Core Psychiatry I (PSYT90078)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25Online
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1 (Extended)
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 (Extended) - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The subject focuses on developing an understanding of evidence based aetiology, diagnosis, formulation, assessment, management, and prognosis for the major categories of psychiatric disorder. Students will begin to develop an integrated concept of psychological and scientific theories, so when formulating patients, consideration is given to their genetic risks or vulnerabilities, as well as the psycho-social context within which the presentation occurs.
- This subject will cover skills such as history taking, mental state examination, formulation, risk and cognitive assessment, legal and ethical issues and basic sciences, psychological, social and biological treatments, research methodology and critical appraisal of research;
- The subject will cover the epidemiology, aetiology, assessment, management and important issues of some of the key disorders in psychiatry;
- This subject will aim to align with the proposed new Competency Based Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- Demonstrate that skills in psychiatric assessment have been developed;
- Demonstrate a basic knowledge of legal and ethical principles in psychiatry;
- Build upon prior knowledge of basic sciences and demonstrate the application of this knowledge to psychiatric diagnoses;
- Develop skills in describing the contextualisation of the work of the psychiatrist within the broader historico-socio-political and cultural context;
- Demonstrate an understanding of classification and related issues in psychiatry;
- Demonstrate an understanding of some of the key disorders in psychiatry. This includes but is not restricted to psychosis, mood and related disorders, anxiety, eating, somatoform, organic, personality, substance, sexual, sleep and intellectual disorders;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the scope, indications, methodology and evidence for psychological, social and biological treatments in psychiatry;
- Demonstrate an understanding of research methods in psychiatry such as clinical trials;
- Demonstrate skills in critical appraisal of research.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
A written examination emulating the format of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Examinations
| End of the teaching period | 70% |
A written assignment
| During the teaching period | 30% |
| Hurdle requirement: Fieldwork – 3 RANZCP workplace based assessments (WBAs) by workplace supervisors (approx 90mins each or longer depending on competency) OR 3 Workplace Practical Activity Log sheets (WPALs) to be taken away and then checked by the subject coordinator after submission. | During the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: Attendance at 75% of sessions (for face to face students) OR Completion of 75% of online modules (for online students). | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Extended) - Online
Coordinator Mahesh Jayaram Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 54 Total time commitment 340 hours Pre teaching start date 27 January 2025 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should familiarise themselves with the online platform and may like to take the opportunity to read through preliminary information about the subject and the services and support that is available to them. Students are encouraged to use this time to also introduce themselves to peers and teaching staff and to learn about those they will be studying with throughout the term. Teaching period 3 February 2025 to 6 June 2025 Last self-enrol date 7 February 2025 Census date 31 March 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 May 2025 Assessment period ends 4 July 2025 Semester 1 (Extended) contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
340 hours
What do these dates mean
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
- Gelder et al, Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, 5th Edition 2006 Oxford
- Oyebode, Sims Symptoms in the Mind, 4th Edition 2008 Saunders
- Castle and Bassett, A Primer of Clinical Psychiatry, 2009 Churchill Livingstone
- Murray, Essential Psychiatry, 4th Edition 2008 Cambridge
- Tyrer and Silks, Cambridge Textbook of Effective Treatments in Psychiatry, 2008 Cambridge
- Subject notes
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (CAP), subject to applicants meeting the entry requirements for the course.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Psychiatry Course Master of Psychiatry - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Students wishing to take this subject under Community Access must meet the course entry requirements to be eligible.
Last updated: 4 March 2025