Psychology
Honours unit of study table (Table A)
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Honours in Psychology is a one-year component available via an integrated or appended and integrated Honours. It offers graduates provisional registration as a psychologist and enables them to apply for further postgraduate study leading to full registration as a professional psychologist in Australia. It also opens a wide range of other career opportunities in research and industry.
This includes a 24-credit point research project and 24-credit points of advanced coursework that deepens content knowledge and increases research skills.
To be eligible, students must complete the accredited Psychology Program or an equivalent accredited degree from another university.
Honours in Psychology is available for a semester 1 start only.
Honours Coordinator:
Dr Bruce Burns
T +61 2 9351 8286
E psychology.honours-coordinator@sydney.edu.au
Psychology Honours Pathway |
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| Honours in Psycholoy requires 48 credit points from this table as follows: |
| (i) 24 credit points of 4000-level Honours coursework core units, and |
| (ii) 24 credit points of 4000-level Honours core research project units |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Honours coursework core |
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| PSYC4000 Foundations of Professional Psychology |
6 | P [24 credit points of PSYC3XXX including PSYC3010] or [18 credit points of PSYC3XXX including PSYC3010 and (HPSC3023 or SCPU3001)] C PSYC4104 Departmental Permission is required |
| PSYC4125 Advanced Psychometrics |
6 | This unit must be taken by all Psychology Honours students as it is part of the accredited pathway. |
Honours advanced seminar |
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| PSYC4123 Advanced Psychology Seminar A |
6 | A Have sound knowledge of the main areas of psychological science as well as training in empirical research methods and statistics, and should be able to apply this knowledge to critically evaluate psychological research C PSYC4124 and PSYC4125 |
| PSYC4124 Advanced Psychology Seminar B |
6 | A Students should have sound knowledge of the main areas of psychological science as well as training in empirical research methods and statistics, and should be able to apply this knowledge to critically evaluate psychological research C PSYC4123 and PSYC4125 |
Honours theoretical thesis |
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Honours core research project |
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| PSYC4103 Psychology Honours Research Project A |
6 | C PSYC4125 |
| PSYC4104 Psychology Honours Research Project B |
6 | P PSYC4125 C PSYC4103 |
| PSYC4105 Psychology Honours Research Project C |
6 | P PSYC4125 C PSYC4104 |
| PSYC4106 Psychology Honours Research Project D |
6 | P PSYC4125 C PSYC4105 and SCIE4999 |
| SCIE4999 Final Honours Mark |
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