Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate broad and integrated knowledge of the underlying psychological principles, theories and concepts, and apply knowledge and skills in an adaptive way across contexts and in conditions of uncertainty
  2. Communicate effectively in a range of settings (PACE activity, small groups, learning settings) using both oral and written modalities, so that peers, colleagues, teachers and supervisors can understand your message
  3. Demonstrate effective application of psychology knowledge and skills in a work-integrated learning environment at a foundational level of competency 
  4. Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and the capacity to work in teams and/or collaboratively, including application of psychology knowledge and skills in a manner that is reflexive, culturally appropriate, and sensitive to the diversity of individuals
  5. Apply knowledge of ethical practice during the PACE activity and reflect on professional ethics and the type of professional that upholds APAC standards and requirements

• 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-2025 - 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 (Not currently available)

• MAQ-PSYX2247 (Not currently available)

and one of

• MAQ-PSYX2248-Design and Statistics II

• MAQ-PSYX2224 (Not currently available)

• MAQ-PSYX2201-Counselling Approaches and Principles (no longer available)

• MAQ-PSYX3336-Advanced Topics in Personality and Individual Differences

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 (no longer available)

• MAQ-PSYX3333-Advanced Topics in Social Psychology
• 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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