Psychology - Prior to 2010
Major/Minor at Hawthorn
Description
The undergraduate Psychology program provides students with a broad introduction to psychology in all three stages. In Stage 3 some attention is given to vocational skills and knowledge relevant to applied fields.
Many people take up a career related to psychology after completion of a three-year program, but some choose to undertake further study in order to work specifically as psychologists. To be regarded as a professionally trained psychologist in Australia, it is necessary to be eligible for registration as a psychologist with a State Psychologist Registration Board. Membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) is also highly desirable. The minimum requirement for registration as a probationary psychologist in the state of Victoria is completion of four years progressive study in psychology, including specified elements. The minimum academic requirement for associate membership of the APS is completion of an accredited four-year program of psychological study. The Swinburne psychology major has APS approval as a three-year sequence of study. The honours year in Psychology and the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology at Swinburne are fourth-year courses which have APS accreditation.
Please refer to the Postgraduate Courses section for further information.
Career opportunities
Graduates in psychology are highly sought after by a wide range of organisations to work in human services, as research officers, human resource managers, and marketing and advertising personnel. After completing a Bachelor degree with a major in psychology, graduates can undertake a fourth year in psychology and further study in areas of professional psychology, such as Counselling, Health, Clinical, Organisational, Neuropsychology and Sports Psychology.
Structure
The ten unit of study listed below must be completed to satisfy the requirements of a Psychology major. In addition, students are required to complete the mandatory unit HMA103.
It should be noted that the undergraduate psychology major is sequential in nature; completion of the prescribed units of study at one stage of the program is a prerequisite for study at the next level.
Units
The Psychology major consists of the following:
Stage 2
HAY205 Cognition and Human Performance
HAY206 Developmental Psychology
HMA278 Design and Measurement 2
HMA279 Design and Measurement 3
HAY205 Cognition and Human Performance
HAY206 Developmental Psychology
HMA278 Design and Measurement 2
HMA279 Design and Measurement 3
Stage 3
HAY307 Social Psychology
HAY308 The Psychology of Personality
HAY309 Psychological Measurement
HAY321 Abnormal Psychology
HAY307 Social Psychology
HAY308 The Psychology of Personality
HAY309 Psychological Measurement
HAY321 Abnormal Psychology
A Psychology minor consists of six of the following units of study in addition to the mandatory unit HMA103: HAY100, HAY101, HAY206, HMA278, HMA279, HAY307 or HAY321.
Further information
Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
Tel: +61 3 9214 8859
Fax: +61 3 9214 5921
Email: lssinfo@swin.edu.au
Website: www.swinburne.edu.au/lss/
Tel: +61 3 9214 8859
Fax: +61 3 9214 5921
Email: lssinfo@swin.edu.au
Website: www.swinburne.edu.au/lss/
