Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

Western Sydney University

About

The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) is a four-year degree that equips students with a thorough grounding in the scientific discipline of psychology, research skills sought after by employers, and psychological literacy that can be applied to any occupation or aspect of life.

In the first three years students complete a 120 credit point core sequence in psychology, a 40 credit point psychology extension sub-major, and 80 credit points of open electives.

Entry to fourth year requires a minimum academic standard.

Students who do not achieve this standard will exit from the degree at the end of third year and graduate instead with a Bachelor of Psychological Studies.

For students who meet the entry requirements, fourth year is an honours program consisting of a 30 credit point research thesis and 50 credit points of course work.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 four year sequence of study in psychology.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Students must complete

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 (40cp)

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.

At the end of the 3rd Year, students who successfully complete 240 credit points may exit and graduate with 1835 Bachelor of Psychological Studies.

1835 Bachelor of Psychological Studies

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 majors and sub-majors

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

Indigenous Australian Studies Major

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

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

MyStudentRecords (MySR)

Honours Fourth Year (80 Credit points)

Degree rules for exit and / or progression after 3rd year in the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours).

Entry into the embedded Honours 4th year is limited to students who have completed the first three years of the program and have obtained an Average Admission Mark of 70+ in Level 2 and 3 units (including open electives) with a majority of Credit or higher grades in Level 2 and 3 psychology units.

Students who have successfully completed the first three years, but who do not achieve this standard, or do not apply for Honours, will graduate with the Bachelor of Psychological Studies.

For fourth year advice, prospective students should contact the Honours Convenor, Dr Tania Perich.

t.perich@westernsydney.edu.au

Current students should contact the Acting Honours Academic Course Advisor, Dr Tania Perich.

t.perich@westernsydney.edu.au

For students progressing to the embedded Honours year, the course structure is as follows:

Full-time Embedded Honours Pathway

Code	Name
100983	Research Methods Seminar

Code	Name
102528	Psychology Research Thesis

Code	Name
101541	Advanced Topics in Psychology

Code	Name
101247	Counselling and Consultation

Code	Name
100983	Research Methods Seminar

Code	Name
102528	Psychology Research Thesis

Code	Name
101420	Theory and Practice of Psychological Assessment and Intervention

Part-time Embedded Honours Pathway

Code	Name
100983	Research Methods Seminar

Code	Name
101247	Counselling and Consultation

Code	Name
100983	Research Methods Seminar

Code	Name
101420	Theory and Practice of Psychological Assessment and Intervention

Code	Name
102528	Psychology Research Thesis

Code	Name
101541	Advanced Topics in Psychology

Code	Name
102528	Psychology Research Thesis

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