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program is sequential in nature; completion of the
prescribed subjects at one stage of the program is a
preprequisite for study at the next level. All subjects offered
in this program are semester subjects. Thus a student must
complete both stage one psychology subjects before
enrolling in any stage two psychology subject, and must
complete all stage two psychology subjects before enrolling
in any stage three subject, Details of these prerequisite
arrangements are shown in entries for all psychology
subjects.
Students should note that two of the stage three subjects in
psychology are worth half a semester subject toward their
degree subject total. These subjects are AY319 and AY320
and'all other subjects in psychology are worth one semester
subject.
A co-major in psychology and psychophysiology is taught
jointly by the Departments of Psychology and Physics. Places
on this program are strictly limited and entry to the program
is either via the Faculty of Arts leading to the award of a
Bachelor of Arts degree or via the Faculty of Applied Science
leading to the award of a Bachelor of Applied Science.
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. In order to be regarded as a professionallytrained
psychologist in Australia it is becoming increasingly
9 necessary to be eligible for membership of the Australian
Psychological Society (APsS). The minimum academic
V* requirement for associate membeahip of the ARS is
completion of an accredited four-year program of
psychological study. The Swinburne Bachelor of Arts and
Bachelor of Applied Science psychology majoa have ARS
approval as three year sequences of study and, to become
eligible for associate membership of the ARS, 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
Department of Psychology offers a fifth and sixth year parttime
coursework program leading to the award of a Master
of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology. The Department
also offers a Professional Doctorate in Psychology by
coursework and thesis, available for full-time study by
selected students.
The Department 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 Rychology by research
and major thesis.
Subjects offered
Stage 1
AY 100 Psychology 100
AYlOl Psychology 101
Stage 2
AY202
AY203
AY204
SM278
Cognition and Human Performance
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AY3 13 Cognition and Human
Performance)
Developmental Psychology
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AYZOO Psychology 200)
Social Psychology
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AYZO 1 Social Psychology)
Design and Measurement 2A
Stage 3
AY312 The Psychology of Personality
AY319 Psychological Measurement
(Not available to students who haw previously
passed AY3 1 Methods and Measures)
AY320 Psychological Foundations of Counselling
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AY3 14 Counselling and Interviewing)
SM378 Design and Measurement 3A
(Not available to students who have previously
passed SM279 Design and Measurement 28)
Note: An information leaflet is available from the
Department of Psychology describing the transition
arrangements for students affected by the introduction of
AY202 in place of AY313 and SM378 in place of SM279.
Note: SM278 and SM378 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 34). 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 Faculty of
Arts study the major sequence of psychology subjects
described above. In first year, students must take AYIOO 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 Faculty of
Applied Science. Students should consult the Faculty of
Applied Science section of the handbook for details of the
psychophysiology subjects constituting this major.
Sociology
The sociology course is designed to provide an understanding
of the social world in which we live and work. It
deals with the individual's place in society and the social
processes and institutions which shape individual and group
behaviour and attitudes. Developing an understanding of
these issues is intellectually rewarding and the conceptual
and research skills acquired through the study of sociology
are useful in many fields of employment. For example, they
are crucial in personnel management, social research, policy
analysis and industrial relations.
In stage one sociology, basic concepts of sociology are
explained by reference to the sociological analysis of
contemporary Australian society. This is a full-year study,
consisting of AS100 Sociology 1A and AS101 Sociology 1B.
Students are required to take two stage bva subjects to
pursue a major in sociology, and must include AS204
Models of Sociological Analysis as one of these.
At stage three, students completing a major must take
AS306 Methodology of Social Research plus two of the
other subjects offered. Not all of the optional stage two and
stage three subjects are run in any one year. Please check
the current timetable.
Students who do well in their undergraduate work may
apply to be admitted to the Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
course in Social Science.
For those students intending to pursue a career in research
and policy analysis the Graduate Diploma in Urban Research
and Policy is offered. A Master of Arts by coursework in
Urban Research and Policy is also offered.