Biopsychology and Learning

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this subject, a student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge of the underlying principles, theories and concepts, and skills in the core topics in biopsychology and learning.
  2. Analyse, critique, and discuss academic writing in topics relating to biopsychology and learning
  3. Communicate a breadth of understanding of topics in biopsychology and learning, including in written mode to convey thoughtful, scientifically driven information 
  4. Demonstrate effective application of biopsychology and learning knowledge for positive impact at the foundational level of competency

  
  

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• MAQ-PSY-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Psychology

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• MAQ-STAX1103-Introduction to Psychological Design and Statistics

• MAQ-PSYX1101-Introduction to Psychology I

• MAQ-PSYX1102-Introduction to Psychology II

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-PSYX236 (Not currently available)

Others

NCCW (pre-2020 units) PSY236, PSY236
Pre-requisite (PSYC104 or PSYU1104 or PSYX104 or PSYX1104) and (PSYC105 or PSYU1105 or PSYX105 or PSYX1105)
or
PSYX1101 and PSYX1102 and STAX1103
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
PSYU2236 Biopsychology and Learning

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.