Course

Bachelor of Psychology

Approved Abbreviation: BPsy


Western Sydney University Course Code: 1500.6

AQF Level: 7

CRICOS Code: 041143A


Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2010.

Units may be revised or replaced to ensure students are provided with up to date curriculum throughout their studies, and this may result in a new course version. Refer to the Check My Course Progress page in MySR for the most up to date information for your course.

Commencement Year 2009 - 1500.5 Bachelor of Psychology

Commencement Year 2008 - 1500.4 Bachelor of Psychology

Commencement Year 2006 and 2007 - 1500.3 Bachelor of Psychology

Commencement Year 2005 - 1500.2 Bachelor of Psychology

Commencement Year 2001 to 2004 - 1500.1 Bachelor of Psychology

The Bachelor of Psychology award is a four-year undergraduate program. The degree is strongly vocational and seeks to equip the student with the specialist psychological and research methods skills that a new psychologist would need on entering the workforce, or on proceeding to advanced study. For those students who meet the entry requirements the fourth year of the course is an honours program, comprising a year-long research methods seminar, two units on contemporary issues in psychology, and a specialised research project presented as a thesis. Students graduate with a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) graded award. Those students not undertaking honours complete the specialist program in their fourth year. This comprises three electives, a year-long research methods seminar, and an empirical research project. Students intending to apply for the honours program must do so by 31 October of their third year of study.

Study Mode
Four years full-time.

Advanced standing

Students demonstrating successful completion of relevant studies at other tertiary institutions prior to enrolment may be granted advanced standing for those studies, in accordance with current University policy.

Accreditation
This course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). Graduates of this award will be eligible for Provisional registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) and for associate membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS).

Admission

Applications from Australian citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre.

http://www.uac.edu.au/

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

101184Psychology: Human Behaviour
101190Introduction to Research Methods
101684Brain and Behaviour

And one elective

Spring session

101183Psychology: Behavioural Science
101676Human Learning
101189Introduction to Logical Thinking

And one elective

Year 2

Autumn session

100013Experimental Design and Analysis
101680Perception

And two electives

Spring session

101677Cognitive Processes
101678Motivation and Emotion

And two electives

Year 3

Autumn session

100015History and Philosophy of Psychology
101689Advanced Research Methods
101679Personality

And one elective

Spring session

101681Abnormal Psychology
101682Developmental Psychology
101683Social Psychology

And one elective

Undergraduate Psychology Elective Units:

Autumn session

101192Psychology of Religion
101193Health Psychology

Spring session

100007Applied Cognition and Human Performance
100023Psychology of Language

Year 4

Students complete either the year long embedded Honours program or the Specialist Psychology program as follows

Bachelor of Psychology Specialist Year

Year 4

Autumn/1H session

100487Empirical Research Methods Seminar
100488Empirical Research Project
101420Theory and Practice of Psychological Assessment and Intervention

Spring/2H session

100487Empirical Research Methods Seminar
100488Empirical Research Project

Students must complete two elective units from the elective pool. At least one elective unit must be chosen from the Core Discipline Elective Pool.

Autumn electives

101196Human Performance in Applied Psychology
101247Counselling and Consultation

Spring Core Discipline Elective Pool

101541Advanced Topics in Psychology
100530Developmental Psychopathology

Bachelor of Psychology Honours Year

H1012Bachelor of Psychology Honours Pathway

Psychology - Optional elective units available to all students

101182Behaviour and Environment
101193Health Psychology
102350Psychology and the Online World
100023Psychology of Language

Major and Sub-major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points) or sub-major (40 credit points).

Search for majors and sub-majors

Western Sydney University offers majors and sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Indigenous Australian Studies Major

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

Indigenous Australian Creative Expressions Sub-major

Indigenous Economics Sub-major

Business Sustainability Sub-major

Students can apply for an elective major or sub-major via MySR.

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