Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

Macquarie University

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Overview The Honours degree of Bachelor of Psychology is our principal degree intended for high-achieving students aiming for a professional career in Psychology.

It is a four-year accredited degree in Psychology.

Students may transfer to this degree from the 3-year Bachelor of Psychology, upon meeting entry requirements.

Psychology is a discipline … For more content click the Read More button below.The Honours degree of Bachelor of Psychology is our principal degree intended for high-achieving students aiming for a professional career in Psychology.

It is a four-year accredited degree in Psychology.

Students may transfer to this degree from the 3-year Bachelor of Psychology, upon meeting entry requirements.

Psychology is a discipline involving both scientific research and applied professional practice.

The first three years of this degree are concerned with equipping students with a scientific understanding of the psychological processes that underlie behaviour including perception, cognition, learning, motivation, neuroscience, psychopathology, personality, emotion, developmental psychology, health psychology, counselling and social relationships, as well as training in the analysis of data and research methodologies.

Admission to the honours (fourth) year of this course will be determined entirely by academic merit.

In this final year students will plan and engage in an independent and sustained critical investigation and evaluation of a chosen research topic that will match their strengths and career interests.Read More

Entry requirements

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Inherent requirements are the essential components of a course or program necessary for a student to successfully achieve the core learning outcomes of a course or program. Students must meet the inherent requirements to complete their Macquarie University course or program. For more information see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/inherent-requirements. Inherent requirements for Macquarie University programs fall under the following categories:

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The physical inherent requirement is to have the physical capabilities to safely and effectively perform the activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.

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The inherent requirement for cognition is possessing the intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative capabilities to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.

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The inherent requirement for communication is the capacity to communicate information, thoughts and ideas through a variety of mediums and with a range of audiences.

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The behavioural inherent requirement is the capacity to sustain appropriate behaviour over the duration of units of study to engage in activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.

Learning outcomes

1. Demonstrate a broad and coherent knowledge of the underlying principles, theories and concepts in the core topics of psychology.
2. Recognise the importance of maintaining reflexive, culturally appropriate and sensitive approaches to the understanding of psychology.
3. Apply knowledge and skills of psychology in a manner that is reflexive, culturally appropriate and sensitive to the diversity of individuals.
4. Analyse and critique theory and research in psychology, including the conduct, analysis and interpretation of empirically-derived data.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate values and ethics in psychology.
6. Demonstrate interpersonal skills and teamwork.
7. Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal communication and interview skills in situations appropriate to psychological practice and research, including listening, clarifying and reflecting, effective questioning, summarising and paraphrasing, developing rapport, appropriate cultural responsiveness and empathic responding.
8. Prepare and produce written and oral-format communications regarding the critique of theory and research in psychology.
9. Identify basic assessment strategies in situations appropriate to psychological practice and knowledge of psychometric theory and principles of the construction, cultural considerations, implementation and interpretation of some of the more widely used standardised psychological test instruments.
10. Demonstrate an understanding of how basic psychological intervention strategies can be applied across a range of contexts.
11. Investigate a substantive individual research question relevant to the discipline of psychology.
12. Extend your knowledge of psychology through self-directed pursuit of scholarly inquiry in this discipline.

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