UNSW Handbook Plan - Psychology

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Psychology - PSYCA13972


	Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
	School: School of Psychology
	Contact: http://www.psy.unsw.edu.au/
	Program: 3972 - Advanced Science
	Award(s):
	Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Major)

Plan Outline

Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes. It is a broad field that includes brain-behaviour relationships, the processes of perceiving, learning, memory and thinking, the assessment of abilities and attitudes, the origins of personality and emotional states, and the nature and effects of social interactions with other people.

Plan Structure

A major in Psychology is comprised of 72 units of credit of courses as follows:

Stage 1

PSYC1001 Psychology 1A (6 UOC)
PSYC1011 Psychology 1B (6 UOC)

Stage 2

PSYC2001 Research Methods 2 (6 UOC)
PSYC2061 Social and Developmental Psych (6 UOC)
PSYC2071 Perception and Cognition (6 UOC)
PSYC2081 Learning & Physiological Psych (6 UOC)
PSYC2101 Assess Person Psychopathology (6 UOC)

Stage 3

PSYC3001 Research Methods 3 (6 UOC)
PSYC3011 Psychological Applications (6 UOC)

Plus 18 UoC from Level III Psychology courses which must include AT LEAST ONE course from each of the TWO elective groups.

Elective Stream A:

PSYC3051 Physiological Psychology (6 UOC)
PSYC3211 Cognitive Science (6 UOC)
PSYC3221 Vision and Brain (6 UOC)
PSYC3241 Psychobiol of Memory&Motivat'n (6 UOC)
PSYC3311 Language and Cognition (6 UOC)

Elective Stream B:

PSYC3121 Social Psychology (6 UOC)
PSYC3141 Behaviour in Organisations (6 UOC)
PSYC3201 Psychopathology (6 UOC)
PSYC3301 Psychology and Law (6 UOC)
PSYC3331 Health Psychology (6 UOC)
PSYC3341 Developmental Psychology (6 UOC)

Honours

For further information on Honours in Psychology, please see the Psychology Honours entry in this Handbook.

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