Students Commencing in Semester 1
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. PSY202.
Legend: |
CU = Common Unit |
CO = Core Unit |
SE = Specialist Elective |
E = Elective |
Semester 1
|
Semester 2
|
Year 1
|
CUC100 Academic Literacies (replaced by LAL100) |
CU
|
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (replaced by IAS201) |
CU
|
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced by PSY150) |
CO
|
PSY141 Introduction to Psychology B (replaced by PSY151) |
CO
|
Elective 1 |
E
|
Elective 3 |
E
|
Elective 2 |
E
|
Elective 4 |
E
|
Year 2
|
PSY247 Research Design and Analysis (replaced by PSY248) |
CO
|
PSY245 Cognition and Language (replaced by PSY246) |
CO
|
PSY208 Biological Bases of Behaviour (replaced by PSY228) |
CO
|
PSY202 Developmental Psychology (replaced by PSY203) |
CO
|
Specialist Elective 1 (see below) |
SE
|
Specialist Elective 2 (see below) |
SE
|
Elective 5 |
E
|
Elective 6 |
E
|
Year 3
|
PSY305 Theories of Personality (replaced by PSY307) |
CO
|
PSY347 Advanced Research Design and Analysis (replaced by PSY337) |
CO
|
PSY315 Learning and Motivation (no longer avail) (replaced by PSY330) |
CO
|
PSY353 Abnormal Psychology (replaced by PSY363) |
CO
|
Specialist Elective 3 (see below) |
SE
|
Specialist Elective 4 (see below) |
SE
|
Elective 7 |
E
|
Elective 8 |
E
|
SPECIALIST ELECTIVES selected from the following
Semester 1
|
Semester 2
|
AOD201 Alcohol and Other Drug Studies
PSY209 Social-Cultural Psychology
PSY355 Health Psychology
PSY390 Introduction to Counselling |
AOD301 Counselling/Interventions in AOD
PSY211 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
PSY308 Behavioural Neuro-psychology (no longer avail)
PSY340 Introduction to Behavioural Therapies
|
Electives can be selected from any undergraduate units offered by the University.
Below is a list of the most common first year elective choices. Note you are not required to complete these units; this information is only to help with elective unit selection.
Area of study
Sociology
SOC140 Sociological Perspectives
SOC145 Global Sociology (replaced by IAS222 from 2020)
Social Work
SWK141A Introduction to Human Services
SWK142B Communication Skills
Management
MAN101 Understanding Organisations
MAN212 Organisational Behaviour
Communications
BCC101 Foundations of Communication Studies (replaced by COM102 from 2018)
BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies (discontinued, last offered 2017)
Anthropology
ANY140 Cultures Past and Present: Foundations of Anthropology (no longer available from 2012)
ANY170 Introduction to Aboriginal Australia (last offered in 2012) |
Students Commencing in Semester 2
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. PSY202.
Legend: |
CU = Common Unit |
CO = Core Unit |
SE = Specialist Elective |
E = Elective |
Semester 1
|
Semester 2
|
Calendar Year 1
|
|
|
CUC100 Academic Literacies (replaced by LAL100) |
CU
|
|
|
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (replaced by IAS201) |
CU
|
|
|
PSY141 Introduction to Psychology B (replaced by PSY151) |
CO
|
|
|
Elective 1 |
E
|
Calendar Year 2
|
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced by PSY150) |
CO
|
PSY245 Cognition and Language (replaced by PSY246) |
CO
|
Specialist Elective 1 (see below) |
SE
|
PSY202 Developmental Psychology (replaced by PSY203) |
CO
|
Elective 2 |
E
|
Specialist Elective 2 (see below) |
SE
|
Elective 3 |
E
|
Elective 4 |
E
|
Calendar Year 3
|
PSY247 Research Design and Analysis (replaced by PSY248) |
CO
|
PSY347 Advanced Research Design and Analysis (replaced by PSY337) |
CO
|
PSY208 Biological Bases of Behaviour (replaced by PSY228) |
CO
|
PSY353 Abnormal Psychology (replaced by PSY363) |
CO
|
Elective 5 |
E
|
Specialist Elective 3 (see below) |
SE
|
Elective 6 |
E
|
Elective 7 |
E
|
Calendar Year 4
|
PSY305 Theories of Personality (replaced by PSY307) |
CO
|
|
|
PSY315 Learning and Motivation (no longer avail) (replaced by PSY330) |
CO
|
|
|
Specialist Elective 4 (see below) |
SE
|
|
|
Elective 8 |
E
|
|
|
SPECIALIST ELECTIVES selected from the following
Semester 1
|
Semester 2
|
AOD201 Alcohol and Other Drug Studies
PSY209 Social-Cultural Psychology
PSY355 Health Psychology
PSY390 Introduction to Counselling |
AOD301 Counselling/Interventions in AOD
PSY211 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
PSY308 Behavioural Neuro-psychology (no longer avail)
PSY340 Introduction to Behavioural Therapies
|
Electives can be selected from any undergraduate units offered by the University.
Below is a list of the most common first year elective choices. Note you are not required to complete these units; this information is only to help with elective unit selection.
Area of study
Sociology
SOC140 Sociological Perspectives
SOC145 Global Sociology (replaced by IAS222 from 2020)
Social Work
SWK141A Introduction to Human Services
SWK142B Communication Skills
Management
MAN101 Understanding Organisations
MAN212 Organisational Behaviour
Communications
BCC101 Foundations of Communication Studies (replaced by COM102 from 2018)
BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies (discontinued, last offered 2017)
Anthropology
ANY140 Cultures Past and Present: Foundations of Anthropology (no longer available from 2012)
ANY170 Introduction to Aboriginal Australia (last offered in 2012)
|
Students Commencing in Summer Semester (From 2021 Summer Semester is no longer available)
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in Summer Semester and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.
When designing an individual study plan:
- ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;
- maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and
- check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. PSY202.
Legend: |
CU = Common Unit |
CO = Core Unit |
SE = Specialist Elective |
E = Elective |
Semester 1
|
Semester 2
|
Summer Semester
|
Calendar Year 1
|
|
|
|
|
CUC100 Academic Literacies (replaced by LAL100) |
CU
|
|
|
|
|
CUC107 Cultural Intelligence and Capability (replaced by IAS201) |
CU
|
|
|
|
|
PSY141 Introduction to Psychology B (replaced by PSY151) |
CO
|
|
|
|
|
Elective 1 |
E
|
Calendar Year 2
|
PSY140 Introduction to Psychology A (replaced by PSY150) |
CO
|
PSY245 Cognition and Language (replaced by PSY246) |
CO
|
|
|
Specialist Elective 1 (see below) |
SE
|
PSY202 Developmental Psychology (replaced by PSY203) |
CO
|
|
|
Elective 2 |
E
|
Specialist Elective 2 (see below) |
SE
|
|
|
Elective 3 |
E
|
Elective 4 |
E
|
|
|
Calendar Year 3
|
PSY247 Research Design and Analysis (replaced by PSY248) |
CO
|
PSY347 Advanced Research Design and Analysis (replaced by PSY337) |
CO
|
|
|
PSY208 Biological Bases of Behaviour (replaced by PSY228) |
CO
|
PSY353 Abnormal Psychology (replaced by PSY363) |
CO
|
|
|
Elective 5 |
E
|
Specialist Elective 3 (see below) |
SE
|
|
|
Elective 6 |
E
|
Elective 7 |
E
|
|
|
Calendar Year 4
|
PSY305 Theories of Personality (replaced by PSY307) |
CO
|
|
|
|
|
PSY315 Learning and Motivation (no longer avail) (replaced by PSY330) |
CO
|
|
|
|
|
Specialist Elective 4 (see below) |
SE
|
|
|
|
|
Elective 8 |
E
|
|
|
|
|
SPECIALIST ELECTIVES selected from the following
Semester 1
|
Semester 2
|
AOD201 Alcohol and Other Drug Studies
PSY209 Social-Cultural Psychology
PSY355 Health Psychology
PSY390 Introduction to Counselling |
AOD301 Counselling/Interventions in AOD
PSY211 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
PSY308 Behavioural Neuro-psychology (no longer avail)
PSY340 Introduction to Behavioural Therapies
|
Electives can be selected from any undergraduate units offered by the University.
Below is a list of the most common first year elective choices. Note you are not required to complete these units; this information is only to help with elective unit selection.
Area of study
Sociology
SOC140 Sociological Perspectives
SOC145 Global Sociology (replaced by IAS222 from 2020)
Social Work
SWK141A Introduction to Human Services
SWK142B Communication Skills
Management
MAN101 Understanding Organisations
MAN212 Organisational Behaviour
Communications
BCC101 Foundations of Communication Studies (replaced by COM102 from 2018)
BCC102 Issues in Communication Studies (discontinued, last offered 2017)
Anthropology
ANY140 Cultures Past and Present: Foundations of Anthropology (no longer available from 2012)
ANY170 Introduction to Aboriginal Australia (last offered in 2012)
|