Courses
A degree in psychology gives you the knowledge and skills to find answers to some fundamental questions about the human brain, mind and behaviour.
This page provides helpful information for our current students on:
- The courses available over semesters 1 and 2 for 2024
- Information regarding Special Topics availability and enrolment procedures.
- Access to our Psychology Extension Form (please use this form for extension requests in psychology courses.
- Note: If you are seeking an assessment extension that is 10 working days or greater and the assessment task is worth 20% and more, please use the ECA eForm on ISIS.
Undergraduate
Psychology Courses Offered in 2024
All undergraduate courses offered by the Research School of Psychology are half-year units. Students intending to major in psychology are required to complete both PSYC1003 and PSYC1004 as part of their undergraduate program.
Year 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
- PSYC1004 - Psychology 2: Understanding People in Context
- PSYC1005 - The Wellbeing Formula: The Science and Practice of Making a Good Life
Year 2
Semester 1
Semester 2
- PSYC2001 - Social Psychology
- PSYC2007 - Biological Basis of Behaviour
- PSYC2008 - Cognition
- PSYC2011 - Introduction to Forensic and Criminal Psychology
Year 3
Semester 1
- PSYC3002 - The Social Psychology of Groups Processes & Social Change
- PSYC3016 - Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
- PSYC3018 - Advanced Research Methods
- PSYC3023 - Special Topics in Psychology
- PSYC3025 - Psychopathology across the Lifespan
- PSYC3030 - Psychology Undergraduate Research Experience
Semester 2
Honours
Postgraduate coursework
The Master of Clinical Psychology degree is a two-year (full-time) or four-year (part-time) program consisting of coursework, clinical placements (1000 hours) and a research project (12,000 words in total). Students completing this degree are required to enrol in and satisfactorily complete the following units: