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Bachelor of Psychological Science Pass and Hons

Bachelor of Psychological Science (Pass and Hons.)

BPsychSc

240 cp (Pass)

Minimum duration:  3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

80 cp (Honours)

Minimum duration:  1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                   Brisbane Campus Qld

                                    Melbourne Campus Vic

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

 

1.          DEFINITIONS

“Minor”: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

 

2.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE PASS DEGREE

To qualify for the Pass degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

 

(a)        100 cp from Psychology Core units;

(b)        20 cp from Psychology Electives;

(c)        40 cp from a Minor in Family Studies or Counselling;

(d)        20 cp from Philosophy/Theology;

(e)        60 cp from Electives.

 

3.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE HONOURS DEGREE

To qualify for the Honours degree a student must, in addition to satisfying the requirements of the Pass degree, complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Honours Units, consisting of:

(a)                 60 cp from Core units; and

(b)                20 cp from Electives.

 

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

PSYCHOLOGY CORE UNITS 1

PSYC100          10         Psychology A

PSYC101          10         Psychology B

PSYC200          10         Lifespan Development (Pre: PSYC101 Psychology B)

PSYC202          10         Social Psychology (Pre: PSYC101 Psychology B)

PSYC204          10         Biological Psychology (Pre: PSYC101 Psychology B)

PSYC205          10         Learning and Perception (Pre: PSYC204 Biological Psychology)

PSYC300          10         Theories of Personality (Pre: PSYC202 Social Psychology)

PSYC304          10         Abnormal Psychology (Pre: PSYC202 Social Psychology)

PSYC307          10         Cognitive Psychology (Pre: PSYC202 Social Psychology and PSYC205 Learning and Perception)

PSYC309          10         Psychological Testing (Pre: PSYC202 Social Psychology)

PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVES 1

BEHV201          10          Contemporary Psychology (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV102 Behavioural Science 2 or equivalent)

BEHV202          10         Cross-cultural Psychology (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV102 Behavioural Science 2 or equivalent)

BEHV206          10         Psychology of Organisations (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV102 Behavioural Science 2 or equivalent)

BEHV208          10         Psychology of Religion (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV102 Behavioural Science 2 or equivalent)

BEHV209          10         Research Methods (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV102 Behavioural Science 2 or equivalent)

BEHV210          10         Small Group Processes (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV102 Behavioural Science 2 or equivalent)

BEHV212          10         The Concept of Self (Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV102 Behavioural Science 2 or equivalent)

BEHV215           10          Work, Stress and Family (Pre: For students undertaking Counselling Minor: Pre: BEHV101 Behavioural Science 1 and BEHV102 Behavioural Science 2 or equivalent. For students undertaking Family Studies Minor: SOCG102 Introduction to Family Studies)

EXSC235           10         Sport Psychology

EXSC236           10         Exercise Psychology

EXSC335           10         Advanced Exercise and Sport Psychology (Pre: EXSC235 Sport Psychology and EXSC236 Exercise Psychology)

PSYC310          10         Psychological Services Experience (Pre: PSYC202 Social Psychology and PSYC205 Learning and Perception

FAMILY STUDIES

SOCG102          10         Introduction to Family Studies

SOCG103          10         Historical Perspectives on the Family

SOCG200          10         Families in Crisis (Pre: SOCG102 Introduction to Family Studies or SOCG103 Historical Perspectives on the Family)

SOCG201         10         Families and Major Institutions (Pre: SOCG102 Introduction to Family Studies or SOCG103 Historical Perspectives on the Family)

SOCG202         10         Family Support Programs (Pre: SOCG102 Introduction to Family Studies or SOCG103 Historical Perspectives on the Family)

SOCG203         10         Family and Work (Pre: SOCG102 Introduction to Family Studies or SOCG103 Historical Perspectives on the Family)

SOCG204         10         Marriage and Relationship Education (Pre: SOCG102 Introduction to Family Studies or SOCG103 Historical Perspectives on the Family)

SOCG205         10         Special Topics in Family Studies (Pre: SOCG102 Introduction to Family Studies or SOCG103 Historical Perspectives on the Family)

SOCG235         10         Family and the Law (Pre: SOCG102 Introduction to Family Studies or SOCG103 Historical Perspectives on the Family)

THEO261          10         Family, Faith and Spirituality (Pre: THEO113 The World and Literature of the Bible and THEO128 God, Faith and the Search for Meaning)

COUNSELLING

COUN106           10         Introduction to Counselling

COUN208           10         Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1 (Pre: COUN106 Introduction to Counselling)

COUN213           10         Mediation and Dispute Resolution (Pre: COUN208 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1)

COUN215           10         Theories and Techniques of Counselling 2 (Pre: COUN208 Theories and Techniques of Counselling 1)

PHILOSOPHY/THEOLOGY

PHIL100             10         Introduction to Philosophical Enquiry

PHIL101             10         Reason and Argument

PHIL102             10         Philosophy of the Human Person

PHIL103             10         History of Western Philosophy

PHIL104             10         Introduction to Ethics

PHIL105             10         Values and Beliefs

THEO113           10         The World and Literature of the Bible

THEO122           10         Practical Theology as Social Criticism

THEO128           10         God, Faith and the Search for Meaning

THEO149           10         The Church in History: Tradition and Change

ELECTIVES2

SCHEDULE OF HONOURS UNITS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

CORE UNITS

PSYC404           5          Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology A

PSYC413          10         Ethics and Professional Issues in Psychology

PSYC419          5          Research Methods in Psychology B (Pre: PSYC404 Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology A)

PSYC410          20         Honours Thesis A

PSYC421          20         Honours Thesis B (Pre: PSYC410 Honours Thesis A)

ELECTIVES

PSYC405          10         Comparative Psychology

PSYC406          10         Theories of Intervention

PSYC407          10         History and Philosophy of Psychology

PSYC408          10         Psychology of Human Sexuality

PSYC412          10         Psychology of Ageing

PSYC414          10         Cultural Issues for Psychologists

PSYC415          10         Theories of Psychoanalysis: Freud and Lacan


1 As accreditied by the Australian Psychological Society

2 A student may undertake elective units from other disciplines within the University (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met).