Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

BPsych(Hons)

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Melbourne
• Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Definition

"Minor": 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 150 cp from Psychology Specified Units (Part A);
2. 40 cp from Minor units (Part B);
3. 10 cp from PHIL100 (Students who undertake a Minor in Philosophy may substitute 10cp from General Electives) (Part C);
4. 10 cp from Psychology Elective Units (Part D);
5. 10 cp from Psychology Community Engagement Unit (Part E);
6. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part F);
7. 30 cp from Specified Honours Units (Part G);
8. 40 cp from Honours Thesis Units (Part H);
9. 10 cp from Fourth Year Elective Units (Part I).

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Progression Requirements for students enrolled in the BPsych(Hons)

To progress to the third year of the BPsych(Hons), students must maintain a GPA of 5.50 on the ACU seven point scale in the first two years of this course. Students who do not meet this requirement will be transferred into the Bachelor of Psychological Science.

To be eligible to continue to the Honours year i.e. the fourth year of this course, a student must maintain a grade point average of at least 5.50 on the ACU seven point scale in the third year of this course. In addition, students will be required to achieve at least four (4) Distinctions in the psychology units undertaken in the second and third year of the program. Students who do not meet these requirements will be transferred into the Bachelor of Psychological Science.

Progression Requirements for students transferring from the BPsychSc

Students in the Bachelor of Psychological Science (BpsychSc) who have a GPA of 5.50 on the ACU seven point scale at the end of their second year may be eligible to transfer into the BPsych(Hons).

Students who transfer to the BPsych(Hons) must then maintain their GPA of 5.50 on the ACU seven point scale in their third year in order to be eligible to continue to the Honours year. In addition, students will be required to achieve at least four (4) Distinctions in the psychology units undertaken in the second and third year of the program. Students who do not meet these requirements might be eligible to exit with a Bachelor of Psychological Science.

Part A : Psychology Specified Units

Complete exactly 150 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PSYC100	Foundations of Psychology	10
PSYC101	Applications of Psychology	10
PSYC104	Research Design and Statistics I	10
PSYC108	Psychological Practice: Theory and Techniques	10
PSYC200	Life Span Development	10
PSYC206	Research Design and Statistics II	10
PSYC212	Abnormal Psychology	10
PSYC213	Individual Differences	10
PSYC214	Learning and Behaviour	10
PSYC307	Cognitive Psychology	10
PSYC311	Research Design and Statistics III	10
PSYC313	Social Psychology	10
PSYC314	Psychological Assessment	10
PSYC315	Brain and Behaviour	10
PSYC322	Critical Thinking and Research Skills for Psychology	10

Part B : Minor

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Students undertake a 40-credit point Minor. A minor normally includes at least 10 cp at 100-level and at least 20 cp at 200/300 level. as approved by the course coordinator. Minors may be selected from undergraduate courses offered by other ACU faculties in consultation with the Course Coordinator.

Part C : Specified Philosophy Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PHIL100	Philosophy: the Big Questions	10

Part D : Psychology Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PSYC109	Applied Positive Psychology	10
PSYC207	Culture and Psychology	10
PSYC208	Organisational Psychology	10
PSYC211	Small Group Processes	10
PSYC215	Evolutionary Psychology	10
PSYC216	Forensic Psychology	10
PSYC219	Psychology of Religion	10
PSYC316	Health Psychology	10
PSYC317	Introduction to Neuropsychology	10
PSYC318	Psychology of Alcohol and Drugs	10
PSYC319	Psychology of Sexuality and Gender	10
PSYC320	Emotion and Social Cognition	10
PSYC321	Psychology of Eating Behaviour	10

General Electives

Students may select as their General Electives units from the Schedule of Unit Offerings of other undergraduate programs at ACU, subject to unit availability and provided that prerequisite requirements are met.

Part E : Psychology Community Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PSYC310	Psychological Services Experience	10

Part F : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
OR
PHCC102	Being Human	10
OR
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC300	Justice and Change in a Global World	10
OR
PHCC320	The Just Society	10

Part G : Specified Honours Units

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PSYC424	Research Methods	10
PSYC429	Assessment in Psychological Practice: Foundation Skills and Professional Issues	10
PSYC430	Psychological Interventions: Theory, Foundational Strategies and Professional Issues	10

Part H : Honours Thesis Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PSYC410	Honours Thesis A	20
PSYC421	Honours Thesis B	20

Part I : Fourth Year Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PSYC425	Advanced Topics in Applied Psychology	10
PSYC426	Advanced Topics in Cognition	10
PSYC427	Advanced Topics in Psychology	10
PSYC428	Advanced Topics in Social Psychology	10