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Psychological Science

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Unit of study table (Table A)

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

Unit of study	Credit points	A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
1000-level units of study
Core
PSYC1001 Psychology 1001	6
PSYC1002 Psychology 1002	6
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
Major selective
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
PSYC2012 Statistics and Research Methods for Psych	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
Selective
HPSC3023 Psychology and Psychiatry: History and Phil	6	P (12 credit points of HPSC2XXX OR 12 credit points of PSYC2XXX) OR (6 credit points of HPSC2XXX AND 6 credit points of PSYC2XXX)
PSYC3010 Advanced Statistics 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) and PSYC2012 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 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016)
PSYC3013 Perceptual Systems	6	P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012 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 [(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)] 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) 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)] N PSYC3014
PSYC3015 Personality and Psychological Assessment	6	P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2014 or PSYC2017)
PSYC3016 Developmental Psychology	6	P PSYC2013 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 N PSYC3916
PSYC3916 Developmental Psychology (Advanced)	6	P A mark of 75 or above in any one PSYC2XXX unit of study N PSYC3016
PSYC3017 Social Psychology	6	P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2017)
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 of 1000-level psychology units and 12 credit points of 2000-level Psychology units N PSYC3019
Interdisciplinary project units
PSYC3011 Learning and Behaviour	6	P (PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012 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 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016)
PSYC3013 Perceptual Systems	6	P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012 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 [(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)] 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) 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)] N PSYC3014
PSYC3017 Social Psychology	6	P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2017)
PSYC3020 Applied Psychology	6	P 12 credit points of 1000-level psychology units and 12 credit points of 2000-level Psychology units N PSYC3019
PSYC3888 Psychology Interdisciplinary Project	6	P 12 credit points of PSYC1XXX AND PSYC2012 AND an additional 6 credit points of PSYC2XXX
SCPU3001 Science Interdisciplinary Project	6	P 96 credit points N HSBH3026