Bachelor of Creative Arts/Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)

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Bachelor of Creative Arts/Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)

Queensland University of Technology

Australia, Brisbane

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Queensland University of Technology

Australia , Brisbane

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

116310M

Campuses

Kelvin Grove

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines28-Feb-2026

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

AUD 39,500 / per year

Next Intake 28-Feb-2026

Bachelor of Creative Arts/Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)

About

Highlights

Combine creative and psychological skills for an innovative career in health and creative arts.
Complete two separate degrees in four years full-time.
Graduate with advanced creative skills in your chosen major of animation, creative writing, drama, film and screen, music or visual arts.
Take the first step towards a career as a registered psychologist.

This course prepares you to engage in the real world as a creative practitioner. It will give you the knowledge to navigate complex and unfamiliar systems and the insight to create meaningful work that is a positive force for change in the broader community.

Through research and experimentation, you will learn how to make meaningful work as an innovative and collaborative creative practitioner and understand how your creative and critical knowledge and skills can be applied across community, commercial, and research contexts.

You will learn the importance of cultural diversity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, in increasingly globalised creative fields.Psychology is the science of the mind and offers an understanding of human behaviour. The combination of creative arts and psychology could give you a career advantage in either field. You will be equipped to create impactful community programs and improve the health and well being of others. Insights from behavioural science could also help you to tell powerful stories through meaningful art.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum English language requirements

We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.

English Test	Overall	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake	6.5	6	6	6	6
Cambridge English Score You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website.	176	169	169	169	169
PTE Academic	58	50	50	50	50
TOEFL iBT	79	16	16	21	18

Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!

We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.

When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.

Career

Careers and outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Creative Arts/Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) double degree will be equipped with a blend of creative expression, critical and cultural literacy and psychological knowledge to address real-world problems with innovative programs.

You will be well prepared for the workplace, having examined and applied psychological theory, methods and research to a wide range of issues and diverse perspectives, including personal, social, developmental, cognitive, cross-cultural and Indigenous perspectives. You will also develop graduate capabilities such as high-level communication, research and digital skills that support your ability to be agile.

This double degree prepares students for a broad range of professional fields including: community facilitation and cultural development, human factors specialist, user experience designer and creative counsellor or in any number of allied health industry or creative roles.

In a rapidly changing technological world with increasing reliance on AI, an understanding of human behaviour will offer an advantage to those pursuing a career as a creative practitioner such as actors, musicians, contemporary visual or performing artists, curators, film, television or theatre directors, or creative writers.

Graduates are also equipped for the growing field of postgraduate research that draws on creativity, health, and psychology to address existent and emergent personal and social issues. Graduates can continue their studies toward formal accreditation as a psychologist.

To become a registered psychologist you will need to complete further study. Registered psychologists use scientific knowledge of human behaviour to assist individuals who are experiencing mental disorders, relationship problems, learning difficulties, addiction and eating disorders, among other things. Psychologists may work in a specific area of psychology such as cognition, neuroscience, or social and developmental behaviour.