Psychology double degrees at ACU

APAC-accredited Psychology double degrees at ACU 

ACU offers two Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)-accredited psychology double degrees.

In the Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, students will come to understand the complex causes and impact of crime. Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice explores the causes of antisocial behaviour and develops the knowledge and expertise graduates need to make a valuable contribution in the criminal justice sector. The Psychology program helps students to acquire knowledge, assimilate theories and concepts and develop applicable skills that are valuable to the enhancement of human functioning in a broad range of professional settings. Together, this combined program provides students with the knowledge of both the legal system and knowledge of the human behaviour, providing ACU graduates of this course with a competitive edge in the justice sector.

In the Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Nutrition Science students will gain insights into the motivations for eating behaviours, how habits are formed and ways to increase behavioural change through the Nutrition Science course whilst, at the same time, understand human functioning in a broad range of professional settings. Combining the Bachelor of Psychological Science and the Bachelor of Nutrition Science allows for greater insights into both disciplines and, thus, benefits the graduates of the course.  For instance, knowledge gained from the Bachelor of Nutrition Science can be applied by clinical psychologists working with eating disordered populations for better treatment outcomes.  Or, health psychologists working with chronically ill populations, such as with people with heart disease or Type 2 diabetes, will benefit from knowledge in the area of nutrition science.