Psychological Science
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Unit of study table (Table S)
Psychological Science major |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000-level units of study |
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| Core | ||
| PSYC1001 Psychology 1001 |
6 | |
| PSYC1002 Psychology 1002 |
6 | |
2000-level units of study |
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Major core |
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| PSYC2012 Research Methods for Psychology |
6 | A Recommended: HSC Mathematics, any level P PSYC1001 or PSYC1002 |
Major selective |
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| PSYC2015 Brain and Behavioural Psychology |
6 | P PSYC1002 N PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2915 |
| 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 |
| PSYC2016 Perception, Cognition, and Intelligence |
6 | P PSYC1002 N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 |
| PSYC2017 Personality and Social Psychology |
6 | P PSYC1001 N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 |
Minor selective |
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| PSYC2012 Research Methods for Psychology |
6 | A Recommended: HSC Mathematics, any level P PSYC1001 or PSYC1002 |
| PSYC2015 Brain and Behavioural Psychology |
6 | P PSYC1002 N PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2915 |
| 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 |
| PSYC2016 Perception, Cognition, and Intelligence |
6 | P PSYC1002 N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 |
| PSYC2017 Personality and Social Psychology |
6 | P PSYC1001 N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 |
3000-level units of study |
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Selective |
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| PSYC3010 Advanced Research Methods for Psychology |
6 | P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2X15 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017) |
| PSYC3011 Learning and Behaviour |
6 | P (PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC5215) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) N PSYC3911 |
| 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 |
| PSYC3012 Cognitive Psychology |
6 | P (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216) |
| PSYC3013 Perceptual Systems |
6 | P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) N PSYC3913 |
| PSYC3913 Perceptual Systems (Advanced) |
6 | P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3013 |
| PSYC3014 Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience |
6 | P [6 credit points from (PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2X15 or PSYC5215)] and [6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216) or (ANAT2X10 or ANAT2011 or NEUR2001 or MEDS2005)] N PSYC3914 |
| 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 or PSYC5215)] and [6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216)] or (ANAT2011 or ANAT2X10 or NEUR2001 or MEDS2005)] N PSYC3014 |
| PSYC3015 Individual Differences and Assessment |
6 | P (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and (PSYC2014 or PSYC2017 or PSYC5217) |
| PSYC3016 Developmental Psychology |
6 | P PSYC2013 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC5215 N PSYC3916 |
| PSYC3916 Developmental Psychology (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2013 or PSYC2X15 or PSYC5215) N PSYC3016 |
| PSYC3017 Social Psychology |
6 | P (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2017 or PSYC5217) |
| PSYC3018 Mental Health Conditions |
6 | A (PSYC2014 or PSYC2017) P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) |
| PSYC3020 Applied Psychology |
6 | P 12 credit points from (PSYC1001 or PSYC1002 or PSYC5111 or PSYC5112) and 12 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017 or PSYC5212 or PSYC5215 or PSYC5216 or PSYC5217) N PSYC3019 |
Interdisciplinary project units |
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| PSYC3011 Learning and Behaviour |
6 | P (PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC5215) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) N PSYC3911 |
| 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 |
| PSYC3012 Cognitive Psychology |
6 | P (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216) |
| PSYC3013 Perceptual Systems |
6 | P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) N PSYC3913 |
| PSYC3913 Perceptual Systems (Advanced) |
6 | P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3013 |
| PSYC3014 Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience |
6 | P [6 credit points from (PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2X15 or PSYC5215)] and [6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216) or (ANAT2X10 or ANAT2011 or NEUR2001 or MEDS2005)] N PSYC3914 |
| 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 or PSYC5215)] and [6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216)] or (ANAT2011 or ANAT2X10 or NEUR2001 or MEDS2005)] N PSYC3014 |
| PSYC3017 Social Psychology |
6 | P (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2017 or PSYC5217) |
| PSYC3020 Applied Psychology |
6 | P 12 credit points from (PSYC1001 or PSYC1002 or PSYC5111 or PSYC5112) and 12 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017 or PSYC5212 or PSYC5215 or PSYC5216 or PSYC5217) N PSYC3019 |
| PSYC3888 Psychology Interdisciplinary Project |
6 | P (PSYC1001 or PSYC5111) and (PSYC1002 or PSYC5112) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017 or PSYC5215 or PSYC5216 or PSYC5217) |
