Bachelor of Psychology with Honours
| Program of Study | Course cps | ||
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| Core Units – complete all the following units: | 84 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
PSYC101 |
Introductory Psychology I |
6 |
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PSYC102 |
Introductory Psychology II |
6 |
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BCSS100 |
Judgment & Decision Making |
6 |
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PSYC201 |
Psychological Testing |
6 |
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PSYC202 |
Research Methods and Statistics |
6 |
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PSYC302 |
Advanced Research Methods and Statistics |
6 |
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PSYC401H |
Psychology Hons Coursework |
24 |
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PSYC402H |
Psychology Hons Dissertation |
24 |
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| And complete 12 credit points from the following 200-level units: | 12 cps | ||
PSYC200 |
Social Psychology |
6 |
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PSYC204 |
Learning, Motivation and Emotion |
6 |
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PSYC206 |
Cognitive Psychology |
6 |
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| And complete 30 credit points from the following 300-level units: | 30 cps | ||
PSYC316 |
Perception and Perceptual Impairment |
6 |
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PSYC304 |
Health Psychology |
6 |
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PSYC309 |
Human Neuropsychology |
6 |
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PSYC313 |
Lifespan Developmental Psychology |
6 |
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PSYC321 |
Psychology of Language |
6 |
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PSYC363 |
Psychopathology |
6 |
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PSYC366 |
Biopsychology |
6 |
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PSYC399 |
Special Topics in Psychological Research |
6 |
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| Elective Units Complete Elective Units to the value of 24 credit points from the following: |
24 cps |
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| Elective Units to the value of 12 credit points must be selected from EACH of TWO Majors listed for the Bachelor of Arts course, other than the Psychology Major. | |||
| And complete 42 credit points from the following units: | |||
| Remaining Elective Units to the value 42 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 Psychology units which candidates have not completed as a core unit. | 42 cps |
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| Total | 192 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. | PSYC101 |
PSYC102 |
100-level Elective Unit |
BCSS100 |
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100-level Elective Unit |
100-level Elective Unit |
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100-level Elective Unit |
100-level Elective Unit |
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| 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 |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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| 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 |
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300-level PSYC unit |
300-level PSYC unit |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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| 4 | In Yr 4 candidates undertake an honours year and must enrol in units PSCY401H and PSYC402H in both semesters. | PSYC401H |
PSYC401H |
PSYC402H |
PSYC402H |
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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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Suggested Part Time Course Plan
For candidates studying Part-Time = 24cps per year or 12cps 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. |
PSYC101 |
PSYC102 |
100-level Elective Unit |
BCSS100 |
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| 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 |
100-level Elective Unit |
100-level Elective Unit |
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| 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 |
100-level Elective Unit |
100-level Elective Unit |
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| 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 |
200-level Elective Unit |
200-level Elective Unit |
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| 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 |
200-level PSYC unit |
200-level PSYC unit |
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| 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 |
300-level Elective Unit |
300-level Elective Unit |
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| 7 | In Yr7 candidates should enrol in PSYC401H.
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PSYC401H |
PSYC401H |
| 8 | In Yr 8 candidates should enrol I PSCY402H.
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PSYC402H |
PSYC402H |
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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