James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

Bachelor of Psychology (Indigenous)Bachelor of Psychology (Indigenous)Psychology (Indigenous)-Bachelor of

Townsville

The purpose of this course is to provide Australian Psychological Society (APS) accredited professional training in psychology that will produce graduates uniquely well prepared to provide psychological servies to Indigenous clients.

level 1

IA1002:03 Australia’s Indigenous Languages (April block mode)
IA1007:03 Linking Indigenousness 1 (May block mode)
IA1015:03 Indigenous Australian Worldviews 1 (Sem 1)
PY1101:03 Exploring Psychology 1 (Sem 1)
PY1102:03 Exploring Psychology 2 (Sem 2)
SS1103:03 Computer Skills for the Social and Behavioural Sciences (Sem 2)
SS1105:06 An Extended Introduction to Counselling (Sem 1 or 2)

level 2

SEMESTER 1

IA2015:03 Indigenous Australian Worldviews 2 (Sem 1)
PY2101:03 Brain and Behaviour (Sem 1)
PY2102:03 Learning, Memory and Cognition (Sem 1)
PY2103:03 Describing and Analysing Human Behaviour (Sem 1)
PY2106:03 Human Development Across the Lifespan (Sem 2)
PY2107:03 The Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Behaviour (Sem 2)
Two level 2 subjects selected from:
IA2016:03 Indigenous Law and Politics 2 (Sem 2) (Cairns only)
PY2105:03 Health, Sports and Exercise Psychology (Sem 2)
PY2110:03 Forensic Psychology (Sem 2)

level 3

SEMESTER 1

PY3101:03 Advanced Behavioural Research Design Analysis (Sem 1)
PY3102:03 Social Psychology (Sem 1)
PY3103:03 Psychopathology (Sem 1)
PY3104:03 Principles of Counselling (Sem 1)
or  
IA3015:03 Indigenous Australian Worldviews 3 (Sem 1)
PY3106:03 Theoretical Foundations of Modern Psychology (Sem 2)
PY3107:03 Introductory Psychometrics, Assessment and Ethics (Sem 2)
Two level 3 subjects selected from:
IA3006:03 Cross-Cultural Training for Indigenous Contexts (Sem 2)
IA3016:03 Indigenous Law and Politics 3 (Sem 2) (Cairns only)
PY3105:03 Behaviour in Organisations (Sem 2)
PY3108:03 Personality and Individual Psychology (Sem 2)

level 4

(Honours and Postgraduate Diploma)

Either  
PY4101:12 Psychology Thesis (Full year)
or  
PY4102:12 Reading and Research Topic (Full year)
PY4103:12 Advanced Topics in Psychology (Full year)

Cairns

level 1

SEMESTER 1

IA1002:03 Australia’s Indigenous Languages
IA1007:03 Linking Indigenousness 1
IA1015:03 Indigenous Australian Worldviews 1
PY1101:03 Exploring Psychology 1

SEMESTER 2

PY1102:03 Exploring Psychology 2
SS1103:03 Computer Skills for the Social and Behavioural Sciences
SS1105:06 An Extended Introduction to Counselling

level 2

SEMESTER 1

IA2015:03 Indigenous Australian Worldviews 2
PY2101:03 Brain and Behaviour
PY2102:03 Learning, Memory and Cognition
PY2103:03 Describing and Analysing Human Behaviour

SEMESTER 2

PY2106:03 Human Development Across the Lifespan
PY2107:03 The Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Behaviour
Two level 2 subjects selected from the following:
IA2016:03 Indigenous Law and Politics 2
PY2109:03 Environmental Psychology
PY2110:03 Forensic Psychology

level 3

SEMESTER 1

PY3101:03 Advanced Behavioural Research Design and Analysis
PY3102:03 Social Psychology
PY3103:03 Psychopathology
PY3104:03 Principles of Counselling
or  
IA3015:03 Indigenous Australian Worldviews 3

SEMESTER 2

PY3107:03 Introductory Psychometrics, Assessment and Ethics
PY3110:03 Human Sensation and Perception
Two level 3 subjects selected from the following:
IA3006:03 Cross-Cultural Training for Indigenous Contexts
IA3016:03 Indigenous Law and Politics 1
PY3108:03 Personality and Individual Psychology
PY3109:03 Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of Mind

level 4

(Honours and Postgraduate Diploma)

Either  
PY4101:12 Thesis (Full year)
or  
PY4102:12 Reading and Research Project (Full year)
PY4103:12 Advanced Topics in Psychology (Full year)