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Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) Course code 702

(Taught by the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences)

Students please note: The course code for the Bachelor of Arts in the Faculty of Arts is 702. Students enrolled under Course Code 708 should refer to the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, which administers that degree.

For the Bachelor of Arts (Course code 702), Psychology specialisation the following subjects must be undertaken.

Note: Subjects to the value of at least 72 credit points must be selected from subjects from approved Specialisations in the Bachelor of Arts (Course code 702).

100-Level

Students must complete all three 100-level subjects
PSYC121 Foundations of Psychology A
6
PSYC122 Foundations of Psychology B
6
PSYC123 Theory, Design and Statistics in Psychology
6


200-Level

  1. Students intending to complete three years of Psychology only, must complete PSYC232, plus three Psychology elective subjects. An elective must be a 200 level subject, excluding PSYC216, and must include at least one from each of the following groups:
    Group A - PSYC231, PSYC241
    Group B - PSYC234, PSYC236
  2. Students intending to proceed to an honours year in Psychology must complete PSYC232 and PSYC235, together with three electives from the following subjects: PSYC231, PSYC241, PSYC234, PSYC236.

PSYC216 Psychology of Physical Activity
6
PSYC231 Personality
6
PSYC232# Research Methods and Statistics
6
PSYC234 Biological Psychology and Learning
6
PSYC235 Introduction to Psychological Assessment
6
PSYC236 Cognition and Perception
6
PSYC241 Developmental and Social Psychology
6

# Completion of PSYC232 prior to enrolment in PSYC235 is strongly recommended.

300-Level

Prerequisites: 24 credit points of Psychology at 200-level (excluding PSYC216) should be completed as a general pre-requisite to 300 level subjects. Further specific pre-requisites are indicated in brackets.

  1. Students intending to complete three years of Psychology only, must complete three Psychology electives, including at least one from each of the following groups:
    Group A - PSYC317, PSYC345, PSYC349, PSYC352
    Group B - PSYC315, PSYC318, PSYC347, PSYC348, PSYC350
  2. Students intending to proceed to Honours in Psychology must complete PSYC348 and PSYC354, together with three electives which must include at least one from each of the following groups:
    Group A - PSYC315, PSYC318, PSYC347, PSYC350
    Group B - PSYC317, PSYC345, PSYC349, PSYC352
300-Level Subjects

PSYC315 Psychology of Abnormality (PSYC231)
PSYC317 Advanced Learning (PSYC234)
PSYC318 Change Throughout the Life Span (PSYC231)
PSYC345 Advanced Cognition (PSYC236)
PSYC347 Assessment and Intervention (PSYC235)
PSYC348 History and Metatheory of Psychology
PSYC349 Visual Perception
PSYC350 Social Behaviour and Individual Differences (PSYC241)
PSYC352 Psychophysiology (PSYC234)
PSYC354 Design and Analysis (PSYC232)

 

 
 
 

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