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Honours degree of Bachelor of Psychology

PSYC33

Faculty:
Faculty of Human Sciences
Award:
Honours degree of Bachelor of Psychology
Abbreviation:
BPsych (Hons)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points required for the degree 96
Minimum number of credit points required at 200 level or above 60
Minimum number of credit points required at 300 level 18
Minimum number of credit points required at 400 level 24
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. One of those units must be taken outside the Department administering the program of study which the student is admitted to, and the other unit must be taken outside the Faculty administering the program of study which the student is admitted to. 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.
For students commencing their program from 2011, entry to 4th year will require an SNG (Standard Numerical Grade) of 70 over all Psychology units and an average SNG of 75 over all 300 level Psychology units; and a minimum of 72 credit points. Applicants to the fourth year honours progam who do not meet these requirements may also be considered on an individual basis. This minimum entry requirement also applies to any students who transfer into the BPsych(Hons) program

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.

Specific minimum requirements:

Credit points

100 level

Required
3
Introduction to Psychology I (3)
 
PSYC104
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology II (3)
 
PSYC105

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

300 level

Required
3
Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice (3)
C/P
PSY399
Required
3
Principles of Psychological Assessment (3)
 
PSYC332
Required
3
Design and Statistics III (3)
 
PSY349
Required
3
Research Methods in Psychology (3)
 
PSY351
Required
6cp from
 
PSY units at 300 level
6
PSYC units at 300 level

400 level

Required
12
Thesis
Required
3
Design and Statistics IV (3)
 
PSY418
Required
either
or
 
Ethics and Psychological Assessment (3)
 
PSY471
3
The Scientist Practitioner Model (3)
 
PSYC499
Required
6cp from
 
PSY elective units at 400 level
6
PSYC units at 400 level

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
30
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.