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K67 Bachelor of Psychological Science

This course is provided for students with a humanities background who are interested in careers comprising Psychology and areas from Arts and Humanities such as Children Studies, Youth Work, Human Services, Disability Studies and Justice. The course involves a greater concentration of psychology units in the third year of study, focusing particularly on issues of social change, group processes and group management, and cultural psychology. The course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council, and on completion of this degree, students may apply for a fourth year of study from an accredited program.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Standard University entry admission requirements apply.

 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery - On-campus, and Online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Bachelor of Psychological Science consists of 360 credit points.

 

Generally, units in this course should be completed in year sequence (i.e., all first year units should be completed before proceeding to second year units, and all second year units should be completed before proceeding to third year units). Prerequisites must be adhered to and each of the research units must be taken in the exact sequence (i.e. PSY1102, PSY2202, PSY3303). Over the course of the degree students may not undertake more than 150 credit points at the first year level.

 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 1
PSY1101 Introduction to Psychology * 15
PSY1111 Psychology: History and Perspectives 15
Major/Minor/Elective unit
Major/Minor/Elective unit
 
YEAR ONE - SEMESTER 2
PSY1102 Research Methods in Psychology 1 15
PSY1204 Social Determinants of Behaviour 15
Major/Minor/Elective unit
Major/Minor/Elective unit
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 1
PSY2202 Research Methods in Psychology 2 15
PSY2301 Learning and Motivation 15
Major/Minor/Elective unit
Major/Minor/Elective unit
 
YEAR TWO - SEMESTER 2
PSY2305 Individual Differences 15
PSY2231 Developmental Psychology 15
Major/Minor/Elective unit
Major/Minor/Elective unit
 
YEAR THREE - SEMESTER 1
PSY3303 Research Applications and Ethical Issues 15
PSY3343 Abnormal Psychology 15
PSY3216 Group Process and Group Management 15
PSY3217 Cultural Issues in Psychology 15
 
YEAR THREE - SEMESTER 2
PSY3350 Biological Psychology, Sensation and Perception 15
PSY3304 Cognition 15
PSY3246 Systems Consultation 15
PSY3306 Psychology, Community and Work 15
 
PSY1101 Introduction to Psychology must be successfully completed before undertaking any subsequent units in Psychology, however, this unit can be taken in conjunction with PSY1102 Research Methods in Psychology 1.
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 12/07/2011 VET: 12/07/2011