Bachelor of Psychological Science

Program of Study			Course cps
Core Units Complete all the following units			36 cps
Unit Code	Unit Title	Unit cps
PSYC101	Introductory Psychology I	6
PSYC102	Introductory Psychology II	6
BCSS100	Judgment & Decision Making	6
PSYC201	Psychological Testing	6
PSYC202	Research Methods and Statistics	6
PSYC302	Advanced Research Methods and Statistics	6
And complete 12 credit points from the following 200-level units			12 cps
PSYC200	Social Psychology	6
PSYC204	Learning, Motivation and Emotion	6
PSYC206	Cognitive Psychology	6
And complete 30 credit points from the following 300-level units			30 cps
PSYC316	Perception and Perceptual Impairment	6
PSYC304	Health Psychology	6
PSYC309	Human Neuropsychology	6
PSYC313	Lifespan Developmental Psychology	6
PSYC321	Psychology of Language	6
PSYC363	Psychopathology	6
PSYC366	Biopsychology	6
PSYC399	Special Topics in Psychological Research	6
Elective Units Complete Elective Units to the value of 30 credit points from the following			30 cps
Units to the value of 30 credit points must be selected from Majors listed for the Bachelor of Arts course, other than the Psychology Major.
And complete 36 credit points from the following units			36 cps
Remaining Elective Units to the value 36 credit points can selected from any unit offered by the University, subject to candidates meeting overall course requirements and meeting prerequisite and timetabling requirements of individual units. These units can include other units in Psychology which candidates have not completed as a core unit.
Total			144 cps

Suggested Full Time Course Plan

The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements where possible. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.

For candidates studying Full-Time = 48cps per year or 24cps per semester

Year	Notes	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	In their first year candidates should enrol in these 3 core units and 5 elective units, three in Semester 1 and 2 in Semester 2. PSYC103 is recommended as a 100-level elective Unit	PSYC101	PSYC102
		100-level Elective Unit	BCSS100
		100-level Elective Unit	100-level Elective Unit
		100-level Elective Unit	100-level Elective Unit
2	In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in these 2 core 200-level units, plus 2 other 200-level PSYC units and 4 elective units, two in each semester.	PSYC202	PSYC201
		200-level PSYC unit	200-level PSYC unit
		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
3	In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in PSYC302 and 5 other 300-level PSYC units, plus 2 elective units, one in each semester.	PSYC302	300-level PSYC unit
		300-level PSYC unit	300-level PSYC unit
		300-level PSYC unit	300-level PSYC unit
		Elective Unit	Elective Unit
Elective Units When selecting Elective Units in Year 1 it is assumed that candidates will select units from a range of 100-level introductory units. In Years 2 and 3 candidates can select units at 100, 200 or 300-level, but will need to be sure that overall they do not complete more than the maximum of 60 credit points that is allowed of 100-level units in their course. This maximum limit includes the 100-level core units for the course. Elective units can include other Psychology units which candidates have not completed as a core unit towards their course.

Suggested Part Time Course Plan

Enrolment pattern for candidates studying on a Part-time basis of 24 credit points per year, 12 credit points per semester

Year	Notes	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	In their first year candidates should enrol in these 3 core units and 1 100-level elective unit in Semester 1. PSYC103 is recommended as a 100-level elective Unit	PSYC101	PSYC102
1		100-level Elective Unit	BCSS100
2	In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in these 2 core 200-level units and 2 100-level elective units in each semester.	PSYC202	PSYC201
2		100-level Elective Unit	100-level Elective Unit
3	In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 2 200-level PSYC units and 2 100-level elective units, one in each semester.	200-level PSYC unit	200-level PSYC unit
3		100-level Elective Unit	100-level Elective Unit
4	In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in 2 300-level PSYC units and 2 200-level elective units.	300-level PSYC unit	300-level PSYC unit
4		Elective Unit	200-level Elective Unit
5	In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in PSCY302, 2 200-level PSYC units and 1 300-level PSYC unit.	PSYC302	300-level PSYC unit
5		Elective unit	200-level PSYC unit
6	In Yr 6 candidates should enrol in 2 300-level PSYC units and 2 300-level elective units.	300-level PSYC unit	300-level PSYC unit
6		Elective Unit	300-level Elective Unit
Course Plan This course plan represents a suggested pattern of enrolment for part-time candidates who can choose to do more or less than 12 credit points per Semester based on their individual circumstances. It is recommended that candidates include unit PSYC202 early in their studies. Elective Units When selecting Elective Units in Year 1 it is assumed that candidates will select units from a range of 100-level introductory units. In Years 2 and 3 candidates can select units at 100, 200 or 300-level, but will need to be sure that overall they do not complete more than the maximum of 60 credit points that is allowed of 100-level units in their course. This maximum limit includes the 100-level core units for the course. Elective units can include other Psychology units which candidates have not completed as a core unit towards their course.

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