PSY4HNB

HONOURS PSYCHOLOGY

PSY4HNB

2017

Credit points: 60

Subject outline

This is one of two parts (PSY4HNA, PSY4HNB) of the Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours degree or the Bachelor of Psychology Honours degree. It requires the completion of 120 credit points over one year of full time study. The main components of the course are (a) a supervised research project, (b) seminars on psychological research methods, (c) seminars on current issues in psychology and evidence-based psychological assessment and practice, and (d) a blended learning online unit on ethical and professional issues.

SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points60

Subject Co-ordinatorEmiko Kashima

Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo

Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange StudentsNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites Students must be enrolled in either SHPS (Bachelor of Psychological Science with Honours) or SHP (Bachelor of Psychology Honours).

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjects PSY40HON, PSY42HON

Equivalent subjects PSY42HON

Special conditionsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Understand and evaluate key historical and theoretical features of a major area of psychological research.

Activities:
Formative: Seminars on current issues in psychological science. Summative: Write an essay that is a critical evaluation of current issues in a selected area of psychological science

02. Understand the principles behind the Scientist-Practitioner model in terms of the theoretical evidence for assessment, intervention and practice.

Activities:
Formative: Seminars and teamwork in small-group discussions on evidence-based assessment and professional practice. Summative: Exam.

03. Understand and evaluate psychological research methods in empirical research

Activities:
Formative: Seminars and teamwork in small-group discussions on psychological research methods in which students learn to evaluate research papers on a variety of criteria (e.g., operationalisation, internal and external validity, power, and selection of appropriate methods of statistical data analysis) and to hone their skills in performing selected analytic methods and reporting on the results. Summative: Exam.

04. Understand the role and responsibilities of a psychologist in terms of ethical and legal issues, and professional code of conduct.

Activities:
Formative: Online blended learning on ethical and professional issues. Summative: Exam on role of a psychologists, the APS and Code of Ethics, ethical principles and legal issues.

05. Conduct a research project by undertaking a comprehensive literature review on a selected topic, developing an appropriate research design, presenting the proposed research at a conference, analysing the data collected and, finally, reporting on the work done in a thesis.

Activities:
Formative: Independent reading and discussions with the research supervisor. Hurdles: Research proposal, conference presentation, ethics application. Summative: Thesis

06. Participating in the academic community

Activities:
Formative: Attending colloquia and post-colloquium discussions. Hurdles: Colloquium summaries

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorEmiko Kashima

Class requirements

WorkShopWeek: 35 - 35
One 2.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 35 to week 35 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Psychological Research Methods"

WorkShopWeek: 32 - 32
One 6.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 32 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Ethics and Career Skills"

SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Research Colloquium"

WorkShopWeek: 43 - 43
One 2.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 43 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Preparing for Job Applications and Interviews"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
Combined assessment for PSY4HNA & PSY4HNB; one major essay equivalent to 5000-words1501
an empirical research thesis equivalent to 10,000-wordsHurdle req: research proposal (5000-word) conference summary (750-word) 2 presentations (10 & 15min) ethics application & report (1600-word) 8 colloquium summaries (2400-word) & journal (1000-word).5005, 06
one 2-hour ethics and professional issues examination1004
one 3-hour theory, intervention and assessment examination1502
one 3-hour psychological research methods examination1003