Monash University Arts Undergraduate Handbook, 1997

Objectives

On completion of the course, students are expected to have developed:

an understanding of psychology as a scientific discipline and an appreciation of the role it plays within society as a whole;
a broad understanding of the main bodies of knowledge and intellectual traditions of the disciplines in the humanities and social sciences alongside the intensive study of psychology and the relevant methodology it requires;
a high order of self-motivated intellectual curiosity and the desire for continued learning;
soundly based knowledge and skills that will permit graduates to seek a broad range of employment situations where a knowledge of psychology will complement their learning in other disciplines.