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Honours degree of Bachelor of Psychology

PSYC34

Faculty:
Faculty of Human Sciences
Department:
Department of Psychology
Award:
Honours degree of Bachelor of Psychology (BPsych(Hons))
Study Mode:
Full-time, Part-time
Attendance Mode:
Internal
Candidature Length:
Full-time: 4 years
Study Period Offerings:
Session 1 (March), Session 2 (August)
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 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.
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 program 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)
 
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
3
Design and Statistics III (3)
 
Required
3
Research Methods in Psychology (3)
 
Required
6cp from
6
PSY units at 300 level

400 level

Required
12
Thesis
Required
3
Design and Statistics IV (3)
 
Required
either
or
 
Ethics and Psychological Assessment (3)
 
3
The Scientist Practitioner Model (3)
 
Required
one of
 
Advanced Issues in Developmental Psychology: Child Abuse and Neglect (3)
 
 
Psychology at Work: Theory, Research and Application (3)
 
 
Introduction to Theories of Counselling (3)
 
 
Health Psychology (3)
 
3
Advanced Issues in Development Psychology: Challenges Across the Lifespan (3)
 
Required
3cp from
 
PSY elective units at 400 level
3
PSYC elective 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 PACE units.