Available to students in other Western Sydney University programs?  No

Psychology develops students’ scientific understanding of human behaviour and experience. The underlying principles, theories and concepts of psychological knowledge are applied in areas of study that include the history and philosophy of psychology, individual differences in behaviour and personality, psychological health and well-being, psychological disorders and intervention, learning and memory, cognition, language and perception, motivation and emotion, neuroscience and the biological bases of behaviour, lifespan developmental psychology, social psychology, research methods and statistics.

Location

Location (Specialisation)

Campus	Mode	Advice
Bankstown Campus	Internal	enquiriesHCA@uws.edu.au
Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road	Internal	enquiriesHCA@uws.edu.au
Penrith Campus	Internal	enquiriesHCA@uws.edu.au

The Testamur Major in Psychology offered within the Bachelor of Arts is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as an undergraduate three year sequence in Psychology.

Recommended Sequence

The accredited Psychology Testamur Major requires the following sequence of units:

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Autumn session		Credit Points
BEHV 1018	Psychology: Human Behaviour	10
BEHV 2018	Personality	10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
BEHV 1016	Psychology: Behavioural Science	10
BEHV 1003	Introduction to Research Methods	10
	Credit Points	20
Year 2
Autumn session
BEHV 2002	Brain and Behaviour	10
MATH 2006	Experimental Design and Analysis	10
BEHV 2010	Perception	10
	Credit Points	30
Spring session
BEHV 2005	Human Learning	10
BEHV 3014	Motivation and Emotion	10
	Credit Points	20
Year 3
Autumn session
BEHV 3004	Advanced Research Methods	10
BEHV 3009	Developmental Psychology	10
	Credit Points	20
Spring session
BEHV 3002	Abnormal Psychology	10
BEHV 3007	Cognitive Processes	10
BEHV 3023	Social Psychology	10
	Credit Points	30
	Total Credit Points	140