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Congr at ul at i onsonj oi ni ngUNSW ps yc hol ogy! Wear e gl adt oha veyouonboar dont hi samaz i ngj our ney. Ps yc hol ogyi st hes t udyofment al pr oc es s esandhuman beha vi our . I ti sadi ver s eandr api dl ygr owi ngbodyof s c i enc e, s eeki ngt oappl yandbr oadenour under s t andi ngi nar easofper s onal i t y, i nt el l i genc e, emot i on, mot i v at i on, per c ept i on, c ogni t i on, at t ent i on anddevel opment ; j us tt onameaf ew. Howmuc hofar ol edogenespl a yi ns hapi ngment al di s or der s ?Howc angover nment sappl yt heps yc hol ogy ofat t ent i ont omak eourr oadss af er ?Whydowe s uc c umbt omar k et i ngi nfluenc esever yda y? Ps yc hol ogydr awsknowl edget ov ar i ousf ac et sofl i f e, f r om heal t h, t obus i nes s , t os oc i al pol i c y. F r om ps yc hi at r i s t st or es ear c her st opol i c ymak er st o s por t sps yc hol ogi s t s , ps yc hol ogygi vesyouan oppor t uni t yt ofindoutwhatyouar epas s i onat eabout . Ne x tl et ’ shearf r om s omeofourac ademi cs t af fabout whatt heyar epas s i onat eabout !
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FROM OUR ACADEMI CSTAFF JennyRi chmond As s oci at ePr of es s or , UNSW SchoolofPs ychol ogy Ati t sc or e, Ps yc hol ogyi saboutas ki ng( andt r yi ngt o ans wer )ques t i onsaboutt hemos tc ompl e xt hi ngon t hepl anet : t hehumanbr ai n. Iam par t i c ul ar l y i nt er es t edi nhowc hangesi nt hebr ai ndur i ngi nf anc y mani f es ti nr eal l yr api ddevel opmentofl ear ni ng, memor yandemot i onpr oc es s es . Whydon' twer ememberourear l i es te xper i enc es ?How doi nf ant sl ear nt or es pondt oemot i oni not her s ?The i nf antpar t i c i pant swhoc omet omyl abar er eal l yc ut e, butt heydon' tt al kyet ! Wor ki ngouthowt oi nf er c ogni t i vepr oc es s esi npar t i c i pant swhoc an' tt el l you whatt heyt hi nki st hehar des tpar tofmyj ob, butt hi s " wi c k ed"pr obl em i swhatmak esmel ovemyr es ear c h.
Tom Dens on Pr of es s or , UNSW SchoolofPs ychol ogy Iam pas s i onat eaboutfigur i ngoutwho, how, when, andwhypeopl ebeha veaggr es s i vel yt owar deac h ot her . Ihopet hatoneda ymyr es ear c hwi l l hel p peopl ebet t erc ont r ol angr yf eel i ngsandt he aggr es s i onandvi ol enc et hatf ol l owal l t ooof t en. Ienj oybei ngs ur r oundedbys omanys mar tpeopl e: Honour s , Mas t er s , andPhDs t udent s , c ol l eagues , andc ol l abor at or si nAus t r al i aandel s ewher e.
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JoeFor gas Sci ent i aPr of es s or , UNSW Wel c omet ot hec our s e! Iwi l l t al kt oyouaboutwhatI l ongc ons i der edt obet hemos tf as c i nat i ngar eaof ps yc hol ogy, s oc i al ps yc hol ogy, afiel dt hati smos t di r ec t l yr el at edt oever yda ybeha vi ourasweal l e xper i enc ei t . oc us esons uc ht opi c sashowwe Soc i al ps yc hol ogyf per c ei veandt hi nkabouteac hot her , howwef or m at t i t udesandj udgment s , andhowwec ommuni c at e andi nfluenc eeac hot her . Myl ec t ur eswi l l di s c us sone oft hemos ti nt r i gui ngas pec t sofs oc i al beha vi our , r es ear c hons oc i al i nfluenc epr oc es s es . St eveB. Mos t As s oci at ePr of es s or , UNSW Schoolof Ps ychol ogy “ I ’ m ac ogni t i veps yc hol ogi s t . Cogni t i ve ps yc hol ogyi nvol vest r yi ngt ounder s t andt hi ngs l i k ememor y, at t ent i on, andr eas oni ng… bas i c al l y, howt hemi ndt ak esi nandus esi nf or mat i on. We’ vel ear neds omuc habouthowt hemi ndwor ks overt hel as thal f c ent ur y, andI ’ m pas s i onat e abouts har i ngt hatknowl edgewi t hs t udent sand al publ i c . t hegener I ’ m al s oe x c i t edbyt her ol et hats t udent sc anpl a y i ns har i ngt hi sknowl edgemor ebr oadl y, andone ofmyf a vour i t et hi ngsovert hel as tf ewyear shas beenhel pi ngourUNSW under gr aduat esfind wa yst oc ommuni c at et hei rpas s i onsandi nt er es t s t oi ns pi r epeopl ebeyondt heUNSW c ampus . ”
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PSYCHOLOGY CORE COURSES Cor ec our s esar ec ompul s or yc our s eswi t hi napr ogr am t hatmus tbe s at i s f ac t or i l yc ompl et edt omeett her equi r ement soft hepr ogr am. Bel ow i sanout l i neofc or ec our s est hatal l s t udent sc ompl et i ngaps yc hol ogy maj ormus tenr ol i ndur i ngt hei rdegr ee.
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PSYCHOLOGY ELECTI VES
What ’ st her i ghtpat h? Thes ear eaddi t i onal c our s est hatyouma ywi s h t oenr ol i nt of ur t hergaugeyouri nt er es t . They ma ybet ak enasf r eeel ec t i ves .
PSYC1 029Ps yc hobi ol ogyofSe x, LoveandAt t r ac t i on PSYC1 028Ps yc hol ogyofHumanCent r edDes i gn PSYC1 025Ps yc hol ogyofWor k PSYC1 023Abnor mal Ps yc hol ogy PSYC022Ps yc hol ogyofAddi c t i on PSYC1 062Ps yc hol ogi c al Sc i enc eofWel l bei ng PSYC1 027F or ens i cPs yc hol ogy PSYC1 031Ps yc hol ogySc i enc eofRes i l i enc e
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SONA? SONAi sac ompul s or ypr ogr am f orfir s tyear s . I t ’ sawebbas edf ac i l i t y wher eyouwi l l beof f er edawi der angeofe xpei r ment st opar t i c i pat e i nt oear nmandat or yandbonusc our s emar ks . I t ’ sagoodi deat o c ompl et et her es ear c hhour sear l i eri nt het er m whent her ear emor e s t udi esa v ai l abl e! Ther ewi l l bef ewers t udi esa v ai l abl eatt heendof t er m( whenyou’ r es c r ambl i ngt ofil l t hos ec ompul s or ymar ks ! ) Exper i ment sar er unby4t hyearps yc hol ogyhonour ss t udent sand Sc hool ofPs yc hol ogyRes ear c her s .SONAc anbeac c es s edvi aal i nk i nMoodl e, andyourl ogi ni nf or mat i onwi l l beemai l edt oyouonyour UNSW s t udentemai l . F ur t herdet ai l sc anbef oundonMoodl ei nyour ps yc hol ogyc our s espages , ort heUNSW SONAs t udentgui de.
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Thepeerment or i ngpr ogr am ai mst ohel pfir s tyear sl ead as uc c es s f ul t r ans i t i ont ouni ver s i t yl i f e. I nt hi spr ogr am, fir s tyear sl i k eyour s el far ec onnec t edwi t hment or swho ar et hi r dyears t udent smaj or i ngi nps yc hol ogy. orat er m, yourment or swi l l or gani s eweekl ymeet ups , F wher et heywi l l di s c us suni ver s i t yl i f e, ps yc hol ogyc our s es , e x am pr epar at i onandt i ps . I ti sanoppor t uni t yf oryout o as kanyques t i onst heyma yha veandt omak enewf r i ends !
” Mypeerment orsNat h anandSeanmade myt ransi t i onfrom h i gh sch oolt ouniso mucheasi er.Th eyprovi dedi nsi gh t ful i nformat i ononal lt h edi fferentaspect sof uni ,from t h ebasi c st ruct ureof psych ol ogycoursest ot i psforassessment preparat i on.Beyondt h i s,ourweekl y sessi onsgaveanopport uni t yt oaskany quest i onsandj ustt oh angoutwi t hmat es beforeandaft ercl ass.“ “ I ’ m sogl adIsi gnedupforpeerment ori ng. Wi t h outJoshandAndrea,Iwoul ddefi ni t el y h avest ruggl edwi t handwoul dn’ th avet h e fundament alunderst andi ngIh avet oday. Li t t l et h i ngsl i kebei ngi nt roducedt o Uni VerseandCrossAngl esh asmade navi gat i ngunisomucheasi er.
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THEMATHEWS BUI LDI NG TheMat hewsBui l di ngi sl oc at edonupperc ampusne x tt o t hePa vi l l i on, ac r os sf r om t hemai nl i br ar y. I ti st hemai nbui l di ngf orps yc hol ogyt ut or i al s , l abs , and SONAe xper i ment s .
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UNSW P SY CHOL OGYSOCI E T Y Heyever yone! WeatUNSW Ps yc hSochopet hatyou' veal l been s t a yi ngs af eandwel l ! Asas t udents oc i et y, evendur i ngt heCOVI D s i t uat i on, we' veal wa yss t r i vedt ohel pyoui nanywa ypos s i bl edur i ngyour t i meatuni ver s i t y, andhos tar angeofevent st hr oughoutt heyear . Ourt eam i sc ompr i s edofane x ec ut i vepanel , yearr epr es ent at i ves , ac ademi c , r el at i ons , s oc i al , medi aandmar k et i ng, s por t sandphi l ant hr opypor t f ol i o. Wehol dac ademi cwor ks hops , pr ac t i c ee x ams , s t udygr oups , c ar eer sf ai r s , net wor ki ngevent s , s por t sevent s , phi l ant hr opi cevent s , s oc i al hangout s , c amp, bal l , i nt er f ac ul t yc r ui s eandmanymor e.
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Andnow, l ooki ngi nt o2021 , we' r er eac hi ngoutt os eei fyou wantt ohel pc r af tt hate xper i enc ef orps yc hol ogys t udent s ! Ri ghtnow, UNSW Ps yc hSochasl aunc hedi t s2021Commi t t ee Rec r ui t mentandi sl ooki ngf oranyeagers t udent st ohel pwi t h des i gni ngandor gani z i ngamaz i ngevent s&i ni t i at i vesf orne x tyear ! At Ps yc hSoc , ourt eam get si nvol vedwi t heventpl anni ngf ors oc i al , ac ademi c , c ar eer r el at ed, c ohor tandwel l bei ngevent s , aswel l as mar k et i ngandmedi ades i gn. Ther ear emanyar easf oryout ogr ow yours ki l l swhi l s ts uppor t i ngs t udent s . I t ’ sal s oagr eatoppor t uni t yt o ef r i endsandmeetnewpeopl e! mak F oranyonei nt er es t edi nmaki ngadi f f er enc ei nt hes t udent e xper i enc e, l ea vi ngamar kdur i ngyourt i meatuni ver s i t y, oreagert o hel pc r eat eamaz i ngevent sandi ni t i at i veswi t hot her s , c ons i der appl yi ngt omak e2021t hebes tyearpos s i bl e! Rec r ui t mentopensi n Week2andi nt er vi ewswi l l bec onduc t edar oundWeek6( fle xi week) . St a yupt odat ewi t hourf ac ebookpagef ormor e det ai l s . Wehopet os eeyout her e!
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