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Bachelor of Psychology Honours

Sample pathway

Requirements:

192 cp total
complete the 60 cp Psychology Program
an additional 6 cp of 3000 or 4000-level psychology selective units of study
a minimum of 42 cp of units of study outside of Psychology which must include 6 cp 1000-level Mathematics
a minor (36 cp) from Table S
an additional 36 cp of electives from Table A, Table S or Table O
48 cp Psychology Honours units of study

General pathway

Note that other arrangements are also possible.

	Semester	Unit of study 1 & credit points	Unit of study 2 & credit points	Unit of study 3 & credit points	Unit of study 4 & credit points	Total
Year 1	1	Psychology program PSYC1001 Psychology 1001	Mathematics MATH1XXX	Elective 1XXX	Minor 1XXX
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Psychology program PSYC1002 Psychology 1002	Elective 1XXX	Elective OR OLE* 1XXX	Minor 1XXX
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Year 2	1	Psychology program PSYC2X15 Brain and Behavioural Psychology	Psychology program PSYC2012 Statistics and Research Methods for Psych	Elective 1XXX/2XXX	Minor 2XXX
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Psychology program PSYC2016 Perception, Cognition and Intelligence	Psychology program PSYC2017 Personality and Social Psychology	Elective 2XXX/3XXX	Minor 2XXX
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Year 3	1	Psychology program PSYC3018 Abnormal Psychology	Psychology program PSYC3XXX	Elective 2XXX/3XXX	Minor 3XXX
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Psychology program PSYC3010 Advanced Statistics for Psychology	Psychology program PSYC3XXX	Psychology Selective PSYC3XXX/4XXX	Minor 3XXX
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Year 4	1	Honours core PSYC4125 Advanced Psychometrics	Honours selective PSYC4123 Advanced Psychology Seminar A	Honours selective PSYC4124 Advanced Psychology Seminar B	Honours project PSYC4103 Psychology Honours Research Project A
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Honours core PSYC4000 Introduction to Clinical Practice	Honours project PSYC4104 Psychology Honours Research Project B	Honours project PSYC4105 Psychology Honours Research Project C	Honours project PSYC4106 Psychology Honours Research Project D
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Total credit points:						192
* OLE units of study are required for the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Arts degrees and may be useful to take if students wish to transfer courses at a later date.

Example pathway - Neuroscience minor

Note that other arrangements are also possible.

	Semester	Unit of study 1 & credit points	Unit of study 2 & credit points	Unit of study 3 & credit points	Unit of study 4 & credit points	Total
Year 1	1	Psychology program PSYC1001 Psychology 1001	Mathematics DATA1001 Foundations of Data Science	Elective BIOL1006 Life and Evolution	Neuroscience minor CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Psychology program PSYC1002 Psychology 1002*	Elective SCLG1002 Introduction to Sociology 2	OLE units OLET1605 Communication in STEM AND OLET1616 The Science of Health and Wellbeing AND OLET1644 How we make decisions	Elective BIOL1007 From Molecules to Ecosystems
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Year 2	1	Psychology program PSYC2X15 Brain and Behavioural Psychology	Psychology program PSYC2012 Statistics and Research Methods for Psych	Elective PCOL2021 Key Concepts in Pharmacology	Neuroscience minor PHSI2007 Key Concepts in Physiology
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Psychology program PSYC2016 Perception, Cognition and Intelligence	Psychology program PSYC2017 Personality and Social Psychology	Elective PCOL2022 Drugs in Contemporary Society	Neuroscience minor ANAT2010 Concepts of Neuroanatomy
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Year 3	1	Psychology program PSYC3018 Abnormal Psychology	Psychology program PSYC3011 Learning and Behaviour	Elective PCOL3012 Drug Design and Development	Neuroscience minor NEUR3005 Functional Neuroanatomy
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Psychology program PSYC3010 Advanced Statistics for Psychology	Psychology program PSYC3016 Developmental Psychology	Psychology Selective PSYC4005 Coaching Skills for Work and Life	Neuroscience minor PSYC3014 Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Year 4	1	Honours core PSYC4125 Advanced Psychometrics	Honours selective PSYC4123 Advanced Psychology Seminar A	Honours selective PSYC4124 Advanced Psychology Seminar B	Honours project PSYC4103 Psychology Honours Research Project A
	1	6	6	6	6	24
	2	Honours core PSYC4000 Introduction to Clinical Practice	Honours project PSYC4104 Psychology Honours Research Project B	Honours project PSYC4105 Psychology Honours Research Project C	Honours project PSYC4106 Psychology Honours Research Project D
	2	6	6	6	6	24
Total credit points:						192
* Unit is double counted as part of Neuroscience minor and Psychology program.