| Type: | Undergraduate Subject |
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| Code: | PSYC13-308 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Society and Design |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Evaluate theories and empirical findings in psychopharmacology, including the action of psychoactive drugs, addiction, and pharmacological interventions in psychiatry.
- Apply knowledge and skills of Psychology in a manner that is reflexive, culturally appropriate and sensitive to the diversity of individuals.
- Critically evaluate and synthesise psychopharmacology literature to communicate evidence-based arguments using APA conventions.
- Communicate psychopharmacology research to an academic audience using evidence-based scientific reasoning.
- Investigate psychological questions through the critical evaluation, selection, and synthesis of appropriate scholarly sources and methods.
Enrolment requirements
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Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. All Psychology programs are accredited in the sequence presented and designed to provide students with learning and graduate outcomes in line with APAC accreditation standards. In order to meet these outcomes, students in the Undergraduate program should complete PSYC11, then PSYC12, and finally PSYC13 subjects in the order sequenced. |
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Subject outlines
- September 2026 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- January 2026 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- September 2025 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- January 2025 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- September 2024 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- January 2024 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- September 2023 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- January 2023 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- September 2022 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- September 2021 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- January 2020 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- September 2019 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- January 2019 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- September 2018 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- January 2018 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
- September 2017 [Standard - Drugs and Behaviour]
Subject dates
January 2026
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 16/11/2025 |
| Semester start: | 19/01/2026 |
| Subject start: | 19/01/2026 |
| Last enrolment: | 01/02/2026 |
| Teaching census: | 13/02/2026 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 14/02/2026 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 07/03/2026 |
September 2026
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 19/07/2026 |
| Semester start: | 14/09/2026 |
| Subject start: | 14/09/2026 |
| Last enrolment: | 27/09/2026 |
| Teaching census: | 09/10/2026 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 10/10/2026 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 31/10/2026 |
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 16/11/2025 |
| Semester start: | 19/01/2026 |
| Subject start: | 19/01/2026 |
| Last enrolment: | 01/02/2026 |
| Teaching census: | 13/02/2026 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 14/02/2026 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 07/03/2026 |
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens: | 19/07/2026 |
| Semester start: | 14/09/2026 |
| Subject start: | 14/09/2026 |
| Last enrolment: | 27/09/2026 |
| Teaching census: | 09/10/2026 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 10/10/2026 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 31/10/2026 |