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Extended MajorPsychology

Bachelor of Science

Plan and course requirements

Complete 24 units comprising:

  • 2 units for all Psychology Level 1 Compulsory Courses, and
  • 10 units for all Psychology Level 2 Compulsory Courses, and
  • 6 units for all Psychology Level 3 Compulsory Courses, and
  • 6 units from Psychology Level 3 Elective Courses

Psychology Level 1 Compulsory Courses

Complete 2 units for ALL of the following:

PSYC10402 units
Psychological Research Methodology I

Students who complete PSYC1040 and PSYC2010 towards the Psychology single or extended major are exempt from STAT1201.

Students should complete the 4 units of Level 1 prerequisite courses for the extended major:

Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accredited Psychology sequence for students intending to apply for admission to BSc(Hons) Psychology field of study.

Psychology Level 2 Compulsory Courses

Complete 10 units for ALL of the following:

NEUR20202 units
Neuroscience for Psychologists
PSYC20102 units
Psychological Research Methodology II

Students who complete PSYC1040 and PSYC2010 towards the Psychology single or extended major are exempt from STAT1201.

PSYC20302 units
Developmental Psychology
PSYC20402 units
Social & Organisational Psychology
PSYC20502 units
Learning & Cognition

Psychology Level 3 Compulsory Courses

Complete 6 units for ALL of the following:

PSYC30102 units
Psychological Research Methodology III
PSYC30202 units
Measurement in Psychology
PSYC31022 units
Psychopathology

Psychology Level 3 Elective Courses

Complete exactly 6 units from the following:

HLTH31322 units
The New Psychology of Health
NEUR31922 units
Sensory Neuroscience
NEUR32722 units
The Neuroscience of Social Behaviour
NEUR33022 units
Cognitive Neuroscience
PSYC30322 units
Topics in Social Psychology
PSYC30522 units
Judgment & Decision-Making
PSYC30622 units
Introduction to Human Factors
PSYC30822 units
Psychotherapies and Counselling
PSYC31222 units
Attitudes & Social Cognition
PSYC32022 units
Industrial & Organisational Psychology
PSYC32622 units
Evolutionary Approaches to Human Behaviour
PSYC32822 units
Developmental Perspectives on the Origins of Human Culture
PSYC33122 units
Parenting and Family Psychology

Additional Rules

Australian Psychology Accreditation Council accredited Psychology sequence for students intending to apply for admission to BSc(Hons) Psychology field of study.