Bachelor of Psychological Studies (exit only)

Western Sydney University

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Accreditation This course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) on the basis that it meets all the APAC Accreditation Standards (June 2010) for a three year sequence of study in psychology.This course is an exit point only from 1865 - Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Code	Name
101184	Psychology: Human Behaviour

Elective or Sub-major unit

Code	Name
101183	Psychology: Behavioural Science

Elective or Sub-major unit

Code	Name
100013	Experimental Design and Analysis

Code	Name
101684	Brain and Behaviour

Code	Name
101680	Perception

Elective or Sub-major unit

Code	Name
101678	Motivation and Emotion

Code	Name
101676	Human Learning

Code	Name
101683	Social Psychology

Elective or Sub-major unit

Code	Name
101689	Advanced Research Methods

Code	Name
101682	Developmental Psychology

Elective or Sub-major unit

Code	Name
101681	Abnormal Psychology

Code	Name
101677	Cognitive Processes

Elective or Sub-major unit

Psychology Extension Sub-major

Code	Name
SM1124	Psychology Extension

Students must choose 40 credit points from the following list of pool units.

Code	Name
101182	Behaviour and Environment

Code	Name
101193	Health Psychology

Code	Name
100015	History and Philosophy of Psychology

Code	Name
101189	Introduction to Logical Thinking

Code	Name
101190	Introduction to Research Methods

Code	Name
102530	Mental Health Workforce Training

Code	Name
101679	Personality

Code	Name
102606	Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness, Resilience and Wellbeing

Code	Name
102350	Psychology and the Online World

Code	Name
102399	Psychology, Crime and Law

Code	Name
100023	Psychology of Language

Code	Name
101557	The Individual in Society

Students may study additional units from this pool as electives.

Major and Sub-major Elective Spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points) or sub-major (40 credit points).

Search for a major or sub-major

Western Sydney University offers sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Indigenous Australian Studies Major

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

Business Sustainability Sub-major

Students can apply for an elective major or sub-major via MySR.

MyStudentRecords (MySR)

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