Program guide

Bachelor of Psychology (Honours)

The Bachelor of Psychology is a 4-year full-time equivalent degree offered by the Faculty of
Human Sciences. To be awarded the Bachelor of Psychology degree, you must complete 96
credit points of study. Each unit of study is worth 3 credit points. If you are enrolling in a
second degree that is combined with a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) degree you should
check with the Department offering the other degree for advice regarding their degree
requirements.

First year enrolment guide

The table and information below outlines the required units you need to enrol into for Session 1 and Session 2.
Please note that this is a guide only. To view the complete list of units within the Bachelor of Psychology visit the
Macquarie University Handbook.

SESSION 1
What is the handbook?
Unit code Unit name Credit points
The handbook is your official online source of
PSYC104 Introduction to Psychology 1 3 information about Macquarie University’s
N/A Elective 3
programs and units.
N/A Elective 3 • Go to handbook.mq.edu.au
N/A Elective 3 • Type Bachelor of Psychology to find your
  program details or type in a unit name to
search for unit details
SESSION 2

Unit code Unit name Credit points

PSYC105 Introduction to Psychology 2 3

N/A Elective 3
N/A Elective 3
N/A Elective 3

Elective units
It is suggested that students take their People and Planet units in their first year as this is when they have the least
number of required units for their degree, and hence the most flexibility in selecting their electives.

PEOPLE and PLANET units

As part of your degree, you must include:
I. one People unit and one Planet unit
II. these cannot be the required units in your degree
III. both units chosen must be outside the Department of Psychology and at least one of the units must be
outside the Faculty of Human Sciences.
A full list of People and Planet units can be found in the handbook
Warning: Units that would not count as People units for Bachelor of Psychology
• PSY250 • PSY350 • STAT170
The PSY250 and PSY350 units are both within the department of Psychology so cannot be counted as a
People unit for Bachelor of Art – Psychology. STAT170 although it is in the Department of Applied Finance
and Actuarial Studies overlaps in content with PSYC105 so cannot be counted as a Planet unit for Bachelor
of Art - Psychology.
A Planet unit that students often consider is ANTH106 Drugs across Cultures, or BBE100 Introduction to
Brain, Behavior and Evolution, however you are free to choose a unit of your interest.
Students are subject to the rules of the degree for the year they enroll. The information in this document is correct at time of creation but the University reserves
the right to vary or withdraw and course(s) and/or unit(s), its fees and the mode of offering of its course(s) and unit(s) without notice. CRICOS provider number 00002J.
The remaining four electives in the first year are your choice and do not have to be taken from the Faculty of
Human Sciences. For a complete list of electives, visit the Handbook and click on ‘Units’ within the Undergraduate
section on the left menu. Please note the prerequisites when choosing your units, as you must meet these in order
to be able to enrol in the units.

About your program

The Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) degree has been accredited by the Australian Psychological Accreditation
Council (APAC). It not only provides a solid grounding in all areas of psychology, but the additional Honours year,
in which you will conduct an individual research project, will prepare you for study at post-graduate level and the
opportunity later on for gaining registration as a psychologist.

Assumed knowledge
There is no assumed knowledge in undertaking this program.

Second and third year units

Your degree requires at least 39 credit points (cps) to be taken in your 2nd and 3rd years, of which 18 must be at 3rd
year (i.e. 300 level). Of that 18 cps, PSY349, PSY351, PSYC332 and PSY399 are required units and two will be PSY3XX
electives. You must also achieve a weighted average SNG of 70 over all Psychology units AND a weighted average
SNG of 75 over all 300-level Psychology units. See http://www.psy.mq.edu.au/courses/c_4year.htm for details.

SECOND YEAR SESSION 1 THIRD YEAR SESSION 1

Unit code Unit name Credit points Unit code Unit name Credit points

PSY234 Social and Personality 3 PSYC332 Principles of Psychological 3

Assessment
Psychology
PSY349 Design and Statistics III 3
PSY246 Cognitive Processes 1 3 Elective
PSY3XX 3
PSY247 Perception 3
PSY248 Design and Statistics II
SECOND YEAR SESSION 2 THIRD YEAR SESSION 2

Unit code Unit name Credit points Unit code Unit name Credit points

PSY235 Developmental Psychology 3 PSY351 Research Methods in 3

Psychology
PSY236 Biopsychology and Learning 3
PSY399 Psychological Science – 3
N/A Elective 3 putting theory into practice

  PSY3XX Elective 3

Need help with subject selection? Enrol in your units

Human Sciences Student Centre • You can enrol online through your eStudent
T: (02) 9850 9898 account
E: [email protected] • Refer to the online handbook for your degree
Location:  C3A ground floor   each time you enrol in units
• Check the timetable for unit and class times

Students are subject to the rules of the degree for the year they enroll. The information in this document is correct at time of creation but the University reserves
the right to vary or withdraw and course(s) and/or unit(s), its fees and the mode of offering of its course(s) and unit(s) without notice. CRICOS provider number 00002J.