Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - Graduate Entry

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BH-PSY1 Honours year Hawthorn Send me a link to this course

Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) (BH-PSY1), students must complete 100 credit points comprising of:

  • 6 Psychology discipline Honours units of study (100 credit points)

Honours calculation

The final Honours year result is based on the weighted average of units, with the following descriptive outcomes:

  • H1A – First Class Honours 80% - 100%
  • H2A – Second Class Honours A 70% - 79% 
  • H2B – Second Class Honours B 60% to 69%
  • H3 – Third Class Honours 50% - 59%

Units included in calculation and weighting

  • PSY40001 Advanced Quantitative Methods (12.5 credit points), weighting of 12.5% in final honours result
  • PSY40006 Psychological Assessment (12.5 credit points), weighting of 12.5% in final honours result
  • PSY40005 Ethics and Professional Issues in Psychology (12.5 credit points), weighting of 12.5% in final honours result
  • PSY40009 Honours Thesis A (25 credit points) weighting of 25% in final honours result
  • PSY40002 Honours Thesis B (25 credit points), weighting of 25% in final honours result

Electives (students choose one):

  • PSY40004 Current Issues in Social Psychology or
  • PSY40008 Counselling Psychology or
  • NEU40002 Neuroscience Methods or
  • NEU40001 Neuropsychology Methods

Whichever elective is completed will be weighted at 12.5% in the final honours.