Bachelor of Science (Behavioural)

Important information
Course objectives
Course requirements
- Level 2
- Level 3

Important information

Clayton campus

Course code: 1135

Course coordinator: Professor John Bradshaw

Course objectives

The course aims to:

provide students with a fundamental understanding of psychology as a scientific discipline with biological, social and cognitive aspects;
provide detailed knowledge in a cross-section of the major sub-areas of the discipline, covering both theoretical and professional issues;
enable students to develop a good understanding of the research and evaluation methods that underlie behavioural sciences;
provide students with a detailed understanding of areas of psychology that are particularly relevant in contemporary scientific and applied psychology;
develop skills in the development of research and evaluation designs, the application of statistical techniques and computer-based statistical packages.

The course is designed for students who already have a well-developed career goal of specialising in psychology. Lectures are principally based at the Clayton campus but a sequence of appropriate subjects is also taught at the Caulfield and Peninsula campuses. On completion of the course students will be eligible to apply for accredited fourth-year courses in psychology - either honours or post-graduate diploma programs. Completion of an accredited fourth-year program in psychology satisfies the academic requirements for registration as a psychologist in Victoria.

Course requirements

Level 2

PSY2011 and PSY2022 or APY2010 and APY2020
The remaining thirty-two points must conform to BSc requirements.

At level 2 a series of optional proseminars will be presented on recent developments in the discipline.

Level 3

At least twenty-four points from PSY3011 and PSY3022 or from APY3011 and APY3022
Up to a further twenty-four points from PSY3011, PSY3022, APY3011, or APY3022
Remainder: student choice but must conform to BSc requirements.

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