Course Catalogue

Bachelor of Psychological Science Honours (VPSSH2)

2026

Course Structure

One half of the Honours year (50%) comprises advanced course work. The course work component entails four core units: two units in the first semester and two units in the second semester. Our team of lecturers will share their extensive knowledge in advanced applied research methodology, ethical issues and solutions in research and practice, psychological assessment, and interventions.

The other half of your Honours course (50%) consists of a research project that will see you gain expertise and experience in the designing, conducting, and communication of research. You may be able to design and conduct an exciting independent scientific research project, or join a project that is underway. Staff will guide you through the research process as your supervisors. In the first semester, you will write up a research proposal and present your proposal to staff. In the second semester, you will work towards completing your project and then write it up in the style of a scientific journal article and present your findings at the Honours Research Conference. Some of our students have gone on to publish their articles in scientific journals.

The Honours Program must be completed either in 2 years of part-time study or 1 year of full-time study

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

Unit type

Credit Points

Specific requirements

Core Units
(6 unit)

80cp

Compulsory Core unit totalling 80 credit points as detailed below:

PSY414 Psychological Assessment
PSY415 Psychological Interventions
PSY416 Ethics and Professional Issues
PSY417 Research Methods and Practice
PSY793 Honours Thesis #20
PSY794 Honours Research Project #20

80cp

Total Credit Points

Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)

See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.

Further Assistance

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Unit Catalogue - provides general information about each unit including a brief description, the semester and mode offered as well as the fees for Commonwealth Supported places.
Timetables - provides information about individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are published early in December each year.
Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.