Life Sciences (Biology, Biomedical Sciences and Psychology)

Dr Gerry Rayner

Psychology at Monash

Psychology can be taken as a minor (24 points), major (48 points) or APAC-accredited extended major (60 points; 9 core units and 1 elective unit) course of study. The core and elective units available at Clayton are:

Semester 1 Semester 2

Year 1 1. PSY1011 Psychology A 1. PSY1022 Psychology B

Year 2 1. PSY2061 Biological psychology2. PSY2071 Developmental psychology

1. PSY2042 Personality and social psychology

Year 3 1. PSY3041 Psychological testing, theories of ability and ethics

2. PSY3051 Perception and cognition

Elective units:PSY3180 – Human neuropsychology: Developmental and neurodegenerative disordersPSY3310 – Introduction to computational neuroscience

1. PSY3032 Abnormal psychology2. PSY3062 Research methods and theory

Elective units:PSY3120 – Introduction to counsellingPSY3190 – Addiction StudiesPSY3320 – Sleep and circadian

rhythms

Qualifications required to become a Psychologist

• a bachelor’s degree with an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) sequence of psychology units *plus

• a 4th year in psychology *

plus either

• two years full-time study at master’s* level (minimum) or

• two years supervised practice

*accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)

Further information is available on-line at: http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2016handbooks/aos/psychology/ug-med-psychology.html

Biological sciences

Biosecurity

Global Change & Conservation

Cellular & Developmental Genetics

Evolutionary Biology

Disease Control & Genetics

Ecology

Why do Biology?

• Biology is the Science of the 21st century

• Biology underpins all of the biomedical, conservation, environmental and health sciences.

• Biology is fun, interesting, engaging, and inspiring

• Biology will build your skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, team work, flexibility, and independent study.

Level 1 bio units, pre-requisites

Semester 1 Semester 2

Year 1 BIO1011 Biology I (Biomolecules to ecology)No prerequisitesDo the Biology Bridging Course to familiarize, renew or refresh

BIO1022 Biology II(prerequisite is BIO1011 or equivalent)

And/Or

BIO1042 – Environmental biology

Level 1 bio units, pre-requisites

Semester 1 Semester 2

Year 1 BIO1011 Biology I (Biomolecules to ecology)No prerequisitesDo the Biology Bridging Course to familiarize, renew or refresh

BIO1022 Biology II(prerequisite is BIO1011 or equivalent)

And/Or

BIO1042 – Environmental biology

Year 2 and beyond

Any of: Anatomy and Developmental biology, Physiology, Ecology and Biodiversity,

Conservation biology, Zoology, Genetics, Molecular biology, Plant sciences, Immunology,

Evolutionary ecology, Marine biology (3rd year), Biochemistry, and more……

Biology Bridging Course

Want to do biology, but haven't done VCE bio or it’s been a while since you did VCE Bio?

Begin your biology studies on the front foot! Enrol in the 1st year Biology Bridging course: Monday 15 – 19, February.

This week-long course ($220), which covers the major concepts in VCE Bio units 3 & 4, will ensure you can begin first year biology with the background knowledge and skills to succeed.

It will also immerse you in the Monash environment with on-campus lectures, workshops and lab experiences.

To register, go to Faculty of Science eCart, scan the ‘Categories’, click on ‘Courses’, and then ‘More info’ under ‘Biology Bridging Course 2016’

http://ecommerce.sci.monash.edu.au/product.asp?pID=423&cID=49

Biology Bridging Course

Majors and extended majors

Majors / extended majors in Biological Sciences• Ecology and Conservation Biology (major and

extended major)

• Environmental science (extended major)

• Genetics (major and extended major)

• Plant Sciences (major)

• Zoology (major)

You can do a Biomedical major

Interested in a Biomedical science major (8 units over 3 years)?e.g. Developmental Biology, Microbiology, Physiology, Molecular biology, Immunology, Biochemistry, etc.

BIO1011 and BIO1022 provide the most suitable 1st year sequence for all of these Biomed majors

A broad range of careers

Questions?

Two more things:1. Please now attend another discipline talk;

2. After that, proceed to the Science student learning lounge (next door) where you can talk to teaching staff about majors and units on offer and ask questions