Undergraduate Psychology (For Current Students enrolled PRE 2008)
(NB:For students [including part-time Graduate Diploma students] who started their psychology studies in 2008 or later)
The information provided is for planning purposes only and it should be noted that availability of individual subjects from 2009 is reliant upon the usual Departmental planning timelines, and individual subjects might be identified to be "not offered" once evaluation of student demand is available.
Psychology is concerned with the study of human behaviour and experience. People trained in psychology work in a wide variety of areas in health, education, industry, commerce, welfare and government.
Psychology has been a part of a tradition of academic excellence and research achievement at the University of Melbourne since the late 1800s. The Department of Psychology, formally established in 1946, is the single department in the School of Behavioural Science, and is part of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. It is one of the largest departments of psychology in Australia.
The Department of Psychology undergraduate program has been designed to provide students with flexibility and choice in coursework areas and offers a broad range of subjects aimed at providing a thorough and extensive grounding in the discipline.
To be able to practice as a psychologist in Victoria, registration is required with the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria. To register with the board, an accredited four-year sequence in psychology followed by either two years of postgraduate training or supervised experience is required.
The APAC approved psychology sequence for students commencing their psychology studies prior to 2008 is as follows. Students who are completing their studies on a part-time basis may not be able to complete all subjects listed below as changes occur because of the transition to the Melbourne Model. In these instances students should seek advice from the Psychology Office about an appropriate structure.
Compulsory Subjects for an APAC accredited sequence in psychology
Subject Code |
Subject Title |
|---|---|
| 512-120 | Introductory Experimental Psychology 1 |
| 512-121 | Social, Development & Clinical Psychology 1 |
Subject Code |
Subject Title |
|---|---|
| 512 220 | Quantitive Methods for Psychology 2 |
| 512 221 | Developmental Psychology 2 (2009 subject code : 512 227) |
| 512 222 | Behavioural Neuroscience 2 (2009 subject code: 512 225 and subject name: Biological Psychology) |
| 512 223 | Personality & Social Psychology 2 (2009 subject code :512 228) |
| 512 224 | Cognitive Psychology 2 (2009 subject code : 512 226) |
Subject Code |
Subject Title |
|---|---|
| 512 320 | Research Methods 3 |
| 512 324 | Introduction to Psychological Disorders 3 |
Subject Code |
Subject Title |
|---|---|
| 512 322 | Industrial/Organisational Psychology 3 |
| 512 330 | Human Psychophysiology 3 |
| 512 335 | Advanced Cognition 3 |
| 512 350 | Brain, Cognition & Behaviour 3 |
| 512 360 | Personality & Social Psychology 3 |
| 512 370 | Cognitive & Neuropsychological Development 3 |
| 512 380 | Personal & Social Development 3 |
| 512 395 | Introduction to Mathematical Psychology 3 (not offered in 2008) |
Subject availability table for 2008 - 2011
100-Level subjects
Subject |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
||||||||
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
|
512-120 Introductory Experimental Psychology 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
512-121 Social, Develop. & Clinical Psychology 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
200-Level subjects
Subject |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
||||||||
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
|
512-220 |
|
offered |
|
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
512-221 Developmental Psychology 2 |
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
512-222 |
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
512-223 |
|
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
512-224 |
|
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
300-Level Subjects
Subject |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
||||||||
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
Sum |
S1 |
S2 |
|
512-320 |
|
offered |
offered |
|
offered |
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
offered |
|
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
offered |
|
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
512-330 |
|
|
offered |
|
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
512-335 |
|
offered |
|
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
512-350 |
|
offered |
|
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
offered |
|
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
offered |
|
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
512-380 |
|
offered |
|
|
offered |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|