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Bachelor of Science (Psychology and Exercise Science)

The BSc (Psychology and Exercise Science) degree requires a minimum of 3 years of full time study and the completion of at least 158 credit points. The degree is designed to meet the requirements for entry into the Honours program within both the Departments of Psychology and Biomedical Science. Students wishing to transfer into the Bachelor of Science (Psychology and Exercise Science) will be judged on criteria including University results and UAI scores.

FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (PSYCHOLOGY AND EXERCISE SCIENCE) THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS MUST BE UNDERTAKEN:


Year 1

BMS101 Systemic Anatomy
BMS103 Human Growth, Nutrition and Exercise
PSYC121 Foundations of Psychology A
CHEM101 Chemistry 1A: Physical and General Chemistry (or CHEM104)
BMS112 Human Physiology I: Principles and Systems
BIOL103 Molecules, Cells and Organisms
PSYC122 Foundations of Psychology B
PSYC123 Theory, Design and Statistics in Psychology


Year 2
BMS202 Human Physiology II: Control Mechanisms
BMS211 Foundations of Biomechanics
PSYC232 Research Methods and Statistics
BMS203 Musculoskeletal Functional Anatomy
BMS242 Exercise Physiology
and
PSYC235^ Introduction to Psychological Assessment
(PSYC235 only for students intending to complete a 4th year program in Psychology)

Plus three electives with at least one subject from each of the following groups:

Group A:
PSYC231 Personality
PSYC241 Developmental and Social Psychology

Group B:
PSYC234 Learning and Psychophysiology
PSYC236 Cognition and Perception

NB: Students intending to proceed to 4th year in Psychology must complete PSYC232 and PSYC235, together with three electives from PSYC231, PSYC241, PSYC234, PSYC236

Year 3
BExS351 Exercise Prescription 1: Strength and Conditioning
BExS352 Exercise Prescription 2: Aerobic Fitness
PSYC348 History and Metatheory of Psychology
PSYC354 Design and Analysis
Plus two electives which must include at least one subject from each of the following groups:
Group A:
PSYC315 Psychology of Abnormality
PSYC318 Individual Differences Throughout Lifespan
PSYC347 Assessment and Intervention
PSYC350 Advanced Social Psychology
Group B:
PSYC317 Advanced Learning
PSYC345 Advanced Cognition
PSYC349 Visual Perception
PSYC352 Advanced Psychophysiology