Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities)

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities)

General information
Professional recognition
Course structure
- Psychology major sequence
- Arts major sequences

General information

Course code: 1712
The Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities) degree gives 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 sciences in other disciplines to complete their learning in psychology.

Professional recognition

The major sequence in psychology is a common program offered on the Caulfield, Clayton and Gippsland campuses by the Department of Psychology. The Australian Psychological Society accredited major comprises 10 six-point subjects: nine core subjects and one elective subject.

Course structure

A candidate for the degree must fulfil the following requirements to receive the award of the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Humanities):
(a) complete at least 144 but not more than 162 points
(b) complete at least 90 points within the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences
(c) complete a minimum of eight and a maximum of 10 first-level subjects, including a first-level sequence in psychology and three first-level sequences chosen from arts disciplines
(d) complete a psychology major sequence (54 points) and an arts major sequence (52 points) (students who wish to take additional points required for registration with the Australian Psychological Society may do so as part their 'free' elective credit points)
(e) undertake additional subjects to complete 144 points needed for the degree.

Psychology major sequence

First year

· PSY1011 Psychology 1A
· PSY1022 Psychology 1B

Second year

· PSY2031 Developmental and biological psychology
· PSY2051 Cognitive and social psychology
· PSY2042 Research design and analysis

Third year

· PSY3032 Abnormal psychology
· PSY3051 Perception and personality
· PSY3041 Psychological testing, theories of ability and ethics
· PSY3062 Research methods and philosophy of psychology

Electives

In addition to the core subjects above, students wanting an accredited psychology major must select one third-level elective from the following:

· PSY3111 Organisational psychology
· PSY3131 Health psychology

For further information, refer to 'Psychology' under the Bachelor of Arts entry.

Arts major sequences

The arts major may be chosen from gender studies, history-politics, Indonesian, Koorie studies, mass communications, sociology or writing (details on each discipline are provided under the entry for the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences).