Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Sociology and Psychology (L302)

Studying a joint honors degree in Sociology and Psychology will give students expert scientific training in the relationship between the mind, brain, and behavior while equipping them with the essential theoretical foundation to understand people's behavior as social beings.

Students will study the psychological and neuro-scientific processes that underpin activities such as thinking, reasoning, memory and language, learn about the effects of brain injury, and explore ways to improve health-related behavior.

Students will learn how to generate new knowledge and information using a variety of qualitative and quantitative social research tools, from large social surveys interpreted through statistics through to in-depth interviews with individuals and small groups.

Throughout the course, students will develop excellent research, communication, critical analysis and presentation skills, as well as a high degree of numeracy and ICT ability.