1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Students should note that two of the stage three subjects in
psychology are worth halfa semester subject toward their
degree subject total. These subjects are AY319 and AY320.
All other subjects in psychology are worth one semester
subject.
The school of Social and Behavioural Sciences also offers
its undergraduate program on the Mooroolbark campus.
The program on the Mooroolbark campus is identical to
the Hawthorn campus program outlined above.
A CO-major in psychology and psychophysiology is taught
jointly by the Schools of Social and Behavioural Sciences
and the School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical
Engineering. Places on this program are strictly limited and
entry to the program is either via the Division of Business,
Humanities and Social Science leading to the award of a
Bachelor of Arts degree or via the Division of Science,
Engineering and Design leading to the award of a Bachelor
of Applied Science degree.
Many people take up a career related to psychology after
completion of a three-year program, but some choose to
undertake further study in order to work specifically as
psychologists. To be regarded as a professionally trained
psychologist in Australia, it is becoming increasingly
necessary to be eligible for membership of the Australian
Psychological Society (APsS). The minimum academic
requirement for associate membership of the APsS is
completion of an accredited four-year program of
psychological study. The Swinburne Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Applied Science psychology majors have APsS
approval as three-year sequences of study. To become
eligible for associate membership of the APsS, graduates
must then complete an approved fourth-year course. (A list
of approved courses is available from the APsS.) The
Swinburne Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology is an
accredited fourth-year course and the honours year in
Psychology has provisional APsS accreditation.
In addition to its undergraduate and fourth-year courses,
the School of Social and Behavioural Sciences offers a fifth
and sixth year part-time coursework program leading to
the award of a Master of Arts degree in Counselling
Psychology. The School also offers a Professional
Doctorate in Psychology by coursework and thesis,
available for full-time study by selected students.
The School also accepts a limited number of suitably
qualified candidates, on a full-time or part-time basis, for
the degree of Master of Arts and PhD in Psychology by
research and major thesis.
Subjects offered
Stage 1
AY100 Psychology 100
AY101 Psychology 101
Stage 2
AY202 Cognition and Human Performance
(Not available to students who have
previously passed AY313 Cognition and
Human Performance)
AY203 Developmental Psychology
(Not available to students who have
previously passed AY200 Psychology 200)
AY204 Social Psychology
(Not available to students who have
previously passed AY201 Social Psychologyl
SM278 Design and Measurement 2A
Stage 3
AY312
AY3 19
The Psychology of Personality
Psychological Measurement
(Not available to students who have
previously passed A Y3 11 Methods and
Measures)
AY320 Psychological Foundations of Counselling
(Not available to students who have
previously passed A Y314 Counselling and
Interviewing)
SM378 Design and Measurement 3A
(Not available to students who have
previously passed SM279 Design and
Measurement 2B)
Note: SM278 and W378 must be taken by students
wishing to major in psychology. For details of the subjects
SM278 Design and Measurement 2A and SM378 Design
and Measurement 3A, students should refer to the subject
description section at the end of this chapter.
CO-major in Psychology and
Psychophysiology
Students accepted into the CO-major through the Division
of Business, Humanities and Social Science study the major
sequence of psychology subjects described above. In first
year, students must take AY100 and AY101. In second
year, students must study AY202, AY203, AY204, and
SM278, and in third year, AY312, AY319, AY320, and
SM378.
The major in psychophysiology is taught by the Division
of Science, Engineering and Design. Students should
consult the Division of Science, Engineering and Design
section of the Handbook for details of the
psychophysiology subjects constituting this major.
Sociology
Sociology is the study of how individuals interact as
groups, ranging from families to whole societies such as
Australia. It ~rovides different understandings of the ways
individuals, groups and societies work. It also provides a
systematic understanding of different ways of finding out
about aspects of the social world, ranging from participant
observation and experiments through to large scale surveys
and computerised data techniques. A sociological
perspective is an essential part of informed decisionmaking
and human resource management in a rapidly
changing social world.