Frequently asked questions
Top 10 FAQs
- What units should I be enrolled in?
- What is a foundation unit?
- What points value is needed for 1st and subsequent years?
- What is a 100 level unit?
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A 100 level unit is a first year or part I unit. It has a unit code starting with 1 (eg. PSY141). A unit with a 200, 300 or 400 code (eg.PSY215, PSY358 or PSY431) is a part II unit, taken either in 2nd, 3rd or 4th year.
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- How many hours contact time on campus is necessary for a particular unit?
- How do I know when a unit is offered?
- What is a tutorial?
- How do I sign up for a tutorial?
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Most tutorials start in the second week of the unit.
You can enrol in tutorials, labs and workshops online via MyInfo. You must have completed your unit enrolment beforehand.
This system works on a first-in-first-served basis so sign up as soon as possible once you have enrolled.
Within MyInfo, click on the Change Enrolment Details menu item and then Activity Sign Up. Read all of the information on this page and then scroll down. Click 'View current activities list' to see your unit enrolments then click 'Add or change activities'.
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If your unit attempt status is INVALID, you will not be able to select activities for that unit. Contact Faculty Student Administration if you have a unit attempt status of INVALID fsa@murdoch.edu.au, 9360 2420.
You are encouraged to enrol in your Lectures. Though this is not a requirement the benefit is that you will be able to avoid timetable clashes. The "View Activities Timetable" displays your selections.
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- Can I get credits or exemptions from units?
- What employment is available after a 4 year psychology degree?
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With a 4 year degree you are also eligible for 'conditional registration' as a Psychologist through the:
Psychologists Board of WA
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Examples of employment that may be available with a 4 year psychology degree include but are not limited to the following:
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Management analyst |
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Management consultant |
| Advice and guidance officer |
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Market research analyst |
| Careers counsellor |
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Market research interviewer |
| Child welfare case worker |
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Marketing officer |
| Community corrections officer |
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Occupational development officer |
| Community development officer |
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Occupational health and safety officer |
| Community education officer |
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Out-placement specialist |
| Community needs assessment consultant |
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Police work |
| Community participation consultant |
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Program design and implementation consultant |
| Community profiling consultant |
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Public health administrator |
| Community relations officer |
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Public health investigator |
| Community worker |
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Public relations officer |
| Copyrighter |
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Public relations/affairs officer |
| Counselling |
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Recruitment officer |
| Cultural development worker/consultant |
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Research assistant |
| Developmental care worker |
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Research scientist |
| Education and training officer |
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Retail sales manager |
| EEO representative |
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Scientific report writing |
| Employee assistance program manager/officer |
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Social and human service assistant |
| General management |
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Social assessment consultant |
| Group/workshop facilitator |
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Social researcher |
| Health education officer |
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Social scientist |
| Health promotion officer |
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Staff and professional development trainer |
| Human resource management |
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Teaching/education |
| Human resources officer |
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Training and development officer |
| Industrial relations officer |
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Welfare worker |
| Journalist |
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Writer |
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Youth worker |
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Units
- What does tutorial 'R' mean?
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'R' denotes that it is a Repeat lecture, tutorial or laboratory and students attend either the initial or a repeat tutorial or laboratory. Other timetable terms you may come across are:
Film - Film
Lab - Laboratory
L/Cl - Language class
Lect - lecture, students are normally required to attend all lectures for a unit.
Sem - seminar
WS - Workshop
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- What is advanced standing?
- How do I get advanced standing?
- What is a degree minor?
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In undergraduate-level courses, a minor is a set of units that directs your study toward a specialisation. Minors require fewer points than a major.
Psychology has four minors; Developmental Psychology, Health Psychology, Organisational Psychology and Social Psychology. Follow the link below for more information on the four minors.
http://wwwcomm.murdoch.edu.au/handbook/minors/
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Successful completion of minors is recorded on academic transcripts if the student has nominated the minor(s) before completion of the degree.
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Where there is excessive overlap between a major and a minor, or between two minors, students are excluded from enrolling in that combination. These exclusions are listed in the Courses and Minors sections of the Handbook. Further details can be found in the University’s Commonality between Majors and Minors policy or by contacting the relevant Faculty Office.
Students can manage their enrolment in most minors online via MyInfo: for further information follow the link below to see Unit Sets in Study at Murdoch: A General Guide.
http://wwwcomm.murdoch.edu.au/handbook/study/unitsets.html
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- How do you choose minors?
- How many minors should I take?
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Students completing the BPsych course must complete 28 points of required Part II (years 2 & 3) units AND at least one of the psychology minors.
Psychology students are strongly encouraged to complete more than one minor.
Students completing a double-major do not need to complete a psychology minor, but will need to complete a total of 52 points at Part II (28 for Psychology, 24 for the other major).
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- Can I study any psychology units externally?
- Can I study psychology units with Murdoch as an overseas student?
- What psychology diplomas or certificates are available?
- What is the role of the unit coordinator?
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The unit coordinator is an academic staff member who is usually the main lecturer of a unit. When you attend the smaller tutorial group you may also be assigned a tutor. The tutor or the Unit Coordinator are the people you can go to if you have any queries about the unit.
The names of the Unit Coordinators are available on each Unit Welcome Page, http://online.murdoch.edu.au/UNITCODE/. A full list of staff in the School of Psychology is at:
www.psychology.murdoch.edu.au/staff/staff.html
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- What is the role of the program chair?
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Points - Semesters
- How many points make up the degree?
- How many points make up full time and part time study?
- What is S1 & S2?
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S1 stands for semester 1 and S2 for semester 2. A semester is a specified period of time during which the major teaching activity takes place. There are two semesters in each academic year. Each semester includes 12 teaching weeks and a final two-week assessment period.
- Semester 1: 18 Feb - 13 Jun
- Semester 2: 4 Aug - 28 Nov
The teaching period is the part of the year in which a unit is offered, lasting from the first day of instruction to the final day of assessment. Common teaching periods are:
- S1 = Semester 1 (Feb–Jun)
- S2 = Semester 2 (Aug–Nov)
- Y = Full year (S1 then S2)
- H = Straddle Year (S2 then S1)
- U = Summer term (Dec–Feb)
- W = Winter term (Jun–Aug)
- T1 = Trimester 1 (Jan–Apr)
- T2 = Trimester 2 (Apr–Aug)
- T3 = Trimester 3 (Aug–Nov)
- Trimester
Refers to the organisation of the teaching year in three teaching periods. Each trimester includes 12 teaching weeks and a final one-week assessment period
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Occupations
- What employment is available after a 3 year psychology degree?
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Advertising and marketing, broadcasting, community agencies and administration, defence forces, education, human resources, insurance, intelligence analysis, journalism, law enforcement, legal industry, libraries and archives, media, medical ethics and administration, politics, private sector, public relations, research, state and commonwealth public sector, trade unions, travel and tourism.
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- How many years study do I need to do to become a clinical psychologist?
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You must take a 4 year undergraduate degree and a two year Masters degree to become a clinical psychologist.
To practise as a clinical psychologist in Australia you are legally required to be registered in the same way medical practitioners and solicitors.
To be registered as a clinical psychologist (or any other specialist psychologist) you must hold at least an accredited Masters degree and then complete 2 years full time or equivalent part time practice supervised by someone holding the same specialist title. Registration is the province of the State and Territory Psychologists Registration Boards. Each Board determines the requirements for registration in that State or Territory. These requirements differ slightly. More information is available at:
the Psychologists Board of WA
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- What types of psychologists are there?
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As well as clinical psychologist there are also counselling psychologists, educational psychologists, forensic psychologists, health psychologists, occupational/organisational psychologists, community psychologists, and research psychologists.
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- What is the APS?
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The Australian Psychological Society (APS) is the largest professional association for psychologists in Australia, representing more than 15,500 members. The mission of APS is to respresent, promote and advance psychology within the context of improving community wellbeing and science. (http://www.psychology.org.au/AboutUs/)
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- How do I become registered with the registration board?
- Is Murdoch psychology degree an accredited degree?
- Is the Murdoch psychology degree recognised world wide?
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