Studying Psychology @ the University of Sydney - an
approximate overview for students enrolling from 2008
You can enrol in the subject Psychology in any one of a large number
of degrees. You do not have to be enrolled in BPsych to take Psychology.
This simple outline shows you some of the possible sequences as
at 2007; these are exactly the same units for BA, BA (Psych), BSc, BASc,
BPsych, BSc/LLB, BSc/BComm, and BLibStud, etc:
Year 1 Junior
Psychology
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- You must complete PSYC1001 & PSYC1002 to proceed
to Intermediate Psychology
Semester 1
PSYC1001 (6 credit points
= cp)
Semester 2
PSYC1002 (6 cp)
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Year 2 Intermediate
Psychology
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- You must complete all 4 Intermediate Units of Study
for a major.
Semester 1
PSYC2011 (6
cp) Brain and Behaviour
PSYC2012 (6 cp) Statistics
& Research Methods for Psychology
Semester 2
PSYC2013 (6 cp) Cognitive,
Developmental and Social Psychology
PSYC2014 (6 cp) Personality
and Differential Psychology
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Year 3 Senior Psychology
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- You must complete at least 24 (30 for BPsych and BA (Psych)) credit
points of Senior Psychology for a major and these must
include at least one of PSYC 3011, 3012, 3013 and 3014.
Students who want to be eligible for entry to the Honours
program must also include PSYC3010.
Note that prerequisites apply for each Unit of Study.
Please check the Faculty of Science Handbook.
Semester 1
PSYC3011 (6 cp) Learning
& Behaviour
PSYC3012 (6 cp) Cognition,
Language & Thought
PSYC3015 (6 cp) Intelligence
& Human Reasoning
PSYC3016 (6 cp) Developmental
Psychology
PSYC3017 (6 cp) Social Psychology
HPSC3023 (6 cp) Hist &
Phil of Psych & Psychiatry (Required for Hons Theoretical
thesis option)
Semester 2
PSYC3013 (6 cp) Perceptual
Systems
PSYC3010 (6 cp) Advanced
Statistics for Psychology (Required for Hons entry)
PSYC3014 (6 cp) Behavioural
& Cognitive Neuroscience
PSYC3018 (6 cp) Abnormal
Psychology
PSYC3020 (6 cp) Health Psychology
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Year
4 Psychology 4
(Honours)
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OR
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Graduate with a bachelor's degree
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