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Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) with the degree of Bachelor of Laws

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Faculty:
Faculty of Human Sciences
Award:
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) with the degree of Bachelor of Laws (BPsych(Hons)LLB)
Study Mode:
Full-time, Part-time
Attendance Mode:
Internal
Candidature Length:
Full-time: 6 years
Study Period Offerings:
Session 1 (March), Session 2 (August)
General requirements:
Minimum number of credit points for this degree 144
Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above 120
Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above 84
Minimum number of credit points from units with a LAW, LAWS or LAWZ prefix 72
Minimum number of credit points from units without a LAW, LAWS or LAWZ prefix 42
Minimum number of credit points from units with a LAW, LAWS or LAWZ prefix at 400 or 500 level 24
Completion of a designated People unit
Completion of a designated Planet unit
Completion of a designated PACE unit with a LAW, LAWS or LAWZ prefix
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 or qualifying major 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
Criminal Justice and Procedure (3)
 
LAW109
Required
3
Foundations of Law (3)
 
LAW115
Required
3
Contracts (3)
 
LAWS104
Required
3
Law, Lawyers and Society (3)
 
LAWS108
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology I (3)
 
PSYC104
Required
3
Introduction to Psychology II (3)
 
PSYC105

200 level

Required
3
Torts (3)
 
LAW203
Required
3
Jurisprudence (3)
 
LAW214
Required
3
Property Law (3)
 
LAWS216
Required
3
Equity and Trusts (3)
 
LAWS217
Required
3
Business Organisations (3)
 
LAWS256
Required
3
International Law (3)
 
LAWS259
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
Constitutional Law (3)
 
LAW314
Required
3
Administrative Law (3)
 
LAW315
Required
3
Civil and Criminal Procedure (3)
 
LAWS398
Required
3
Evidence (3)
 
LAWS399
Required
3
Design and Statistics III (3)
 
PSY349
Required
3
Research Methods in Psychology (3)
 
PSY351
Required
3
Principles of Psychological Assessment (3)
 
PSYC332
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
one of
 
Advanced Issues in Developmental Psychology: Child Abuse and Neglect (3)
 
PSY432
 
Psychology at Work: Theory, Research and Application (3)
 
PSY434
 
Introduction to Theories of Counselling (3)
 
PSY465
 
Health Psychology (3)
 
PSY466
3
Advanced Issues in Development Psychology: Challenges Across the Lifespan (3)
 
PSY468
Required
3cp from
 
PSY elective units at 400 level
3
PSYC elective units at 400 level

500 level

Required
either
or
 
Remedies, Reparations and Resolution in Law (3)
 
LAW555
3
Remedies, Reparations and Resolution in Law (3)
 
LAWS555

Additional

Required
24cp from
24
LAW, LAWS or LAWZ units at 400 or 500 level
Required
3cp from
3
LAW, LAWS or LAWZ units at 400 or 500 level designated as PACE units

Balance of credit points required:

 
 
6
Electives

TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM

144
Note:
Completing students may be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws with Honours. For further details refer to law.mq.edu.au/current_students/llb_students.
 
Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
 
Units marked with a P are PACE units.