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Psychological Science

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Errata
Item Errata Date
1.

Prerequisites have changed for the following units. They now read:

PSYC3014 Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Prerequisites: [(PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017)] OR [(PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910 or MEDS2005)]

PSYC3914 Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Prerequisites: [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017)] OR [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910 or MEDS2005)]		 10/02/2020
2.

Assumed knowledge has been removed for the following unit:

HPSC3023 Psychology and Psychiatry: History and Phil

 13/03/2020
3.

Prerequisites have changed for the following unit., they now read:

HPSC3023 Psychology and Psychiatry: History and Phil
P: (12 credit points of HPSC2XXX OR 12 credit points of PSYC2XXX) OR (6 credit points of HPSC2XXX AND 6 credit points of PSYC2XXX)

 13/03/2020
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Psychological Science major
A major in Psychological Science requires 48 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units
(iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units
(v) 6 credit points of 3000-level interdisciplinary project units

Psychological Science minor
A minor in Psychological Science requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iii) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units

Units of study
The units of study are listed below.

1000-level units of study
Core
PSYC1001
Psychology 1001 		6      Intensive January
Semester 1
PSYC1002
Psychology 1002 		6      Intensive January
Semester 2

2000-level units of study
Major core
PSYC2012
Statistics and Research Methods for Psych 		6    A Recommended: HSC Mathematics, any level
P PSYC1001 OR PSYC1002
Semester 1
Major selective
PSYC2015
Brain and Behavioural Psychology 		6    P PSYC1002
N PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2915
Semester 1
PSYC2915
Brain and Behavioural Psychology (Advanced) 		6    P A mark of 75 or greater in PSYC1002
N PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2015
Semester 1
PSYC2016
Perception, Cognition, and Intelligence 		6    P PSYC1002
N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014
Semester 2
PSYC2017
Personality and Social Psychology 		6    P PSYC1001 and PSYC1002
N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014
Semester 2
Minor selective
PSYC2015
Brain and Behavioural Psychology 		6    P PSYC1002
N PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2915
Semester 1
PSYC2915
Brain and Behavioural Psychology (Advanced) 		6    P A mark of 75 or greater in PSYC1002
N PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2015
Semester 1
PSYC2016
Perception, Cognition, and Intelligence 		6    P PSYC1002
N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014
Semester 2
PSYC2017
Personality and Social Psychology 		6    P PSYC1001 and PSYC1002
N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014
Semester 2

3000-level units of study
Selective
PSYC3010
Advanced Statistics for Psychology 		6    P PSYC2012 plus at least one other Intermediate Psychology Unit of Study from PSYC2010 and PSYC2910 and PSYC2011 and PSYC2911 and PSYC2013 and PSYC2014 and PSYC2015 and PSYC2915 and PSYC2016 and PSYC2017
Semester 2
PSYC3011
Learning and Behaviour 		6    P (PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012
N PSYC3911
Semester 1
PSYC3911
Learning and Behaviour (Advanced) 		6    P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012
N PSYC3011
Semester 1
PSYC3012
Cognitive Psychology 		6    P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016)
Semester 1
PSYC3013
Perceptual Systems 		6    P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012
N PSYC3913
Semester 2
PSYC3913
Perceptual Systems (Advanced) 		6    P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012
N PSYC3013
Semester 2
PSYC3014
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience 		6    P [(PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017)] OR [(PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910)]
N PSYC3914
Semester 2
PSYC3914
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Adv 		6    P [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017)] OR [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910)]
N PSYC3014
Semester 2
PSYC3015
Personality and Psychological Assessment 		6    P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2014 or PSYC2017)
Semester 1
PSYC3016
Developmental Psychology 		6    P PSYC2013 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915
N PSYC3916
Semester 2
PSYC3916
Developmental Psychology (Advanced) 		6    P A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2013 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915)
N PSYC3016
Semester 2
PSYC3017
Social Psychology 		6    A Statistical knowledge equivalent to completing PSYC2012
P PSYC2013 or PSYC2017
Semester 1
PSYC3018
Abnormal Psychology 		6    P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (PSYC2014 or PSYC2017)
Semester 1
PSYC3020
Applied Psychology 		6    P 12 credit points of 1000-level psychology units and 12 credit points of 2000-level Psychology units
N PSYC3019
Semester 2
HPSC3023
Psychology and Psychiatry: History and Phil 		6    A HPSC2100 and HPSC2101
P (12 credit points of Intermediate HPSC units) OR (Credit or greater in an HPSC Intermediate unit) OR (12 Intermediate credit points in Psychology units)
Semester 1
Interdisciplinary project units
PSYC3011
Learning and Behaviour 		6    P (PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012
N PSYC3911
Semester 1
PSYC3911
Learning and Behaviour (Advanced) 		6    P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012
N PSYC3011
Semester 1
PSYC3012
Cognitive Psychology 		6    P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016)
Semester 1
PSYC3013
Perceptual Systems 		6    P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012
N PSYC3913
Semester 2
PSYC3913
Perceptual Systems (Advanced) 		6    P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012
N PSYC3013
Semester 2
PSYC3014
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience 		6    P [(PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017)] OR [(PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910)]
N PSYC3914
Semester 2
PSYC3914
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Adv 		6    P [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017)] OR [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910)]
N PSYC3014
Semester 2
PSYC3017
Social Psychology 		6    A Statistical knowledge equivalent to completing PSYC2012
P PSYC2013 or PSYC2017
Semester 1
PSYC3020
Applied Psychology 		6    P 12 credit points of 1000-level psychology units and 12 credit points of 2000-level Psychology units
N PSYC3019
Semester 2
PSYC3888
Psychology Interdisciplinary Project 		6    P 12 credit points of PSYC1XXX AND PSYC2012 AND an additional 6 credit points of PSYC2XXX
Semester 2
SCPU3001
Science Interdisciplinary Project 		6    P Completion of 2000-level units required for at least one Science major.
 Intensive February
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2
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