Population Health and Psychology

2009 Course Handbook

2009 Undergraduate Courses

2009 Postgraduate Courses

UAC Code: 757648 (BSc), 757651 (BA)

The double major in Population Health and Psychology enables students to pursue two options for their career or further study. Students may progress to advanced level study such as honours or postgraduate courses in either field. In addition, the combination of majors will enable graduates to apply for jobs in specialist areas of population health, such as lifestyle counselling or lifestyle management programs.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Domestic school leavers are assumed to have completed at least 2 units of English at HSC level.

International students are required to have achieved an IELTS score of 6.5 with at least 6.0 in reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Alternative pathways exist for mature age domestic students.

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.

Double Major

The double major in Population Health and Psychology consists of a minimum of 144 credit points, which comprises all of the subjects in each of the individual majors. Subjects to the value of at least 90 credit points must be selected from the Health and Behavioural Sciences or Science Schedules. If students wish to undertake honours in Psychology at the end of the double major degree, additional subjects are required. Students should consult the information on Honours in the entry for the Psychology major.

Course Program


Subjects		Session	Credit Points
100 Level
ABST150	Introduction to Aboriginal Australia	Autumn	6
BMS 103	Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise	Autumn	6
PSYC121	Foundations of Psychology A	Autumn	6
POP 101	Population Health - Current Health Issues and Their Determinants	Autumn	6
POP 103	Introduction to Health Behaviour Change	Spring	6
PSYC122	Foundations of Psychology B	Spring	6
PSYC123	Theory, Design and Statistics in Psychology	Spring	6
and a 6 credit point elective subject
200 Level
POP 201	Contemporary Population Health Issues	Autumn	6
PSYC231	Personality	Autumn	6
PSYC236	Cognition and Perception	Autumn	6
PSYC250	Quantitative Methods	Autumn	6
POP 203	Health Policy	Spring	6
POP 204	Epidemiology	Spring	6
PSYC234	Biological Psychology and Learning	Spring	6
PSYC241	Developmental and Social Psychology	Spring	6
Note: Psychology Honours also requires that PSYC249 Applied Psychology be taken.
300 Level
POP 301	Project and Program Design, Management and Evaluation	Autumn	8
POP 302	Analysis and Interpretation of Evidence	Autumn	8
PSYC347	Assessment and Intervention	Autumn	8
POP 332	Population Health Project B	Spring	8
And 16 credit points of electives, of which there must be at least one of the following:
PSYC345	Advanced Topics in Cognition	Autumn	8
PSYC352	Psychophysiology	Autumn	8
PSYC349	Visual Perception	Spring	8
And may include:
PSYC348	History and Metatheory of Psychology	Autumn	8
PSYC350	Social Behaviour and Individual Differences	Autumn	8
PSYC315	Psychology of Abnormality	Spring	8
PSYC318	Change Throughout the Lifespan	Spring	8
PSYC354	Design and Analysis	Spring	8
Note: Students wishing to take Psychology Honours should consult the information on Honours listed under the single Psychology Major to ensure they complete the required subjects.