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A degree in psychology gives you the knowledge and skills to find answer to some fundamental questions about the human brain, mind and behaviour.
All undergraduate courses offered by the Research School of Psychology are half-year units. Students intending to major in psychology are required to complete both PSYC1003 and PSYC1004 as part of their undergraduate program.
Psychology courses offered in 2019 (PDF, 638KB)
Year 1
SEMESTER 1
SEMESTER 2
- PSYC1004 - Psychology 2: Understanding People in Context&nbs
- PSYC1005 - The Wellbeing Formula: The Science and Practice of Making a Good Life
Year 2
SEMESTER 1
- PSYC2002 - Developmental Psychology&nbs
- PSYC2009 - Quantitative Methods in Psychology&nbs
- PSYC2595 - Issues in Contemporary Clinical Psychology
SEMESTER 2
- PSYC2001 - Social Psychology&nbs
- PSYC2007 - Biological Basis of Behaviour
- PSYC2008 - Cognition
- PSYC2011 - Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology
SUMMER
WINTER
Year 3
SEMESTER 1
- PSYC3002 - The Social Psychology of Groups Processes & Social Change
- PSYC3016 - Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
- PSYC3023 - Special Topics in Psychology
- PSYC3025 - Psychopathology across the Lifespan
- PSYC3030 - Psychology Undergraduate Research Experience
SEMESTER 2
- PSYC3011 - Perception (not offered in 2019)
- PSYC3015 - Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience
- PSYC3018 - Advanced Research Methods (from 2020 in Semester 1)
- PSYC3020 - Health Psychology
- PSYC3023 - Special Topics in Psychology
- PSYC3026 - Personality Psychology
- PSYC3028 - Industrial and Organisational Psychology
- PSYC3030 - Psychology Undergraduate Research Experience
The Master of Clinical Psychology degree is a two-year (full-time) or four-year (part-time) program consisting of coursework, clinical placements (1000 hours) and a research project (12,000 words in total). Students completing this degree are required to enrol in and satisfactorily complete the following units:
Year 1
SEMESTER 1
- PSYC8101 - Clinical Coursework 1
- PSYC8201 - Clinical Field Placement 1
- PSYC8301 - Clinical Research 1
SEMESTER 2
- PSYC8102 - Clinical Coursework 2
- PSYC8202 - Clinical Field Placement 2
- PSYC8302 - Clinical Research 2
Year 2
SEMESTER 1
- PSYC8103 - Clinical Coursework 3
- PSYC8203 - Clinical Field Placement 3
- PSYC8303 - Clinical Research 3