Psychology and Forensic Science Major
Major at Hawthorn
Structure
To meet the requirements of the Psychology and Forensic Science Major, students must complete 200 credit points comprising the Psychology Major, including the capstone unit HAY303 Psychology Project A, and the Forensic Science Minor.
Students who successfully complete the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Social Science program, including the Psychology and Forensic Science Major, are eligible to apply to graduate with the associated tagged outcome.
Units
Psychology and Forensic Science Major (effective from Semester 2 2012).
All units are valued at 12.5 credit points each unless otherwise indicated.
In order to meet the requirements of the Psychology and Forensic Science Major, students must complete 200 credit points comprising the Psychology Major, including the capstone unit HAY303 Psychology Project A, and the Forensic Science Minor.
Students must complete all eleven (11) of the compulsory Psychology units:
HAY100 Psychology 100
HAY101 Psychology 101
HMA103 Statistics and Research Methods A
HAY205 Cognition and Human Performance
HAY206 Developmental Psychology
HMA278 Design and Measurement 2
HMA279 Design and Measurement 3
HAY308 The Psychology of Personality
HAY303 Psychology Project A
HAY307 Social Psychology
HAY321 Abnormal Psychology
and one (1) of the following Psychology Elective units **
HAS111 Sociological Foundations
HACM104 Media Literature Film: Text and Context
HAP100 Australian Politics
HAH100 Introduction to Philosophy
HAH319 Philosophical Psychology
HAY305 Psychology Project B (not available as from Semester 1 2013)
and
all four (4) of the following Forensic Science Minor units HAY120 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
HES1020 Introduction to Forensic Science
HMA280 Statistics for Forensics
HAY320 Advanced Topics in Forensic Psychology
HAY100 Psychology 100
HAY101 Psychology 101
HMA103 Statistics and Research Methods A
HAY205 Cognition and Human Performance
HAY206 Developmental Psychology
HMA278 Design and Measurement 2
HMA279 Design and Measurement 3
HAY308 The Psychology of Personality
HAY303 Psychology Project A
HAY307 Social Psychology
HAY321 Abnormal Psychology
and one (1) of the following Psychology Elective units **
HAS111 Sociological Foundations
HACM104 Media Literature Film: Text and Context
HAP100 Australian Politics
HAH100 Introduction to Philosophy
HAH319 Philosophical Psychology
HAY305 Psychology Project B (not available as from Semester 1 2013)
and
all four (4) of the following Forensic Science Minor units HAY120 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
HES1020 Introduction to Forensic Science
HMA280 Statistics for Forensics
HAY320 Advanced Topics in Forensic Psychology
** NB: As from Semester 1 2013, the requirements for the Psychology Elective units were amended to:
and one (1) of the following Psychology elective units
HAY120 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
HAY130 Introduction to Sport Psychology
HAY140 Criminology: Theory and Practice
HAH319 Philosophical Psychology
HET320 Psychophysiological Project
and one (1) of the following Psychology elective units
HAY120 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
HAY130 Introduction to Sport Psychology
HAY140 Criminology: Theory and Practice
HAH319 Philosophical Psychology
HET320 Psychophysiological Project
Students who successfully complete the requirements of the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Social Science program, including the Psychology and Forensic Science Major, are eligible to apply to graduate with the associated tagged outcome.
Further information
Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
Room AS202, Level 2
Applied Science Building
Hawthorn Campus
Email: LSSinfo@swin.edu.au
Telephone: + 61 3 9214 8859 Fax: + 61 3 9214 5921
