Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

Psychologists help us to understand who we are and how we think, feel and act.

They aim to help people function better and to prevent ill-health and other problems developing.

Clients include children, adults, couples, families and organisations.A three-year degree in Psychology provides comprehensive training in the processes basic to human psychological functioning required for qualification as a professional psychologist.

These include biological and social bases of behaviour, cognition, learning, perception, social and organisational behaviour, personality, abnormality and research and assessment tools.Psychology can be usefully combined with most disciplines available in the Bachelor of Arts degree.

The Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts offers a range of other subjects that you may wish to take as complementary to the study of Psychology.

Arts allows for an integration of a wider range of methods for understanding the human experience.Students with an excellent academic record may apply to transfer to the four-year Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) degree, or apply for entry to the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) at the end of Year 3.

The Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) requires the successful completion of 144 credit points as specified in the table below, comprising:

1. 78 credit points of core Psychology subjects; and
2. 6 credit points selected from the approved list of 100-level subjects from the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts; and
3. At least one of either:

a) an additional 24 credit points of Psychology subjects for Honours eligibility; and/or

b) remaining elective credit points from the Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences, or the General Schedule; and

1. No more than 60 credit points will be at 100-level.

Students are encouraged to use their electives to complete either a minor from the list of recommended minors, the General Schedule of Minors, or a second major, from either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Social Science.

Year 1

Select ONE of the following three subjects:

Plus 18 credit points of subjects that contribute to either a second major, a minor, and/or elective credit.

Year 2

Plus 6 credit points of subjects that contribute to either a second major, a minor, Honours eligibility, or elective credit.

Plus 12 credit points of subjects that contribute to either a second major, a minor, and/or elective credit.

Year 3

Select THREE from the following, including at least ONE of PSYC327, PSYC328 or PSYC329 :

Plus a further 24 credit points of subjects that contribute to either a second major, a minor, Honours eligibility, and/or elective credit.

For information regarding timetables, tutorials, and classes please the visit the Timetables and Classes page.

Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:

CLO Description 1 Demonstrate a broad and coherent knowledge of core topics in the discipline of psychology, their applications, and ethical behaviour in research and professional contexts. 2 Demonstrate a basic knowledge of research methods, including an evaluation of the characteristics of the science of psychology/scientific method. 3 Demonstrate an ability to apply research methods to address psychological questions related to behaviour and mental processes. 4 Write standard research reports and orally present information in various formats. 5 Exhibit a capacity for independent learning to sustain personal and professional development in the changing world of the science and practice of psychology. 6 Apply critical thinking skills and knowledge of scientific method to evaluate claims regarding psychological phenomena. 7 Use information in an ethical manner and apply knowledge of ethical and legislative requirements to determine appropriate ethical conduct in a range of contexts. 8 Develop a knowledge of the person and their relationship to society.