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 reduce or 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:
- 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 unit area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 ie SBI270.
Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Year 1 |
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A | CO | PSY151 Introduction to Psychology B | CO |
HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion | CO | PSY101 Introduction to Research Skills | CO |
PSY116 Intercultural Sensitivity and Psychological Communication | CO | IAS142 Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts | CO |
Specialist Elective | SE | Specialist Elective | SE |
Year 2 |
PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour | CO | PSY246 Cognition, Language, and Perception | CO |
PSY219 Social Psychology | CO | PSY203 Developmental Psychology | CO |
PSY248 Research Design and Analysis | CO | HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction | CO |
Specialist Elective | SE | Specialist Elective | SE |
Year 3 |
PSY307 Theories of Individual Differences and Personality | CO | PSY330 Theories of Learning and Memory | CO |
PSY365 Applied Community and Health Psychology | CO | PSY337 Advanced Research Design and Analysis | CO |
PSY356 Motivation and Emotion | CO | PSY363 Abnormal Psychology | CO |
Specialist Elective | SE | Specialist Elective | SE |
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 reduce or 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:
- 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 unit area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 ie SBI270.
Legend: | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
Year 1 |
| | PSY151 Introduction to Psychology B | CO |
| | PSY101 Introduction to Research Skills | CO |
| | IAS142 Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts | CO |
| | Specialist Elective | SE |
Year 2 |
PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A | CO | PSY246 Cognition, Language, and Perception | CO |
HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion | CO | PSY203 Developmental Psychology | CO |
PSY116 Intercultural Sensitivity and Psychological Communication | CO | HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction | CO |
Specialist Elective | SE | Specialist Elective | SE |
Year 3 |
PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour | CO | PSY330 Theories of Learning and Memory | CO |
PSY219 Social Psychology | CO | PSY337 Advanced Research Design and Analysis | CO |
PSY248 Research Design and Analysis | CO | PSY363 Abnormal Psychology | CO |
Specialist Elective | SE | Specialist Elective | SE |
Year 4 |
PSY307 Theories of Individual Differences and Personality | CO | | |
PSY365 Applied Community and Health Psychology | CO | | |
PSY356 Motivation and Emotion | CO | | |
Specialist Elective | SE | | |
Students commencing in Summer Semester
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in summer semester and enrolling in a standard load Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to reduce or 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.
Note: There is no advantage to summer semester enrolment as it will still require three years to complete the WPSYS1. Students can complete general electives in summer semester but this will not reduce the completion time.
Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Summer Semester |
Year 1 |
| | | | PSY101 Introduction to Research Skills | CO |
| | | | PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A | CO |
| | | | PSY151 Introduction to Psychology B | CO |
| | | | Specialist Elective | SE |
Year 2 |
HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction | CO | PSY246 Cognition, Language, and Perception | CO | | |
PSY116 Intercultural Sensitivity and Psychological Communication | CO | IAS142 Ethics and Protocols in Indigenous Contexts | CO | | |
HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion | CO | PSY203 Developmental Psychology | CO | | |
Specialist Elective | SE | Specialist Elective | SE | | |
Year 3 |
PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour | CO | PSY330 Theories of Learning and Memory | CO | | |
PSY219 Social Psychology | CO | PSY337 Advanced Research Design and Analysis | CO | | |
PSY248 Research Design and Analysis | CO | PSY363 Abnormal Psychology | CO | | |
Specialist Elective | SE | Specialist Elective | SE | | |
Year 4 |
PSY365 Applied Community and Health Psychology | CO | | | | |
PSY356 Motivation and Emotion | CO | | | | |
PSY307 Theories of Individual Differences and Personality | CO | | | | |
Specialist Elective | SE | | | | |