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Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Bachelor of Health Science (Human Movement)

University of Canberra · Canberra

Bachelor degree · 4 years · On campus

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Can I get in?

Lowest ATAR
59.85
before adjustments
Lowest rank
69.85
ATAR + adjustments
  • Lowest rank is the figure to compare yourself with. If you have no adjustments, your ATAR is your rank; if you have some, add them first.
  • Lowest ATAR: some got in from here because adjustments lifted their rank.
Lowest rank that got an offer: 69.85
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments: 59.85
Median rank that got an offer: 85.53

2024 offers

Rank or ATAR? Which number counts

About studying psychology

Psychology degrees cover how people think and behave, including research methods and statistics. A three-year degree does not make you a psychologist. Registration needs further accredited study, usually an honours year and then postgraduate training.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

Getting into psychology courses

Selection is primarily ATAR-based. Units 3 and 4 English is expected, and mathematics is commonly recommended. To register as a psychologist you need further accredited study beyond a three-year degree.

This describes the field in general, not this course. Check the university's page for what this course covers.

These are the lowest rank and the lowest ATAR that got an offer in 2024, not a cut-off or a guarantee. Next year's depends on how many places there are and who applies. How ATARs really work · Didn't get the ATAR you needed?

Three kinds of figure on this page

They are not all about the same thing, so they are kept apart. Each section says who its numbers describe.

This course

Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Bachelor of Health Science (Human Movement) at Canberra, Canberra. These describe this course and nothing else.

Lowest rank that got an offer
69.85
Lowest ATAR that got an offer, before adjustments
59.85
Median rank that got an offer
85.53
Length
4 years
Study mode
On campus
Campus
Canberra
TAC code
365166

Every psychology student at Canberra, not this course alone. The tick on each bar is the national figure for psychology.

Overall student experience85.9%

National average: 79.3%

Teaching quality88.9%

National average: 83%

Overall satisfaction82.1%

National average: 78.7%

In full-time work, about four months out72.4%

National average: 69.2%

Median starting salary
$73,200
National, same field
$75,000

All of Canberra

Every student at Canberra, across every subject. Nobody publishes them for one course or one study area.

Where graduates end up

Source: QILT, 2025 GOS-L

QILT does not publish three-year outcomes at course level.

In full-time work+11.2 pts
4 months after finishing
84.6%
3 years on
95.8%
Employer satisfaction81.8%

of supervisors would hire another Canberra graduate. Employers of recent graduates, surveyed by QILT (ESS 2023-2025).

Do students stay and finish?

Source: Dept of Education, 2024

Of students who started at Canberra in 2016, nine years later:

Finished a degree
62.3%
Still studying
4.2%
Left after returning
21.5%
Never came back after first year
12%

More recently: of new Canberra bachelor students in 2023, 13.2% didn't come back to study at any university the following year.

Students are followed if they move: finishing a degree at another university counts as finishing, and moving to another university doesn't count as leaving. Read these alongside the quality measures, not instead of them. Completion and attrition partly reflect who a university enrols – universities serving more regional, mature-age and part-time students naturally run higher attrition without being worse at teaching. What completion rates tell you

Who you'd study with

Students who started in 2024 (Course Seeker)

11 students started this course in 2024. How they got in:

    From the standard student-profile table universities publish for each course's intake. Categories are the national admissions-transparency ones. The university didn't report a breakdown for 100% of this intake (small groups are kept private), so the shares above don't add to 100%.

    What it costs, next to what graduates earn

    Total student contribution:4 years × $9,880/year ≈ up to about $39,500Estimate

    The Australian government sets this rate by field of study, so it is the same at every university in the country – Canberra did not set it and cannot discount it. Your exact total depends on the subjects you pick. A double degree is charged at two rates. We only hold one, so the real total may be lower. Paid through HELP once you're earning, not upfront. How HECS-HELP works

    Typical starting salary (this study area)
    $73,200
    Typical salary three years on (all Canberra graduates)
    $95,000

    Our arithmetic, from the fee and salary figures shown elsewhere on this page with their sources. It never affects how well this course fits you.

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