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This double major allows students to integrate knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings and historical trends in the core topics of psychology, and apply this broad and coherent knowledge as a scientific pursuit of topics and theories for understanding personal, social, cultural including indigenous, organisational, and global human behaviours. Students who have a passion for writing will find the opportunity in this offering to develop skills in a range of genres, as well as nurture their capacity for creativity, applying a psychological frame to several areas of writing, such as autobiography and biography, poetry, drama, fiction, writing therapy and community writing.
This unit set information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.
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| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| PSY1101 | Introduction to Psychology | 15 |
| PSY1111 | Psychology: History and Perspectives | 15 |
| WRT1101 | Language and Writing | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 1 | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| PSY1102 | Research Methods in Psychology 1 | 15 |
| PSY1204 | Social Determinants of Behaviour | 15 |
| WRT1103 | Creativity and Writing | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 1 | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| PSY2301 | Learning and Motivation | 15 |
| PSY2202 | Research Methods in Psychology 2 | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 2 | 30 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| PSY2231 | Developmental Psychology | 15 |
| PSY2305 | Individual Differences | 15 |
| Elective Unit | x 2 | 30 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| PSY3303 | Research Applications and Ethical Issues | 15 |
| PSY3343 | Abnormal Psychology | 15 |
| PSY3216 | Group Process and Group Management | 15 |
| PSY3217 | Cultural Issues in Psychology | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| PSY3350 | Biological Psychology, Sensation and Perception | 15 |
| PSY3304 | Cognition | 15 |
| PSY3246 | Systems Consultation | 15 |
| PSY3306 | Psychology, Community and Work | 15 |
| Unit Code | Unit Title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| WRT3105 | Writing Drama | 15 |
| WRT3106 | Writing Therapy | 15 |
| WRT3107 | Writing Poetry | 15 |
| WRT3212 | Community Writing | 15 |
| WRT3114 | Writing and Editing | 15 |
| WRT3215 | Authorship and Publication | 15 |
| CCA3108 | Independent Study | 15 |
| WRT3120 | Biographical and Autobiographical Writing | 15 |
| FAV2102 | Scriptwriting: Short Films | 15 |
| JOU2111 | Introduction to Journalism | 15 |
| PAM2121 | Playwriting Workshop 1 | 15 |
Note: Students may select 1 unit from the English Major or Children's Literature Minor in their Writing Major.
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
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