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Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
BPsychSc (Hons)
80 cp
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 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.
2. 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:
- 70 cp from Core Units;
- 10 cp from Electives.
Schedule of Honours Units
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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.
