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Bachelor of Science (Psychology and Biology)

FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DOUBLE MAJOR IN PSYCHOLOGY AND BIOLOGY THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS MUST BE UNDERTAKEN.

PLEASE NOTE: STUDENTS INTENDING TO COMPLETE AN HONOURS YEAR IN PSYCHOLOGY MUST COMPLETE MORE THAN 24 CPTS OF PSYCHOLOGY SUBJECTS AT 300 LEVEL.

100-Level

PSYC121 Foundations of Psychology A
6
PSYC122 Foundations of Psychology B
6
PSYC123 Theory, Design and Statistics in Psychology
6
BIOL103 Molecules, Cells and Organisms
6
BIOL104 Evolution, Biodiversity and Environment
6
*CHEM101

Chemistry 1A (or CHEM104)

6
*CHEM102 Chemistry 1B (or CHEM105)
6

* Note: Students who have not achieved 50% or more in HSC Chemistry must enrol in CHEM104 and CHEM105 instead of CHEM101 and CHEM102.


200-Level (Options are available. See following notes)

PSYC216 Psychology of Physical Activity
6
PSYC231 Personality
6
PSYC232# Research Methods and Statistics
6
PSYC234 Biological Psychology and Learning
6
PSYC235 Introduction to Psychological Assessment
6
PSYC236 Cognition and Perception
6
PSYC241 Developmental and Social Psychology
6
plus, students must enrol in four biology subjects selected from the following:
BIOL213 Principles of Biochemistry
6
BIOL214 The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism
6
BIOL215 Introductory Genetics
6
BIOL240 Functional Biology of Plants and Animals
6
BIOL241 Biodiversity: Classification and Sampling
6
BIOL251 Principles of Ecology and Evolution
6
MARE200 Introduction to Oceanography
6

# Completion of PSYC232 prior to enrolment in PSYC235 is strongly recommended.

1. Students intending to complete three years of Psychology only, must complete PSYC232, plus three Psychology elective subjects. An elective must be a 200 level subject, excluding PSYC216, and must include at least one from each of the following groups:
Group A - PSYC231, PSYC241
Group B - PSYC234, PSYC236

2. Students intending to proceed to an Honours year in Psychology must complete PSYC232 and PSYC235, together with three electives from the following subjects: PSYC231, PSYC241, PSYC234, PSYC236.

300-Level

24 credit points of Psychology at 200-level (excluding PSYC216) should be completed as a general pre-requisite to 300 level subjects. (Further specific pre-requisites are indicated in brackets).

PSYC315 Psychology of Abnormality (PSYC231)
8
PSYC317 Advanced Learning (PSYC234)
8
PSYC318 Change Throughout the Life Span (PSYC231)
8
PSYC345 Advanced Cognition (PSYC236)
8
PSYC347 Assessment and Intervention
8
PSYC348 History and Metatheory of Psychology
8
PSYC349 Visual Perception (PSYC236)
8
PSYC350 Social Behaviour and Individual Differences (PSYC241)
8
PSYC352 Advanced Psychophysiology (PSYC234)
8
PSYC354 Design and Analysis (PSYC232)
8


1. Students intending to complete three years of Psychology only, must complete three Psychology electives, including at least one from each of the following groups:
Group A - PSYC317, PSYC345, PSYC349, PSYC352
Group B - PSYC315, PSYC318, PSYC347, PSYC348, PSYC350

2. Students intending to proceed to Honours in Psychology must complete PSYC348 and PSYC354 together with three electives which must include at least one from PSYC317, PSYC345, PSYC349, PSYC352

PLUS, STUDENTS MUST ENROL IN THREE BIOLOGY SUBJECTS SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING: (TOTAL OF 24 CPTS)

BIOL303 Biotechnology: Applied Cell Molecular Biology
8
BIOL318 Bioinformatics
8
BIOL320 Molecular Cell Biology
8
BIOL321 Cellular and Molecular Immunology
8
BIOL351 Conservation Biology: Marine and Terrestrial Populations
8
BIOL355 Marine and Terrestrial Ecology
8
BIOL391 Advanced Biology
8
BIOL392 Advanced Biology Project
8