Academic Regulations 2004/05
School of Social Sciences (New College)

BSc (Hons) Applied Social Sciences
(Psychological Studies) (1749)


At Years 2 and 3 you are required to take the core and pathway course units plus a selection from the optional course units, subject to availability. Core course units are course units which all Applied Social Science students take irrespective of pathway, and must be passed in order to progress to the next year.


YEAR 2

Semester I
Core course unit:
SOCI2011 Key Concepts in Social Theory and Practice
Pathway course units (compulsory):
PSYC2013 Psychosocial Development in Childhood and Adolescence
+ two optional course units:
ANTH2002 Culture, Communication and Cognition
ANTH2003 Social Anthropology
CRIM2001 Perspectives in Criminology

Semester II
Core course units:
SOCI2020 Research Skills
SOCI2009 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Pathway course unit (compulsory):
PSYC2017 The Psychology of Groups and its Application to Real World Settings
PSYC2014 Models of the Person in Psychological Studies

YEAR 3

Semester I
Pathway units (compulsory):
PSYC3025 Permanance and Change in Adulthood
PSYC3028 Psychological Disorders
+ one optional course unit:
ANTH3002 Sexuality and Intimacy
CRIM3002 Issues in Law Enforcement & Social Control

Semester II
Core course unit:
SOCI3032 Applied Social Sciences in Policy and Practice
Pathway course unit (compulsory):
PSYC3026 Psychological Approaches to Health, Behaviour and Society
+ one optional course unit:
ANTH3003 Anthropology, Film and Representatins of the Other
ANTH3007 Human Emotions: Social and Cultural Dimensions
CRIM3001 Penology
CRIM3003 Crime Prevention: Theories, Policies and Practices

Both Semesters
Core course unit:
PSYC3029 Dissertation (double unit)