This course is split into two components. The first component covers advanced statistical methods, with a focus on factor analysis. These statistical concepts will be taught in concert with the practical skills required to analyse data using statistical processing software. The second component covers the history and philosophy underlying psychology. Important historical and philosophical influences in psychology will be traced, as well as more recent trends in thinking. Broader issues in the history and philosophy of science will be examined in this context. This course is a third-year psychology course that forms part of the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) approved psychology major.