Major - Psychology
Western Sydney University
Major
Code:
M1040.1
Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus. Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set. Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.
Psychology is the field of inquiry that uses scientific techniques and methods to understand and explain behaviour and experience. As a profession, it involves the application of psychological knowledge to practical problems in human behaviour. Units in the program are drawn from the following core areas of psychology: brain and behaviour, learning, motivation and emotion, social psychology, lifespan development, perception, and cognitive processes.
Major
Structure
Accreditation
The Bachelor of Arts in psychology is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as an undergraduate three-year sequence in psychology, provided you complete both the 80-credit point psychology major and the 40-credit point psychology sub-major. The 120-credit point accredited psychology sequence is a prerequisite for admission into a fourth year psychology program, either an Honours degree, or a Postgraduate Diploma
Recommended full-time study sequence 2010 (years 1-3) Bankstown and Penrith Campus.
The accredited sequence for Psychology requires completion of 120 credit points, comprising an 80 credit point major and a 40 credit point sub-major, as listed below.
Please note that the 120 credit point accredited Psychology sequence is not available to students enrolled in course 1651.3 Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Primary). These students may take the 80 credit point Psychology major as shown in the second sequence listed below.
Year 1
Autumn session
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101184
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Psychology: Human Behaviour
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BA core unit
BA core unit
Open Elective
Spring session
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101183
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Psychology: Behavioural Science
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BA core unit
BA core unit
Open Elective
Year 2
Autumn session
BA core unit
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100013
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Experimental Design and Analysis
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Spring session
BA core unit
Open Elective
Year 3
Autumn session
BA core unit
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101682
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Developmental Psychology
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|
101689
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Advanced Research Methods
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Open Elective
Spring session
BA core unit
Psychology undergraduate elective units
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100007
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Applied Cognition and Human Performance
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Psychology Major
Recommended full-time study sequence 2010 (years 1-3) Bankstown and Penrith campus – 80cp only. For full accreditation students are required to complete the 80cp major and 40cp sub major.
Year 1
Autumn session
|
101184
|
Psychology: Human Behaviour
|
BA core unit
BA core unit
Open Elective
Spring session
|
101183
|
Psychology: Behavioural Science
|
BA core unit
BA core unit
Open Elective
Year 2
Autumn session
BA core unit
|
100013
|
Experimental Design and Analysis
|
Spring session
BA core unit
Open Elective
Year 3
Autumn session
BA core unit
|
101682
|
Developmental Psychology
|
Open Elective
Open Elective
Spring session
BA core unit
Open Elective
Open Elective
Open Elective
Psychology undergraduate elective units
|
100007
|
Applied Cognition and Human Performance
|