Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) (Cognitive Neuroscience)

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Program conditions:

• For students commencing in 2026, the minimum GPA to remain in the program: Students enrolled in this program must maintain an average GPA of at least 6.0 for all core psychology courses (a) or will be required to transfer to the three-year Bachelor of Psychology.        

Rules regarding progression to the fourth year:

• For all students - Honours coursework: Students must complete all Level 1, 2, and 3 coursework requirements before commencing the Honours coursework and the research dissertation/project.
• For students commencing in 2026, the minimum GPA to progress to the fourth year: Students enrolled in this program must attain an average GPA of at least 6.0 across all psychology core courses (a) from Years 1 to 3 to progress to Year 4 (Honours). Students who do not meet this requirement may apply to graduate with a three-year degree. They may also apply for the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) one-year stand-alone program or the Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced).
• For students who commenced prior to 2026 at one of the Foundation universities, the minimum GPA to progress to the fourth year: Students enrolled in this program must attain an average GPA of at least 5.5 across all psychology core courses (b) from Years 2 and 3 to progress to Year 4 (Honours). Students who do not meet this requirement may apply to graduate with a three-year degree. They may also apply for the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) one-year stand-alone program or the Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced).

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(a) Core psychology courses are: PSYC 1000 Introductory Psychology Research Methods; PSYC 1001 Understanding Individual Behaviour and Cognition; PSYC 1002 Psychology for Social Contexts; PSYC 1003 Health and Developmental Psychology; PSYC 1012 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Psychology; PSYC 2000 Insights into Data and Research in Psychology; PSYC 2001 Insights into Individual Behaviour and Cognition; PSYC 2003 Insights into Health and Developmental Psychology; PSYC 2009 Career Development in Psychology; PSYC 2010 Psychology for Global Challenges; PSYC 3001 Advanced Individual Behaviour and Cognition; PSYC 3003 Advanced Health and Developmental Psychology; PSYC 3007 Advanced Research Methods in Psychology; PSYC 3011 Psychology for Organisations and Communities; PSYC 3900 Work Integrated Learning in Psychology

(b) Core psychology courses comprise the relevant core courses students completed from Adelaide University or their foundation university: Adelaide University - PSYC 2000 Insights into Data and Research in Psychology; PSYC 2001 Insights into Individual Behaviour and Cognition; PSYC 2003 Insights into Health and Developmental Psychology; PSYC 2009 Career Development in Psychology; PSYC 2010 Psychology for Global Challenges; PSYC 3001 Advanced Individual Behaviour and Cognition; PSYC 3003 Advanced Health and Developmental Psychology; PSYC 3007 Advanced Research Methods in Psychology; PSYC 3011 Psychology for Organisations and Communities; PSYC 3900 Work Integrated Learning in Psychology OR The University of South Australia Foundation University - BEHL 2005 Introductory Research Methods/BEHL 2019 UO Introductory Research Methods; BEHL 2006 Social and Community Psychology/BEHL 2020 UO Social and Community Psychology; BEHL 2012 Biological and Learning Psychology/BEHL 2017 UO Biological and Learning Psychology; BEHL 3002 Cognitive Psychology/BEHL 2018 UO Cognitive Psychology; BEHL 3004 Clinical and Abnormal Psychology/BEHL 3032 UO Clinical and Abnormal Psychology; BEHL 3005 Advanced Research Methods/BEHL 3034 UO Advanced Research Methods; BEHL 3011 Developmental Psychology/BEHL 2016 UO Developmental Psychology; BEHL 3021 Cognitive Neuroscience; BEHL 3024 Personality Psychology/ BEHL 3036 UO Personality Psychology; BEHL 3028 Psychology Research Experience; BEHL 3037 Exploring the History and Foundations of Psychology; and ONE of the following: BEHL 3008 Work and Organisational Psychology/BEHL 3033 UO Work and Organisational Psychology; BEHL 3012 Health Psychology/BEHL 3031 UO Health Psychology; BEHL 3022 Conservation Psychology/BEHL 3035 UO Conservation Psychology; BEHL 3023 Language, Context and Social Behaviour; BEHL 3029 Psychophysiology of Sleep; HLTH 3014 Health, Exercise and Sport Psychology; HLTH 3066 UO Psychology of Exercise, Sport and Health.