Bachelor of Psychology with Honours
| Program of Study | Course cps | ||
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| Core Units – complete all the following units: | 108 cps | ||
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Unit cps | |
| BCSS100 | Judgment and Decision Making | 6 | |
PSYC101 |
Introductory Psychology I |
6 |
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PSYC102 |
Introductory Psychology II |
6 |
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| PSYC200 | Social Psychology | 6 | |
PSYC202 |
Research Methods and Statistics |
6 |
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| PSYC206 | Cognitive Psychology | 6 | |
| PSYC213 | Lifespan Developmental Psychology | 6 | |
| PSYC301 | Psychological Testing | 6 | |
PSYC302 |
Advanced Research Methods and Statistics |
6 |
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| PSYC366 | Biopsychology | 6 | |
PSYC401H |
Psychology Hons Coursework |
24 |
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PSYC402H |
Psychology Hons Dissertation |
24 |
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| Elective Units Choose at least 18 credit points from the following units: |
18 cps | ||
PSYC304 |
Health Psychology |
6 |
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| PSYC306 | Psychology in the Workplace | 6 | |
| PSYC307 | Motivation and Emotion | 6 | |
PSYC309 |
Human Neuropsychology |
6 |
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| PSYC314 | Behaviour Modification | 6 | |
PSYC316 |
Perception and Perceptual Impairment |
6 |
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PSYC321 |
Psychology of Language |
6 |
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PSYC363 |
Abnormal Psychology |
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 | ||
| 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: | 42 cps | ||
| 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. | |||
| 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 = 48 cps per year or 24 cps per semester
| Year | Notes | Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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| 1 | In their first year candidates should enrol in these three core units and five 100-level 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 four core 200-level units, plus either one 300-level PSYC unit and three Elective units or four Elective units. | PSYC202 |
PSYC206 |
PSYC200 |
PSYC213 |
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Elective Unit |
300-level PSYC unit or Elective Unit |
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Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
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| 3 | In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in these three course 300-level units and three 300-level PSYC units and two Elective units. | PSYC302 |
PSCY366 |
300-level PSYC unit |
PSYC301 |
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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 as year long units. | PSYC401H |
PSYC401H |
PSYC402H |
PSYC402H |
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Elective 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 |
PSYC206 |
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. |
PSYC200 |
PSYC213 |
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 |
Elective Unit |
Elective Unit |
Elective Unit | ||
| 5 | In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in PSCY302, 2 200-level PSYC units and 1 300-level PSYC unit. |
PSYC302 |
PSYC366 |
Elective Unit |
Elective 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 |
PSYC301 |
Elective Unit |
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 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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