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Bachelor of Science (Psychology and Biology)
Psychology and Biology
To complete requirements for the double major in Psychology
and Biology, students are required to complete a minimum of 150
credit points of subjects, as outlined in the schedule below.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
Domestic school leavers are assumed to have completed at least
2 units of English at HSC level and 4 units of Science and/or
Maths. International students are required to have achieved an
IELTS score of 6.0 with at least 6.0 in reading and writing,
and at least 5.0 in listening and speaking. Alternative pathways
exist for mature age domestic students.
Honours
Students must complete additional Psychology subjects if they
wish to undertake Honours in Psychology. Students should consult
the information under Honours in the entry on the Psychology
major.
Professional Recognition
To apply for registration as a professional psychologist with
the Psychologists Registration Board of NSW it is necessary to
complete an accredited 4 year course of study plus 2 years supervised
practice. Accreditation with the Australian Psychological Society,
the national professional association, requires 6 years of approved
academic study.
Note: Students intending to complete an honours year in Psychology
must complete more than 24 credit points of Psychology subjects
at 300-level.
Course Program
| 100-level |
Credit Points |
| PSYC121 |
Foundations of Psychology A |
6 |
| PSYC122 |
Foundations of Psychology B |
6 |
| PSYC123 |
Theory, Design and Statistics in Psychology |
6 |
| BIOL103 |
Molecules, Cells and Organisms |
6 |
| BIOL104 |
Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment |
6 |
| CHEM101* |
Chemistry 1A (or CHEM104) |
6 |
| CHEM102* |
Chemistry 1B (or CHEM105) |
6 |
| * Note: Students who have not achieved 50%
or more in HSC Chemistry must enrol in CHEM104 and CHEM105
instead of CHEM101 and CHEM102. |
| 200-Level |
| PSYC247 |
Statistics and Measurement 1 |
6 |
| PSYC231 |
Personality |
6 |
| PSYC234 |
Biological Psychology and Learning |
6 |
| PSYC236 |
Cognition and Perception |
6 |
| PSYC241 |
Developmental and Social Psychology |
6 |
| plus, students must enrol in four biology subjects
selected from the following: |
| BIOL213 |
Principles of Biochemistry |
6 |
| BIOL214 |
The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism |
6 |
| BIOL215 |
Introductory Genetics |
6 |
| BIOL240 |
Functional Biology of Plants and Animals |
6 |
| BIOL241 |
Biodiversity: Classification and Sampling |
6 |
| BIOL251 |
Principles of Ecology and Evolution |
6 |
| MARE200 |
Introduction to Oceanography |
6 |
| 300-Level |
| PSYC315 |
Psychology of Abnormality (PSYC231) |
8 |
| And two electives, which must include at least
one of the following: |
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| PSYC317 |
Current issues in Learning and Judgement |
8 |
| PSYC349 |
Visual Perception (PSYC236) |
8 |
| PSYC345 |
Memory and Language |
8 |
| PSYC352 |
Advanced Psychophysiology (PSYC234) |
8 |
| and may include: |
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| PSYC318 |
Change Throughout the Life Span (PSYC231) |
8 |
| PSYC347 |
Assessment and Intervention |
8 |
| PSYC348 |
History and Metatheory of Psychology |
8 |
| PSYC350 |
Social Behaviour and Individual Differences (PSYC241) |
8 |
| PSYC354 |
Design and Analysis (PSYC232) |
8 |
| plus three subjects from the following: |
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| BIOL303 |
Biotechnology: Applied Cell Molecular Biology |
8 |
| BIOL320 |
Molecular Cell Biology |
8 |
| BIOL321 |
Cellular and Molecular Immunology |
8 |
| BIOL351 |
Conservation Biology: Marine and Terrestrial Populations |
8 |
| BIOL355 |
Marine and Terrestrial Ecology |
8 |
| BIOL391 |
Advanced Biology |
8 |
| BIOL392 |
Advanced Biology Project |
8 |
| CHEM320 |
Bioinformatics: From Genome to Structure |
8 |
Other Information
Students are advised to consult an academic adviser in each
discipline about subject selection.
Students intending to qualify for an Honours year in Psychology
should complete the extra subjects required. Consult the information
on Honours under Bachelor of Science (Psychology).
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