Undergraduate - Area of study Psychology

Students who commenced study in 2013 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2013 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Business and Economics component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Campus(es)	Caulfield

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

Psychology examines human nature; how we interact, operate and think. It is concerned with problem-solving, perception, decision-making and communication. Business psychology seeks to adapt this understanding to assist organisations to operate more effectively.

Units

All students complete the requirements as outlined below for the degree in which they are enrolled.

Bachelor of Business

To complete the psychology major in the Bachelor of Business, students must complete:

(a.) The following nine units:

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

(b.) one unit from the following list:

PSY2112 Organisational psychology
PSY3120 Introduction to counselling
PSY3130 Health psychology
PSY3150 Contemporary social psychology
PSY3160 Psychology of language
PSY3170 Decision making in professional settings
PSY3180 Human neuropsychology: Developmental and neurodegenerative disorders
PSY3190 Addiction studies

Bachelor of Business (Psychology)

To complete the psychology major in the Bachelor of Business (Psychology), students must complete:

The following ten units (60 points):

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

Contact details

Visit http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/student/contact/index.html

Relevant courses

3806 Bachelor of Business
4407 Bachelor of Business (Psychology)