Psychological Science Table
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE |
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Psychological Science major |
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| A major in Psychological Science requires 48 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
| (v) 6 credit points of 3000-level interdisciplinary project units | |||
Psychological Science minor |
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| A minor in Psychological Science requires 36 credit points from this table including: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
Units of study |
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| The units of study are listed below. | |||
1000-level units of study |
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Core |
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| PSYC1001 Psychology 1001 |
6 | Intensive January Semester 1 |
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| PSYC1002 Psychology 1002 |
6 | Intensive January Semester 2 |
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2000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| PSYC2012 Statistics and Research Methods for Psych |
6 | A Recommended: HSC Mathematics, any level P PSYC1001 OR PSYC1002 |
Semester 1 |
Major selective |
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| PSYC2015 Brain and Behavioural Psychology |
6 | P PSYC1002 N PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2915 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC2915 Brain and Behavioural Psychology (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or greater in PSYC1002 N PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2015 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC2016 Perception, Cognition, and Intelligence |
6 | P PSYC1002 N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC2017 Personality and Social Psychology |
6 | P PSYC1001 N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 |
Semester 2 |
Minor selective |
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| PSYC2012 Statistics and Research Methods for Psych |
6 | A Recommended: HSC Mathematics, any level P PSYC1001 OR PSYC1002 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC2015 Brain and Behavioural Psychology |
6 | P PSYC1002 N PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2915 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC2915 Brain and Behavioural Psychology (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or greater in PSYC1002 N PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2015 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC2016 Perception, Cognition, and Intelligence |
6 | P PSYC1002 N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC2017 Personality and Social Psychology |
6 | P PSYC1001 N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 |
Semester 2 |
3000-level units of study |
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Selective |
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| HPSC3023 Psychology and Psychiatry: History and Phil |
6 | P (12 credit points of HPSC2XXX OR 12 credit points of PSYC2XXX) OR (6 credit points of HPSC2XXX AND 6 credit points of PSYC2XXX) |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3010 Advanced Statistics for Psychology |
6 | P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2X15 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017) |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3011 Learning and Behaviour |
6 | P (PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3911 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3911 Learning and Behaviour (Advanced) |
6 | P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3011 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3012 Cognitive Psychology |
6 | P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016) |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3013 Perceptual Systems |
6 | P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3913 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3913 Perceptual Systems (Advanced) |
6 | P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3013 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3014 Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience |
6 | P [(PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017)] OR [(PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910 or MEDS2005)] N PSYC3914 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3914 Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Adv |
6 | P [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017)] OR [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910 or MEDS2005)] N PSYC3014 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3015 Personality and Psychological Assessment |
6 | P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2014 or PSYC2017) |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3016 Developmental Psychology |
6 | P PSYC2013 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 N PSYC3916 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3916 Developmental Psychology (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in any one PSYC2XXX unit of study N PSYC3016 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3017 Social Psychology |
6 | P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2017) |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3018 Mental Health Conditions |
6 | A (PSYC2014 or PSYC2017) P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3020 Applied Psychology |
6 | P 12 credit points of 1000-level psychology units and 12 credit points of 2000-level Psychology units N PSYC3019 |
Semester 2 |
Interdisciplinary project units |
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| PSYC3011 Learning and Behaviour |
6 | P (PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3911 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3911 Learning and Behaviour (Advanced) |
6 | P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3011 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3012 Cognitive Psychology |
6 | P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016) |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3013 Perceptual Systems |
6 | P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3913 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3913 Perceptual Systems (Advanced) |
6 | P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3013 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3014 Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience |
6 | P [(PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017)] OR [(PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910 or MEDS2005)] N PSYC3914 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3914 Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Adv |
6 | P [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017)] OR [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910 or MEDS2005)] N PSYC3014 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3017 Social Psychology |
6 | P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2017) |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3020 Applied Psychology |
6 | P 12 credit points of 1000-level psychology units and 12 credit points of 2000-level Psychology units N PSYC3019 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3888 Psychology Interdisciplinary Project |
6 | P 12 credit points of PSYC1XXX AND PSYC2012 AND an additional 6 credit points of PSYC2XXX |
Semester 2 |
| SCPU3001 Science Interdisciplinary Project |
6 | P 96 credit points |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |