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Bachelor of Arts - Psychology with the Diploma of Education

Faculty:
Faculty of Human Sciences
Award:
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology with the Diploma of Education (BA-PsychDipEd)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points for the degree 96
Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above 60
Completion of a designated People unit
Completion of a designated Planet unit
Completion of a designated Participation unit
Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below
Note:
Students must complete one designated People unit and one designated Planet unit. Those units must be taken in two different Faculties. Units which are already a required unit of the student's program of study will not satisfy the People unit requirement or Planet unit requirement.

In order to graduate students must ensure that they have satisfied all of the general requirements of the award: see the general requirements listed above.

Primary Teaching

ARTS22

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3
Introduction to Psychology I (3)
 
PSYC104
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology II (3)
 
PSYC105
Required
3cp from
3
EDUC units at 100 level

200 level

Required
3
Mathematics in Schools (3)
 
EDUC258
Required
3
Language, Literacy and Learning (3)
 
EDUC260
Required
3
Introduction to Curriculum and Pedagogy (3)
 
EDUC267
Required
3
Social and Personality Psychology (3)
 
PSY234
Required
3
Developmental Psychology (3)
 
PSY235
Required
3
Biopsychology and Learning (3)
 
PSY236
Required
3
Cognitive Processes I (3)
 
PSY246
Required
3
Perception I (3)
 
PSY247
Required
3
Design and Statistics II (3)
 
PSY248
Required
3
Key Competencies in Inclusive Education (3)
 
TEP248
Required
either
or
 
Education: The Learner (3)
 
EDUC262
3
Education: The Policy Context (3)
 
EDUC264

300 level

Required
3
Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice (3)
C/P
PSY399
Required
3
Principles of Psychological Assessment (3)
 
PSYC332
Required
3
Reading Acquisition in the Primary Classroom (3)
 
EDUC371
Required
either
or
 
Curriculum and Teaching in Primary School 1 (3)
 
EDTE251
3
Curriculum and Teaching in Primary School 1 (3)
 
TEP318
Required
either
or
 
Curriculum and Teaching in Primary School 2 (3)
 
EDTE252
3
Curriculum and Teaching in Primary School 2 (3)
 
TEP319
Required
either
or
 
Curriculum and Teaching in Primary School 3 (3)
 
EDTE353
3
Curriculum and Teaching in Primary School 3 (3)
 
TEP320
Required
6cp from
 
PSY units at 300 level
6
PSYC units at 300 level

400 level

Required
either
or
 
Professional Experience in the Primary School 2 (3)
P
EDTE403
3
Professional Experience in Primary School I (3)
P
TEP403
Required
either
or
 
Professional Experience in the Primary School 3 (3)
P
EDTE404
3
Professional Experience in Primary School II (3)
P
TEP404
Required
either
or
 
Curriculum and Teaching in the Primary School 4 (3)
 
EDTE354
3
Curriculum and Teaching in Primary School 4 (3)
 
TEP418
Required
either
or
 
Curriculum and Teaching in the Primary School 5 (3)
 
EDTE455
3
Curriculum and Teaching in Primary School 5 (3)
 
TEP419
Required
either
or
 
Curriculum and Teaching in Primary School 6 (3)
 
EDTE456
3
Curriculum and Teaching in Primary School 6 (3)
 
TEP420

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
15
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

96
Note:
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
 
Units marked with a P are Participation units.

Secondary Teaching

ARTS23

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3
Introduction to Psychology I (3)
 
PSYC104
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology II (3)
 
PSYC105
Required
3cp from
3
EDUC units at 100 level

200 level

Required
3
Social and Personality Psychology (3)
 
PSY234
Required
3
Developmental Psychology (3)
 
PSY235
Required
3
Biopsychology and Learning (3)
 
PSY236
Required
3
Cognitive Processes I (3)
 
PSY246
Required
3
Perception I (3)
 
PSY247
Required
3
Design and Statistics II (3)
 
PSY248
Required
3
Key Competencies in Inclusive Education (3)
 
TEP248
Required
either
or
 
Education: The Learner (3)
 
EDUC262
3
Education: The Policy Context (3)
 
EDUC264

300 level

Required
3
Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice (3)
C/P
PSY399
Required
3
Principles of Psychological Assessment (3)
 
PSYC332
Required
either
or both
and
 
Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary School IA (3)
 
TEP395
 
Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary School I (3)
 
TEP387
3
Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary School II (3)
 
TEP388
Required
6cp from
 
PSY units at 300 level
6
PSYC units at 300 level

400 level

Required
3
Professional Experience in Secondary School I (3)
P
TEP401
Required
3
Professional Experience in Secondary School II (3)
P
TEP402
Required
3cp from
 
Economics and Business Studies in the Secondary School I (3)
 
TEP421
 
English in the Secondary School I (3)
 
TEP423
 
Geography in the Secondary School I (3)
 
TEP425
 
History in the Secondary School I (3)
 
TEP427
 
Mathematics in the Secondary School I (3)
 
TEP429
 
Languages in the Secondary School I (3)
 
TEP431
3
Science in the Secondary School I (3)
 
TEP433
Required
3cp from
 
Economics and Business Studies in the Secondary School II (3)
 
TEP422
 
English in the Secondary School II (3)
 
TEP424
 
Geography in the Secondary School II (3)
 
TEP426
 
History in the Secondary School II (3)
 
TEP428
 
Mathematics in the Secondary School II (3)
 
TEP430
 
Languages in the Secondary School II (3)
 
TEP432
3
Science in the Secondary School II (3)
 
TEP434

Additional

Required
3cp from
 
EDUC units at 200 level
 
EDUC units at 300 level
3
EDUC units at 400 level

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
33
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

96
Note:
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
 
Units marked with a P are Participation units.