psychology/hons-arts-psychology

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18 September 2017 26 April 2024
Monash University

Honours - Area of study

Students who commenced study in 2015 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirements; 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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Managing facultyFaculty of Arts
Offered bySchool of Psychological Sciences
Campus(es)Clayton, South Africa
CoordinatorDr Maria Damianova

Notes

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

  • The units available differ between campuses; refer to the individual campus entries below.

Description

The honours program in psychology (as an arts discipline) is administered by the:

  • School of Psychological Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences in Australia
  • School of Health Sciences at Monash South Africa.

Clayton

Refer to the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences psychology honourspsychology honours (http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/course/4thyear/psych-honours.html) webpage.

South Africa

Honours students studying psychology will extend their undergraduate knowledge through in depth research, building upon their skills in the areas of research, analysis, writing and other forms of communication.

The aim is to advance students' knowledge and competencies in the main areas of the discipline of psychology. The curriculum covers a wide scope of scholastic activities and integrates theoretical knowledge, research competencies and applied skills. This is applied to the areas of counselling, research methodology, research design and analysis, psychopathology, ethical regulations and social understanding. Issues studied include poverty, racism, sexism, violence and HIV/AIDS.

Students' ability to conceptualise and analyse critically various aspects of human development and social functioning in a multicultural context will be enhanced. An integral part of the course is the completion of a research project which will equip students with the necessary skills to conduct research and to present and disseminate findings.

Units

Clayton

All units are 6 points unless otherwise indicated.

Students must complete:

  • PSY4100 Psychology honours research project (24 points - full-year)
  • PSY4210 Statistics and research design for professional psychology
  • PSY4220 Ethical and professional issues in psychology
  • PSY4270 Psychological assessment

plus one of the following elective units:

  • PSY4110 Psychology in society
  • PSY4120 Mental health and illness
  • PSY4130 Developmental psychology and clinical neuroscience

The coursework units and the thesis topic are chosen in consultation with the psychology honours coordinator. Refer to the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences psychology honourspsychology honours (http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/course/4thyear/psych-honours.html) webpage.

South Africa

Thesis

Students complete the following unit:

  • AZA4440 Psychology research project (24 points)

The thesis topic is chosen in consultation with the psychology honours coordinator.

Coursework units

Students complete the following units:

Intending honours students

Students intending to enter honours in psychology must have completed a major in that discipline.

Relevant courses

  • 0003 Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts
  • 4087 Honours degree of Bachelor of Social Science