Off-Campus Learning Guide 2005
Business and Economics

Bachelor of Psychology and Management/Marketing

Course code: 2601 + Course abbreviation: BPsychMgtMktg + Off-campus (Caulfield) + Three years full-time, six years part-time + Course coordinator: Mr Peter Wagstaff + Total credit points required: 144 + Attendance required

The course aims to produce highly trained and proficient graduates who are well qualified to apply their psychological training to work in a business environment. The content of the program will provide students with excellent training for further postgraduate study in psychology or business.

Majors and other studies in the degree

The degree provides a major specialisation in psychology and either management or marketing.
Students have the option of one open elective in the degree. All other studies are in the disciplines of psychology, management or marketing.

Course structure

The degree requirements are:
(a) Completion of six compulsory units (36 credit points)

• MGF1010 Managing people and organisations
• MKF1120 Marketing theory and practice
• MKF2111 Buyer behaviour
• PMM1010 Introductory business law and accounting for non-business students
• PMM2020 Economic and statistical decision making
• PMM3020 Psychology, management and marketing

(b) Completion of seven units (42 credit points) of your choice which may complete a major specialisation in either management or marketing:

• One management unit
• Three second-year-level management/marketing units
• Three third-year-level management/marketing units
• Up to two second-year-level units (12 points) can be taken as third-year-level units.

(c) Completion of a 10-unit (60 credit point) major sequence in psychology:

• PSY1011 Psychology 1A
• PSY1022 Psychology 1B
• PSY2031 Developmental and biological psychology
• PSY2042 Cognitive and social psychology
• PSY2051 Research design and analysis
• PSY2112 Organisational psychology
• PSY3041 Psychological testing, theories of ability and ethics
• PSY3051 Perception and personality
• PSY3032 Abnormal psychology
• PSY3062 Research methods and theory

(d) A total of 24 units (144 credit points) over a maximum of 10 years of study.
(e) A maximum of 10 first-year-level units (60 credit points).
(f) A minimum of six third-year-level units (36 credit points), of which at least four (24 credit points) must be from those offered by the faculty on the campus delivering this program.

(g) An option to include a maximum of one unit (six credit points) in disciplines taught by other Monash faculties or from units offered on campuses other than the campus delivering this program

Professional accreditation

This degree is recognised as meeting academic requirements for membership by the Australian Psychological Society (APS). For all professional bodies, membership is dependent upon the correct choice of units by students.

Progression to further studies

Students wishing to proceed to the Bachelor of Business (Honours) majoring in management or marketing should consult the relevant course coordinator regarding their choice of units.

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