📖Program Curriculum
The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) requires the successful completion of 192 credit points of subjects in accordance with the tables below.
No more than 60 credit points in total may be taken at 100-level.
For students entering at the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) at 100-level, continuation in the course requires an average result of at least 75% at the end of 100-level, a cumulative average of at least 75% for 100 and 200-level subjects at the end of 200-level, and a cumulative average of at least 75% for 200 and 300-level subjects at the end of 300-level in the psychology subjects approved for the degree.
Students who do not maintain this level of academic achievement will be required to transfer to the Bachelor of Psychological Science.
100-Level to 300-Level Course Program
Subject Code subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Year 1
PSYC120 Critical Thinking and Communication Skills in Psychology 6 Autumn
PSYC121 Foundations of Psychology A 6 Autumn
PSYC122 Foundations of Psychology B 6 Spring
PSYC123 Research Methods and Statistics 6 Spring
Select ONE of the following subjects:
GEOG121 Human Geography: Life in a Globalising World 6 Autumn
GEOG122 Human Geography: Living in a Material World 6 Spring
BIOL103 Molecules, Cells and Organisms 6 Spring
STS 112 The Scientific Revolution 6 Autumn
Plus 18 credit points from the Faculty of Social Sciences or General Schedule.*
Year 2
PSYC234 Biological Psychology and Learning 6 Autumn
PSYC250 Quantitative Methods in Psychology 6 Autumn
PSYC251 Psychology of Abnormality 6 Autumn
Plus ONE 6 credit point subject selected from the Faculty of Social Sciences or General Schedule.*
PSYC231 Personality 6 Spring
PSYC236 Cognition and Perception 6 Spring
PSYC241 Developmental and Social Psychology 6 Spring
Plus ONE 6 credit point subject selected from the Faculty of Social Sciences or General Schedule.*
Year 3
PSYC324 Assessment and Intervention 6 Autumn First Offered 2019
PSYC325 History and Philosophy of Psychology 6 Autumn First Offered 2019
PSYC326 Design and Analysis 6 Spring First Offered 2019
Select 30 credit points from the following, including at least ONE of PSYC327 , PSYC328 or PSYC329 .
PSYC327 Advanced Topics in Cognition 6 Autumn First Offered 2019
PSYC330 Social Behaviour and Individual Differences 6 Autumn First Offered 2019
PSYC357 Forensic Psychology 6 Autumn First Offered 2019
PSYC328 Visual Perception 6 Spring First Offered 2019
PSYC329 Psychophysiology 6 Spring First Offered 2019
PSYC358 Applied Psychology 6 Spring First Offered 2019
PSYC359 Psychopharmacology 6 Spring First Offered 2019
PSYC360 Research Internship in Psychology 6 Spring First Offered 2019
PSYC361 Child Development 6 Spring First Offered 2019
* Students are encouraged to broaden their studies with non-psychology electives, or a minor from the General Schedule of Minors.
For information regarding timetables, tutorials, and classes please the visit the Timetables and Classes page.
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