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Course code: 1712 * Gippsland campus * HECS fees applicable * Attendance compulsory for some subjects.
The aims of the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities) degree are to give students opportunities to develop an understanding of psychology as a scientific discipline, and to appreciate the role it plays within society as a whole. The construction of major and minor sequences enables students to undertake specialised studies in humanities and social science disciplines.
The major sequence in psychology is a common program offered on the Caulfield, Clayton and Gippsland campuses by the Department of Psychology. The APS (Australian Psychological Society) accredited major comprises ten six-point subjects: nine core subjects and one elective subject. Some third-level electives may be undertaken at second-level providing pre- and corequisites are met.
All applicants should satisfy Tertiary Entrance Requirements (TER) as outlined in the section on entry requirements in this book.
All applicants should be willing to undertake a normal initial work load of at least twenty-four points a year by distance education. Distance education students should note that this may have implications regarding eligibility for Austudy or similar schemes. In later years of the course the normal workload will be thirty-two points per year, but there is scope to vary this under some circumstances.
There
is a compulsory attendance requirement for all psychology subjects and students
should be aware of the costs involved in meeting this requirement. Details will
be specified for each subject.
In other disciplines, classes will be held in most subjects at each weekend
school. Normally, this will include lectures and seminars or tutorials.
Attendance at weekend school classes is recommended, but not compulsory for the
completion of most subjects offered by the School of Humanities, Communications
and Social Sciences.
The
course of study is normally five to six years by distance education, dependent
on work load and sequencing of subjects. In order to complete the Bachelor of
Arts (Psychology and Humanities) a student must:
(a) complete appropriate subjects within the course to gain at least 144 but
not more than 162 points;
(b) complete a total of ninety points within the School of Humanities,
Communications and Social Sciences;
(c) complete a minimum of eight and a maximum of ten first-level subjects,
including a first-level sequence in psychology, a first-level sequence in the
proposed arts major and two additional first-level sequences which must be
chosen from arts disciplines; (A first-level sequence is a pair of first-level
subjects which usually form the first part of a major or minor.)
(d) complete an arts major from the School of Humanities, Communications and
Social Sciences (fifty-two points) and a psychology major (fifty-four points).
Students who wish to take additional points required for registration with the
Australian Psychological Society may do so as part of their "free" elective
credit points. (An arts major will comprise a first-level sequence and at
least sixteen points at second level and twenty-four points at third level. No
more than seventy-six points may be included in the arts major.)
(e) undertake additional studies to complete the minimum 144 points needed for
the degree.
A course plan for the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities) may look like the one depicted below:
First semester |
Second semester | |
Year 1 |
Arts major sequence (first level); PSY1011 Psychology 1A |
Arts sequence 1 (first level); PSY1022 Psychology 1B |
Year 2 |
Arts sequence (first level); elective sequence (first level) |
Arts sequence (first level); elective sequence (first level) |
Year 3 |
Arts major subject; PSY2042 Psychology 2C | |
Year 4 |
PSY3031 Abnormal psychology; arts major subject |
Arts major subject; PSY3042 Psychological testing, theories of ability and ethics; PSY3062 Research methods and philosophy of psychology |
Year 5 |
PSY3051 Perception and personality; arts major subject |
Arts major subject; arts elective subject |
Year 6 |
Psychology elective (third level) or arts elective subject |
For a listing of the humanities and social sciences major and minor sequences which may be included in the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities), refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Arts.
The APS-accredited psychology major (sixty points) comprises of the following subjects:
One of the following:
Students entering the degree should normally enrol in four subjects in the first year, two in each semester. Normally, these will all be subjects which do not require prerequisites. The following are only suggested first-year enrolment options:
or
Students with previously completed or partially completed tertiary studies should complete an application for credit transfer to apply for credits and exemptions. The onus is on the student to provide course records and details of course content and duration (including extracts from relevant handbooks). Students in this category are advised to complete a course plan prior to the commencement of study to ensure they will complete the major/s or minor they intend. Students may be granted up to a maximum of ninety-two points of credits/exemptions, but should note that they will be required to complete at least fifty-two points in arts disciplines directly through the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences. Students wishing to add a psychology major only to an existing degree are advised to consider non-award study. For details of this option, the science entry should be consulted in this book. As a general rule, credits will not be granted for studies completed more than ten years prior to the date of enrolment in the current course.
For more detailed information, contact the administrative officers, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, telephone (03) 9902 6339 or (03) 5122 6339, email HUMASS.info@arts.monash.edu.au. For specific details relating to the psychology component of this degree, prospective students are advised to contact the administrative officer, Department of Psychology on (03) 9902 6813, or (03) 5122 6813.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the admissions officer, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by 24 September 1999 to be considered for a first-round offer.
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