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Bachelor of Psychological Science (Pass and Honours)

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.

Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne, Victoria

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. Admission Requirements1

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:

Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA)

Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

2. 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.

3. 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:

  1. 100 cp from Psychology Core Units;
  2. 20 cp from Psychology Electives;
  3. 40 cp from a Minor in Family Studies2 or Counselling;
  4. 20 cp from Philosophy/Theology;
  5. 60 cp from Electives.

4. Admission Requirements – Honours Degree1

To be eligible to apply for admission to the honours degree course, a student must have completed, within the last five years, a Bachelor degree including (a) an accredited three year sequence in psychology; (b) at least a credit average across all units of the pass degree; (c) distinction level or above in at least 4 second and third year psychology units; and (d) at least a pass in the prerequisites for units to be undertaken in the honours degree.

5. 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:

  1. 70 cp from Core Units;
  2. 10 cp from Electives.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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

Psychology Core Units3

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
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 Electives3

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
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

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
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)


Counselling

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
COUN106 10 Introduction to Counselling and Micro-Skills
COUN108 10 Ethical and Professional Issues in Counselling
COUN213 10 Mediation and Dispute Resolution (Pre: COUN106 Introduction to Counselling and Micro-skills)
COUN221 10 Humanistic Theories and Interventions (Pre: COUN106 Introduction to Counselling and Micro-Skills)


Philosophy/Theology

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
PHIL100 10 Introduction to Philosophical Enquiry
PHIL101 10 Reason and Argument
PHIL102 10 Theories of Human Nature
PHIL103 10 Origins of Western Philosophy
PHIL104 10 Introduction to Ethics
PHIL105 10 Values and Beliefs
THBS100 10 Introduction to the Bible
THCP100 10 The Signs of the Times
THCT100 10 What Christians Believe
THCT101 10 The Church in History


Electives4

Schedule of Honours Units

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

Core Units

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
PSYC410 20 Honours Thesis A
PSYC413 10 Professional Issues and Ethics
PSYC421 20 Honours Thesis B (Pre: PSYC410 Honours Thesis A)
PSYC423 10 Assessment and Intervention (Inc: PSYC406 Theories of Intervention)
PSYC424 10 Research Methods (Inc: PSYC404 Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology A and PSYC419 Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology B)


Electives

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
PSYC405 10 Comparative Psychology
PSYC407 10 History and Philosophy of Psychology
PSYC412 10 Psychology of Ageing
PSYC414 10 Cultural Issues for Psychologists
PSYC415 10 Theories of Psychoanalysis
PSYC422 10 Cognitive Neuropsychology


1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2Family Studies sequence available only in Melbourne.
3As accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).
4A student may undertake electives from other disciplines within the University (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met).