Coordinators: Listed below for each level
The Department of Psychology in the School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine offers an undergraduate program for students who intend to specialise in psychology by completing a 60-point major sequence which is accredited by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and the Singapore Psychological Society, and approved for registration purposes by the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria. This program provides an avenue to further study in psychology and to the training required to practise as a psychologist with the option of proceeding to a degree with honours, or into postgraduate programs of study. The 60- point accredited 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. A 48-point major in psychology may be 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 is not APS accredited and will not permit entry to fourth-year programs in psychology.
The Department of Psychology offers a common curriculum across all campuses
and modes of study. The undergraduate psychology program is taught on-campus at
Caulfield, Clayton and South Africa. At Caulfield, evening classes are offered
as well as day classes. Psychology is also taught in off campus learning mode,
with compulsory on-campus attendance requirements. At Gippsland, psychology
units will be taught in this mode commencing with first year psychology in
2003, second year in 2004 and third year in 2005. The psychology program is
also offered in Singapore through the off-campus learning mode. The first year
of the program is available at the Berwick campus in flexible learning mode,
with on-campus tutorial and laboratory classes and lectures taught through
study notes and web-based material. However, second and third-year study must
be undertaken at another campus or through off-campus mode.
In its curriculum development, the department 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.
Minor sequence in psychology (24 points):
Major sequence in psychology (48 points):
Students wishing to take the APS-accredited major sequence in
psychology must complete the 60-point sequence below, which is effectively a
major and minor sequence in psychology.
APS-accredited major sequence in psychology (60 points):
Coordinator: To be advised
Students intending to complete either a minor or major sequence in psychology must complete both PSY1011 and PSY1022 at level one.
Coordinator: To be advised
Students may take an elective unit at level two and some level-three electives may be undertaken at level two providing prerequisites and corequisites are met. Students intending to complete the APS-accredited major sequence are advised to select their level-two units carefully.
Coordinator: To be advised
Up to four elective units are available at level three, so that it is possible for students to study 48 points of psychology at level three. The electives offered may vary from year to year depending on staff availability.
Students completing a degree with a 60-point APS-accredited major sequence in psychology are eligible to apply for entry to a fourth year in psychology through an honours year, or the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology.
Previous page | Next page | Section contents | Title and contents