Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Psychology
Structuring your major in Psychology
You can take a major in Psychology as one of your two BA majors (a double major). You will need to pass at least 120 points (eight courses) towards each of your majors, including at least 45 points (three courses) at Stage III.
Courses
Required courses
You must pass the following courses as part of the Psychology major:
- 30 points:
- 15 points from:
- 45 points from:
- EDUC 200: Youth Mentoring
- EDUC 221: Child Development
- EDUC 223: Educational Psychology
- EXERSCI 207: Sport Psychology
- PSYCH 200: Foundations of Developmental Psychology
- PSYCH 201 Perception and Cognition
- PSYCH 202 Biopsychology
- PSYCH 203 Learning and Behaviour
- PSYCH 204 Social Psychology
- PSYCH 207 Theories of Personality and Development
- PSYCH 208 Producing Psychological Knowledge
- PSYCH 209 Special Topic
- 45 points from:
- EDUC 323: Contemporary Topics in Educational Psychology
- EDUC 352: Adolescence
- EXERSCI 307: Psychology of Physical Activity
- PSYCH 300 Applied Psychology
- PSYCH 303 Cognitive Science
- PSYCH 305 Human Neuroscience
- PSYCH 306 Research Methods in Psychology
- PSYCH 308A and 308B Directed Study
- PSYCH 309 Learning
- PSYCH 310 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
- PSYCH 311 Advanced Topics in Social Psychology
- PSYCH 313 Psychology of Communication Disorders
- PSYCH 317 Evolution, Behaviour and Cognition
- PSYCH 319 Psychology and Gender
- PSYCH 320 Culture and Psychology
- PSYCH 326 Life Span Development
You can use our degree planners to help you plan the courses you need to take for your BA. To find the most up to date Psychology degree planner, go to the Arts degree planners page.
If you began your degree prior to 2019 we recommend you seek advice to make sure you are taking the correct courses. Contact the Student Hubs at studentinfo@auckland.ac.nz.
Doing a double major with Psychology
You can take a major in Psychology as one of your two BA majors (a double major). You will need to pass at least 120 points (eight courses) towards each of your majors, including at least 45 points (three courses) at Stage III.
Complementary majors include: Sociology, Criminology, Anthropology, English, Politics and International Relations, and Communication.