Coordinators: Listed below for each year level
The study of human behaviour can be undertaken from two broad perspectives --
one based in the sciences, the other in the humanities. Monash University
provides both.
Students seeking professional qualifications should enrol in the 60-point major sequence offered by the School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine. This program is accredited by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and recognised by the Singapore Psychological Society and approved for registration purposes by the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria. It provides an avenue to the further training required to practise as a psychologist.
For students interested in human behaviour as a humanities-oriented stream of study, the Faculty of Arts offers a behavioural studies minor comprising units which have close links with arts disciplines and arts-based professionally oriented courses such as social work, human services and police studies.
The
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine offers units for
students who intend to specialise in psychology by completing a 60-point major
sequence, with the option of proceeding to a degree with honours, or into
postgraduate programs of study. The 60-point major sequence may be taken in the
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience, Bachelor of
Behavioural Science, Bachelor of Psychology and Management/ Marketing, Bachelor
of Arts and some Bachelor of Arts degrees with specialisations. (These degrees
are identified by the specialisation in brackets following the degree title.) A
48-point major in psychology is sufficient to satisfy the requirements for a
major sequence in any of the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science, single or
double degrees, but will not permit entry to fourth-year programs in
psychology.
The undergraduate psychology program of the school is taught at the Caulfield,
Clayton, Gippsland and South African campuses. Psychology can be undertaken in
off-campus distributed learning (OCDL) study mode with compulsory on-campus
attendance requirements. The OCDL psychology program is also offered in
Singapore.
The first year of the program is also available at the Berwick campus. However,
second and third-level study must be undertaken at another campus. At Berwick
and Gippsland, psychology is offered in flexible learning mode with on-campus
tutorial and laboratory classes and lectures taught through study notes and
web-based material. Caulfield offers evening as well as day classes.
The
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine offers a common
curriculum across all campuses. In its curriculum development, the school has
endorsed the view of the Australian Psychological Society that training in the
discipline occurs within the context of the scientist-practitioner model. A
student does not decide to become either a scientist or a practitioner; rather,
professional practice is embedded within the scientific perspective. This is
the philosophy underlying the core curriculum, with students then being in a
position to make informed choices about psychology-related careers and further
training at the fourth year and postgraduate level.
Students wishing to take the APS-accredited major sequence in psychology must
complete 10 six-point units (nine core units and one elective unit) from the
list below. The core units are available by on-campus, flexible delivery and
OCDL mode. Two of the electives are available by OCDL as indicated below.
Students may take an elective unit at level two, and up to four elective units at level three, ie it is possible for students to study 100 per cent psychology units in level three. Some level-three electives may be undertaken at level two providing prerequisites and corequisites are met. The electives offered may vary from year to year depending on staff availability.
Level
one -- Dr Russell Conduit and Mr Mark Rogers
Level two -- Mr Peter Macris
Level three -- Dr Graeme Hyman
This
course is offered to undergraduates who wish to complete an accredited
undergraduate major in psychology while undertaking a concurrent degree. The
course is available only to students enrolled in degrees where it is not
possible to study the 60-point APS-accredited sequence. Students must enrol in
the diploma in their first year, or not later than the first semester of the
second year of their concurrent degree. The course structure is identical to
the 60-point undergraduate major sequence in psychology.
The Bachelor of Laws/Diploma of Psychology award is suitable for students
wishing to pursue careers in law and/or psychology. This double award is
administered by the Faculty of Law, and inquiries regarding enrolment should be
made directly to the faculty's general office, telephone + 61 3 990 53300 or
email enquiries@law.monash.edu.au For more information, refer to the
Faculty of Law section of this handbook or see
http://www.law.monash.edu.au/undergraduate/courses.html
This course is offered to graduates who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline who wish to complete an accredited undergraduate major in psychology. The course structure is identical to the 60-point undergraduate major sequence in psychology. Details of the Graduate Diploma in Psychology are included in the graduate studies handbook.
Students completing a degree with a major sequence in psychology will be eligible to apply for entry to a fourth year in psychology through an honours year, the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (Internal) and the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (External). Masters and doctoral degrees are available by coursework and/or research after completion of a fourth year of study in psychology.
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