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Individual and Cultural Diversity (PSYC90009)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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Topics covered may include diagnoses as psychosocial phenomena, models of stress, interpersonal bases of psychopathology and implications for psychotherapy; factors in help-seeking, accessing the mental health system; psychosocial aspects/perspectives on specific disorders or areas of interest such as chronic pain, grief, and psychosomatic illness; Ethnicity, cultural, gender, aging and family issues. Ethical issues, theoretical perspectives, current clinical practice and evidence from the clinical research literature are emphasised.
Intended learning outcomes
Students will be given the opportunity to gain an understanding of the complexity and impact of psychosocial factors and sociocultural context on personality development, emotional disorders and clinical practice (with an emphasis on facilitating an appreciation of the theoretical and empirical bases of current perspectives).
Generic skills
Improved problem solving skills
Improved written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Enrolment in one of the following Psychology proessional training programs, 527CL, 527CN, 080CL, 080CN or MC-PSYCHCS
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Completion of undergraduate psychology studies to fourth-year (Honours) level.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
An in-class presentation (20%)
An end-of-semester essay of 1500 words (80%)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Christina Bryant Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1.5 hours per week for 12 weeks Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
85 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
No prescribed text. A series of readings will be available at the beginning of semester.
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Last updated: 3 November 2022