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Bachelor of Psychological Science
Program of Study Course cps

Core Units
Complete all the following units

60 cps
Unit Code Unit Title Unit cps  

BCSS100

Judgment and Decision Making

6

PSYC101

Introductory Psychology I

6

PSYC102

Introductory Psychology II

6

PSYC200 Social Psychology

6

PSYC202

Research Methods and Statistics

6

PSYC206

Cognitive Psychology

6

PSYC213 Lifespan Developmental Psychology

6

PSYC301

Psychological Testing

6

PSYC302

Advanced Research Methods and Statistics

6

PSYC366

Biopsychology

6

And complete 18 credit points from the following 300-level units

18 cps

PSYC304

Health Psychology

6

 
PSYC306 Psychology in the Workplace

6

PSYC307 Motivation and Emotion

6

PSYC309

Human Neuropsychology

6

PSYC314 Behaviour Modification

6

PSYC316 Perception and Perceptual Impairment

6

PSYC321

Psychology of Language

6

PSYC363

Abnormal Psychology

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.

 

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.

 

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.
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 4 Core Units plus 1 300-level PSYC unit and 3 Elective Units or 4 Elective Units.

PSYC202

PSYC213

PSYC200

PSYC206

Elective Unit**

Elective Unit**

Elective Unit**

PSYC306 or Elective Unit**

3

In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in PSYC302, PSYC301 and PSYC366, 2 other 300-level PSYC units plus 2 Elective Units.

PSYC302

PSYC366

PSYC307

PSYC301

300-level PSYC unit (PSYC304)

300-level PSYC unit (PSYC363 or PSYC314)

Elective Unit (PSYC309)

Elective Unit (PSYC306)

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.

*100 level Elective Units can be chosen from a range of units including:

Semester 1: GEPL111, LING101, LING150, PSYC103, SOCY100

Semester 2: CRIM100, LING102, LING170, SOCY101

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.

**200/300 level Elective Units can be chosen from any unit, including:

Semester 1: CRIM364, LING350, LING364, LING369, SOCY313, SOCY317, SOCY333, SOCY336, SOCY390

Semester 2: LING305, LING363, SOCY319, SOCY321, SOCY332, SOCY340, SOCY344, SOCY354.

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

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

PSYC206

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.

PSYC200

PSYC213

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.

PSYC302

PSYC301

PSYC307

PSYC306

5

In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in PSCY302, 2 200-level PSYC units and 1 300-level PSYC unit.

PSYC304

PSYC366

Elective Unit **

PSYC363 or PSYC314

6

In Yr 6 candidates should enrol in 2 300-level PSYC units and 2 300-level Elective Units.

PSYC309

PSYC363 or PSYC314

Elective Unit**

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.

*100 level Elective Units can be chosen from a range of units including:

Semester 1: GEPL111, LING101, LING150, PSYC103, SOCY100

Semester 2: CRIM100, LING102, LING170, SOCY101

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.

**200/300 level Elective Units can be chosen from any unit, including:

Semester 1: CRIM364, LING350, LING364, LING369, SOCY313, SOCY317, SOCY333, SOCY336, SOCY390

Semester 2: LING305, LING363, SOCY319, SOCY321, SOCY332, SOCY340, SOCY344, SOCY354.

Elective units can include other Psychology units which candidates have not completed as a core unit towards their course.

 

 

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