Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion you will be able to

  1. Identify a social issue and devise practical solutions that are supported by sound psychological theories and evidence
  2. Use skills and knowledge acquired over the psychology degree in a real world context and develop new practical skills and knowledge over the course of a volunteer placement
  3. Critically evaluate a body of literature on a social issue in relation to relevant psychology sub-disciplines
  4. Integrate and synthesise knowledge from various psychology sub-disciplines
  5. Critically reflect on how the different sub-disciplines in psychology link within the whole person and apply to wider social contexts, including the placement organisation's activities
  6. Reflect on your learning in psychology (including practical learning), and its application to professional and ethical practice (including at their volunteer placement)
  7. Demonstrate effective oral, written and visual communication skills that are appropriate to the purpose, medium and audience

• 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-2023 - Bachelor of Psychology

Prior study

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

one of

• MAQ-PSYX2234-Social and Personality Psychology
• MAQ-PSYX2235-Developmental Psychology
• MAQ-PSYX2246-Cognitive Processes I
• MAQ-PSYX2247-Perception

and one of

• MAQ-PSYX2248-Design and Statistics II
• MAQ-PSYX2224-Psychology, Health and Wellbeing
• MAQ-PSYX2201-Counselling Approaches and Principles
• MAQ-PSYX3336-Personality and its Disorders

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

one of

• MAQ-PSYX3332-Principles of Psychological Assessment
• MAQ-PSYX3333-Social Interaction in the Modern World
• MAQ-PSYX3337-Psychopathology

Others

60cp from PSY or PSYU or PSYX units at 2000 level and 20cp from PSY or PSYC or PSYU or PSYX units at 3000 level and admission to BPsych (OUA)
Co-requisite 10cp in PSY or PSYC or PSYU or PSYX units at 3000 level
NCCW (pre-2020 units) PSY399
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
PSYU3399 Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice

Additional requirements

• Placement requirements - Mandatory participation in an online workplace placement
• 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.

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