1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

All other subjects in psychology are worth one semester
subject.
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 registration as a psychologist
with a State Psychologist Registration Board and for
membership of the Australian Psychological Society
(APsS). The minimum requirement for registration as a
probationary psychologist in the state of Victoria is
completion of four years progressive study in psychology
includine s~ecified elements. The minimum academic
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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 members hi^ 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
AYlOO Psychology 100
AYlOl Psychology 101
Stage 2
AY202
AY203
Cognition - and Human Performance
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AY313 Cognition and Human Pe&mancq)
Developmental Psychology
(Not available to students who have previously
passed A Y200 Psychology 200)
AY204
SM278
Stage 3
AY312
AY3 19
Social Psychology
-.
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AY201 Social Psychology)
Design and Measurement 2A
The Psychology of Personality
Psychological Measurement
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AY311 Methods and Measures)
AY320 Psychological Foundations of Counselling
(Not available to students who have previously
passed AY314 Counselling and Interviewing)
SM378 Design - and Measurement 3A
(Not available to students who have previously
passed SM279 Design and Measurement 2B)
Note: SM278 and SM378 must be taken by students wishing
to major in psychology. For details of the subects 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.
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 AYlOO 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 provides 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.
Sociology at Swinburne is distinctive in two ways. To
begin with, Australian society is examined from an
international perspective, comparing it with other
societies, especially those of East Asia, North America and
Western Europe. Then the program takes an applied
approach by emphasising how sociology can be used to
solve practical problems faced by individuals, organisations
and governments.
In stage one, we introduce the comparative approach to
sociology, and use it to explore aspects of Australian
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