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BHST-MAJ · Major · 48 credit points

Behavioural studies

Available in Bachelor of Arts

Rules for completing this course

No more than 12 credit points at Level 1 may be credited to the major and at least 18 credit points must be at Level 3.

Level 1 gateway units

12 cp

You must complete the following units

  • ATS1261Understanding human behaviour6 cp
  • ATS1262Understanding social behaviour6 cp

Level 2 cornerstone units

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

  • ATS2256The mind, the self and political behaviour6 cp
  • ATS2400Personality: Beyond the persona6 cp

Level 3 capstone units

6 cp

You must complete 6 credit points from the following units

Level 2 and 3 elective units

24 cp

You must complete 24 credit points selecting from the following units and/or from any cornerstone or capstone units not already taken, with at least 12 credit points at Level 3.

  • ATS2298Understanding political violence6 cp
  • ATS2457Crime, media and culture6 cp
  • ATS2625Mobile worlds: Borders, displacement and belonging6 cp
  • ATS2716Strangers or citizens? Migration, racisms and unequal worlds6 cp
  • ATS2723Social research methods6 cp
  • ATS3161Prisons and punishment6 cp
  • ATS3399The politics of identity6 cp
  • ATS3719Modern political thought6 cp
  • ATS3903Leadership, politics and power6 cp

Source: 2027 handbook entry