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Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

ARTS17

Faculty:
Faculty of Human Sciences
Department:
Department of Psychology
Award:
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology (BA-Psych)
Study Mode:
Full-time, Part-time
Attendance Mode:
Internal
Candidature Length:
Full-time: 3 years
Study Period Offerings:
Session 1 (March), Session 2 (August)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points for the degree 69
Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above 39
Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above 18
Completion of a designated People unit
Completion of a designated Planet unit
Completion of a designated PACE 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.

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)
 
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology II (3)
 

200 level

Required
3
Social and Personality Psychology (3)
 
Required
3
Developmental Psychology (3)
 
Required
3
Biopsychology and Learning (3)
 
Required
3
Cognitive Processes I (3)
 
Required
3
Perception I (3)
 
Required
3
Design and Statistics II (3)
 

300 level

Required
3
Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice (3)
C/P
Required
3
Principles of Psychological Assessment (3)
 
Required
6cp from
 
PSY units at 300 level
6
PSYC units at 300 level

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
33
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

69
Note:
Eligible students may meet the requirements for the award of Bachelor of Arts - Psychology (Honours) by completion of the following additional units:
400 level
Thesis (12cp)
PSY418 Design and Statistics IV (3cp)
PSY471 Ethics and Psychological Assessment (3cp)
3cp from PSY432, PSY434, PSY465, PSY466, PSY468
3cp from PSY elective units at 400 level

 
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
 
Units marked with a P are PACE units.