Learning Outcomes

1. Explain major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
2. Differentiate theoretical and empirical frameworks that have defined and shaped the field.
3. Define key concepts that characterise psychology as a field of scientific inquiry as well as things that differentiate it from other related disciplines.
4. Relate how social (e.g. environmental/cultural), and biological (genes, hormones) factors jointly shape human behavior.
5. Apply basic research methods in psychology to investigate psychological questions and to research design, data analysis, and interpretation.
6. Use critical inquiry, and, when possible, the scientific approach to solve problems related to behavior and mental processes.
7. Identify relevant psychological mechanisms/issues and apply to real world or other contexts.
8. Apply psychological principles to personal, social, and organisational issues.
9. Critically analyse data and research, including methodology, results and conclusions.
10. Articulate some of the central questions and issues in contemporary psychology.
11. Critically evaluate the presentation of scientific ideas and research in the popular media.
12. Identify and critically evaluate appropriate disciplinary research sources
13. Evaluate information from a statistical perspective drawing on basic statistical concepts.
14. Develop competence in interpreting graphical data to understand what is being compared/manipulated (independent variables) and what is being measured (dependent variables).
15. Clearly communicate psychological processes and principles to both science literate and non-science literate audiences.
16. Adapt the collaborative and independent experiences of psychology laboratory, project and course work to other contexts.
17. Identify and reflect on the values that underpin the discipline of psychology and its practice.

Other Information

A specialisation in Psychology must be taken in conjunction with a Psychology major.

Honours entry requires both the Psychology major and the specialisation. Students are also required to take: PSYC3018, PSYC3025 and PSYC3026.

Students should seek further course advice from one of the academic conveners of the Psychology specialisation.

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Requirements

This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:

12 units from the completion courses from the following list:

PSYC2001 - Social Psychology (6 units)

PSYC2002 - Developmental Psychology (6 units)

PSYC2007 - Biological Basis of Behaviour (6 units)

PSYC2008 - Cognition (6 units)

12 units from the completion courses from the following list:

PSYC3002 - The Social Psychology of Group Processes and Social Change (6 units)

PSYC3011 - Perception (6 units)

PSYC3015 - Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience (6 units)

PSYC3016 - Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience (6 units)

PSYC3018 - Advanced Research Methods (6 units)

PSYC3020 - Health Psychology (6 units)

PSYC3023 - Special Topics in Psychology (6 units)

PSYC3025 - Psychopathology Across the Lifespan (6 units)

PSYC3026 - Personality Psychology (6 units)

PSYC3028 - Industrial and Organisational Psychology (6 units)

PSYC3030 - Psychology Undergraduate Research Experience (6 units)

12 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
PSYC2001	Social Psychology	6
PSYC2002	Developmental Psychology	6
PSYC2007	Biological Basis of Behaviour	6
PSYC2008	Cognition	6

12 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
PSYC3002	The Social Psychology of Group Processes and Social Change	6
PSYC3011	Perception	6
PSYC3015	Visual and Cognitive Neuroscience	6
PSYC3016	Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience	6
PSYC3018	Advanced Research Methods	6
PSYC3020	Health Psychology	6
PSYC3023	Special Topics in Psychology	6
PSYC3025	Psychopathology Across the Lifespan	6
PSYC3026	Personality Psychology	6

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