Course

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Psychology

Approved Abbreviation: BA(Hons)Psy

Western Sydney University Course Code: 1504.2

CRICOS Code: 044684C

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 2005 to 2007.

Commencement Year 2001 to 2004 - 1504.1 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Psychology

The Honours year in psychology is a separate award which permits UWS and other psychology graduates to take a challenging fourth year of undergraduate study by coursework and research. All undergraduate UWS psychology degrees are followed by a one year, 80 credit point, HECS-based Honours program. The Honours year has two, one semester contemporary issues seminars, one research methods seminar, and a major thesis. The award is offered at Bankstown campus. For those students who meet entry requirements, this award provides an accredited fourth year of study enabling conditional registration with the NSW Psychologists Registration Board.

Study Mode
One year full-time or two years part-time.

Advanced standing

No credit will be given for honours work or research completed at another university.

Accreditation
Psychology is a state-government registered profession with strict entry requirements. For those students who meet entry requirements, this course provides an accredited fourth year of study enabling conditional registration within NSW. This award is designed to help applicants reach the second 'rung' of the qualifications ladder (conditional registration) and will be submitted to the NSW Psychologists' Registration Board for their consideration after passing through the university accreditation processes.

Admission

The major purpose of this award is to permit graduates of accredited degrees to have an opportunity to complete an accredited fourth year sequence. For this reason, the award will be open to any graduate having at least the equivalent of an accredited three year psychology bachelors' degree within the APS framework.

Applicants who do not meet this admission requirement will be directed to complete 1630 Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies. The School is skilled at evaluating student transcripts. However, the onus will be on applicants with irregular studies to prove they have an accredited three year psychology major in their undergraduate degree to gain admission to the program and would typically be required to produce a letter from their Head of School to this effect.

This is a highly competitive award. There is no provision for deferring an offer of a place.

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points comprising of a thesis (40 credit points); Contemporary Issues Seminar 1 and 2 (2 units, each 10 credit points) and the Research Methods Seminar (20 credit points).

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

1H session

100980

Psychology Honours Thesis

100983

Research Methods Seminar

Autumn session

100981

Contemporary Issues Seminar 1

2H session

100980