Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Psychology
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Psychology
This double degree will not only help you better understand people and their motivations, but it also covers the business of managing people in a corporate context. For the Commerce degree, you’ll major in Human Resource Management. Add the Psychology degree, and your career options are wide open! Majors you…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This double degree will not only help you better understand people and their motivations, but it also covers the business of managing people in a corporate context.
For the Commerce degree, you’ll major in Human Resource Management. Add the Psychology degree, and your career options are wide open!
Majors you can study in this course
Human Resource Management
Course learning outcomes
Apply broad and coherent business and psychology knowledge to a range of situations, incorporating international/global/cultural perspectives.
Access, analyse and critically evaluate relevant information to solve challenging business and psychology problems systematically.
Communicate business and psychology knowledge, concepts and advice persuasively and clearly in both written and oral formats, using relevant technology.
Collaborate effectively in team settings, with respect for cultural diversity, to produce measurable outcomes.
Generate creative ideas for business and psychology innovations that anticipate challenges and respond to opportunities and constant change.
Reflect on feedback, autonomy, accountability and critique one’s own performance in order to identify and plan opportunities for development.
Value professional behaviours and /or citizenship that reflect an appreciation of the interrelationship between ethics and both business and social responsibility.
Career Opportunities
The course prepares you for a diverse range of careers with employment opportunities in any job or role that involves understanding and guiding human behaviour, showing empathy and compassion, and displaying skills such as the ability to evaluate the needs of a client, write formal reports, and keep accurate and organised records. The course will also prepare you for further postgraduate studies in business or psychology.
Possible future job titles
Human Resources Manager, Human Resources Consultant, Recruitment Officer, Training and Development Officer, Employment Relations Officer, Organisational Development Consultant, Management Consultant, Recruitment Consultant, Organisational Psychologist, Human Resource Case Manager
REQUIREMENTS
There are various ways to meet our admission requirements, such as:
Secondary school results
Successful completion of one year of tertiary study from a recognised institution
Completed Diploma program from a recognised institution
English competency requirements:
IELTS Academic: An overall band minimum score of 6.0, with no individual band less than 6.0. (Results are typically valid for 2 years and online tests are not acceptable.)
TOEFL iBT: 70 (no individual score less than 17)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 550, including Test of Written English of 5 or better. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years.)
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 52, with no scores less than 50. (Results are typically valid for only two years.)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a large, multi-campus institution serving communities in Western Australia and internationally.ECU was awarded university status in 1991, but despite its relative youth, the University has a proud history of more than a century of service to education in Western Australia and is recognised for its teaching and learning, excellence in research, and partnerships with the community.We have more than 23,300 students, including around 18,500 undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates. Approximately 3,600 international students attend the University, originating from 104 countries.We are a progressive University with courses developed through ongoing industry input, and employing lecturers who engage fully with their students. We’re a university that knows while knowledge is important, understanding comes from experience –experience that enables you to adapt what you’ve learned to whatever opportunities come your way. Because that’s when you do more than just survive in this world. You thrive in it.
