.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can use relevant technologies in psychological research and practice.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll develop a global perspective with respect for human rights and cultural diversity.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll get to apply professional skills ethically, both independently and collaboratively.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<section\n                class=\"block accordions\" role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n        \n\n    <div class=\"accordions__container\">\n                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"entry-requirements\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Entry requirements<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"entry-requirements\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;\">English requirements<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Qualification<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Score<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">International English Language Testing System (IELTS)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Overall 6.5 (no individual band below 6.0)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">79 (band minimum W-21, L-13, R-13, S-18)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">SPM 1119 English<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">GCE &#8216;A&#8217; Level<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">E<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">GCE &#8216;O&#8217; Level<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">C<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 15pt;\">Cut-off scores<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Qualification<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Score<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">GCE-A Level\/STPM (best of 3 subjects)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">UEC (best of 5 selected subjects)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">HKDSE<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">IB<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ontario Gr<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">60<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">ATAR (including WACE\/SACE\/HCE\/VCE)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">70<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">WAUFP (CPS)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">54<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">India (CBSE)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">60%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">India (HSC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">65%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Pakistan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">75%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sri Lanka<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Course prerequisites<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mathematics and Science<\/span><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"professional-recognition\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Professional recognition<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"professional-recognition\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"credit-for-previous-study\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Credit for previous study<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"credit-for-previous-study\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Diploma applications will be treated on case to case basis.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"course-structure\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Course structure<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"course-structure\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p><strong>YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1<\/strong><br \/>\nFoundations for Professional Health Practice<br \/>\nHuman Structure and Function<br \/>\nIntroduction to Psychology<br \/>\nScience and Professional Practice in Psychology<\/p>\n<p><strong>YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2<\/strong><br \/>\nBrain and Behaviour<br \/>\nFoundations of Biostatistics and Epidemiology<br \/>\nFoundations of Psychology<br \/>\nImagining Health in Social and Cultural Contexts<\/p>\n<p><strong>YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1<\/strong><br \/>\nPsychological Science Experimental Methods<br \/>\nPsychology of Learning<br \/>\nSocial Psychology<br \/>\nElective unit<\/p>\n<p><strong>YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2<\/strong><br \/>\nChild Developmental Psychology<br \/>\nPerception<br \/>\nPsychological Science Correlational Methods<br \/>\nElective unit<\/p>\n<p><strong>YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1<\/strong><br \/>\nAbnormal Psychology<br \/>\nAdvanced Psychological Science Qualitative Methods<br \/>\nCognition<br \/>\nIndividual Differences<\/p>\n<p><strong>YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2<\/strong><br \/>\nAdult Developmental Psychology<br \/>\nIndigenous and Cross Cultural Psychology<br \/>\nMixed Methods Research in Health Psychology<br \/>\nWork, Family and Community<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"course-fee\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Course fee<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"course-fee\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>RM36,400 per annum for local student<\/p>\n<p>RM43,500 per annum for international student<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><em>*The indicative course fee shown on the Letter of Offer might vary from the actual course fee according to the units undertaken. The indicative fee is just a guide as to what the course fee will be, until semester enrolment is completed.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>                    <div class=\"accordion\">\n            <button class=\"accordion__heading accordion__toggle\" aria-controls=\"pathways-to-an-apac-accredited-psychology-degree\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Pathways to an APAC-Accredited Psychology Degree<span class=\"ico ico-chevron-fat ico--deep-blue\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M10.91 30.41l-2.82-2.82L19.67 16 8.09 4.41l2.82-2.82L25.33 16 10.91 30.41z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content content\" id=\"pathways-to-an-apac-accredited-psychology-degree\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Our Bachelor of Science (Psychological Science) broadly mirrors the Curtin Perth program in terms of academic structure, learning outcomes, and the range of careers that graduates may pursue. However, the key distinction lies in accreditation. The Curtin Perth program is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC), while the Curtin Malaysia program is not APAC-accredited. As such, although graduates from both campuses may pursue similar general career pathways, the professional psychology pathway differs for students studying at Curtin Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option A: Transfer to Perth<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students who complete at least one full semester (100 credits) in their third year, either Semester 1 or Semester 2, at Curtin Perth will have their degree recognised as an APAC-accredited Australian psychology degree<\/li>\n<li>This enables students to apply directly for a fourth-year Honours program in psychology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Option B: Apply for qualification assessment through APS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students who complete all three years of their degree at Curtin Malaysia may apply to the Australian Psychological Society (APS) for an assessment of equivalence to an Australian psychology degree<\/li>\n<li>The APS will determine whether the qualification meets Australian standards for entry into further study Students can apply via the <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.org.au\/about-us\/what-we-do\/assessments\/assessment-overseas-qualifications\">APS website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>If the assessment application is approved, students become eligible to apply for the fourth year at Curtin Perth<\/li>\n<li>Upon completion of the fourth year, the qualification will then be recognised as APAC-accredited in Australia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Entry requirements for fourth year<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To apply for the fourth-year program, students must have achieved an average of 60% or higher across core second- and third-year psychology units<\/li>\n<li>To apply for the Honours program, students must have achieved an average of 70% or higher across those same units.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>            <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/copyright-and-accuracy\/\">View course information disclaimer<\/a><br \/>This page was last updated on 5 November 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re curious about how people think, feel, and behave\u2014and want to use that knowledge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":824,"menu_order":41,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-870","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/870\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curtin.edu.my\/study\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}