Bachelor of Science (Honours) major in Preparatory Clinical Psychology

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Prerequisite: A major in Psychology or its equivalent approved by the Academic Head or nominee including PSYCH 306, or PSYCH 211, 323, 324, 325, or an equivalent course approved by the Academic Head or nominee

Complete 120 points comprising:

15 points for all Research and Communication Skills Course, and
60 points for all Compulsory Courses, and
15 points from Elective Courses, and
30 points for all Research Project

Research and Communication Skills Course

Complete 15 points for ALL of the following:

PSYCH 779A - Research and Communication Skills - Level 9 (7.5 points)

PSYCH 779B - Research and Communication Skills - Level 9 (7.5 points)

Compulsory Courses

Complete 60 points for ALL of the following:

PSYCH 708A - Clinical Neuropsychology (15 points)

PSYCH 708B - Clinical Neuropsychology (15 points)

PSYCH 718 - Psychotherapeutic Assessment and Formulation (15 points)

PSYCH 723 - Mental Health Problems: Aetiology and Assessment (15 points)

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 15 points from the following:

PSYCH 700 - Political Psychology (15 points)

PSYCH 707 - Psychology of Offending (15 points)

PSYCH 714 - Cognitive Neuroscience (15 points)

PSYCH 715 - Psychology and Sustainability (15 points)

PSYCH 716 - Social Psychology and Interpersonal Processes (15 points)

PSYCH 717 - Community Psychology (15 points)

PSYCH 720A - Directed Study (15 points)

PSYCH 720B - Directed Study (15 points)

PSYCH 721 - Consciousness and Cognition (15 points)

PSYCH 722 - Human Learning and Development (15 points)

PSYCH 725 - Evolution and Human Behaviour (15 points)

PSYCH 726 - Emotion and Identity (15 points)

PSYCH 727 - Functional MRI (15 points)

PSYCH 728 - Portfolio in ABA (30 points)

PSYCH 728A - Portfolio in ABA (15 points)

PSYCH 728B - Portfolio in ABA (15 points)

PSYCH 730 - Professional Psychology Practice in New Zealand (15 points)

PSYCH 731 - Social Psychology and Intergroup Processes (15 points)

PSYCH 733 - Critical Health Psychology (15 points)

PSYCH 736 - Human Brain Mapping (15 points)

PSYCH 737 - Work and Well-Being (15 points)

PSYCH 741 - ABA: Communicating Behaviourally (15 points)

PSYCH 741A - ABA: Communicating Behaviourally (7.5 points)

PSYCH 741B - ABA: Communicating Behaviourally (7.5 points)

PSYCH 742 - Neuroscience of Awareness (15 points)

PSYCH 743 - Critical Qualitative Research in Aotearoa (15 points)

PSYCH 744 - Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods for Psychology (15 points)

PSYCH 746 - Perception, Cognition, Action (15 points)

PSYCH 749 - Applied Behaviour Analysis Ethics (15 points)

PSYCH 749A - Applied Behaviour Analysis Ethics (7.5 points)

PSYCH 749B - Applied Behaviour Analysis Ethics (7.5 points)

PSYCH 750A - ABA: Methods and Measurement (15 points)

PSYCH 750B - ABA: Methods and Measurement (15 points)

PSYCH 751A - ABA: Concepts and Principles (15 points)

PSYCH 751B - ABA: Concepts and Principles (15 points)

PSYCH 754 - Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (15 points)

PSYCH 755 - Gender, Power, and Sexuality (15 points)

PSYCH 756 - Dynamics of Brain and Behaviour (15 points)

PSYCH 757 - Advanced Applied Behaviour Analysis (15 points)

PSYCH 757A - Advanced Applied Behaviour Analysis (7.5 points)

PSYCH 757B - Advanced Applied Behaviour Analysis (7.5 points)

PSYCH 758 - Ethnicity, Identity and Culture (15 points)

PSYCH 759 - Advanced Behavioural Psychology (15 points)

PSYCH 761 - Organisational Psychology (15 points)

PSYCH 763 - Portfolio of Professional Practice Reports (45 points)

PSYCH 763A - Portfolio of Professional Practice Reports (22.5 points)

PSYCH 763B - Portfolio of Professional Practice Reports (22.5 points)

PSYCH 764 - Dual Process Theories of Human Cognition (15 points)

PSYCH 765 - Special Topic: Pacific Psychologies (15 points)

PSYCH 766 - Occupational Health Psychology (15 points)

PSYCH 767 - Gender Violence (15 points)

PSYCH 768 - Special Topic: Sex and Well-Being (15 points)

PSYCH 769 - Special Topic: Developmental Psychology: A Critical Lens (15 points)

PSYCH 770 - Behavioural Insights (15 points)

PSYCH 775 - Special Topic: Visual Perception in Brains and Machines (15 points)

PSYCH 776 - Special Topic (15 points)

PSYCH 777 - Special Topic: Illusory Line Motion (15 points)

PSYCH 778 - Topics in Sensation and Perception (15 points)

Research Project

Complete 30 points for ALL of the following:

PSYCH 780A - Honours Research Project - Level 9 (15 points)

PSYCH 780B - Honours Research Project - Level 9 (15 points)