UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

APG5109 Family violence prevention practicum

Faculty of Arts

APG5109 Family violence prevention practicum is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Summer A and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2020
Summer A, Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks
Workload
288 hours
per semester

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.

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Requisites

Before APG5109

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After APG5109

No unit lists APG5109 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in Graduate Diploma in Family Violence Prevention and must have completed 36 points of this program prior to taking this unit.

Overview

In this unit, students will undertake structured learning in a research or clinical environment undertaking a project focused on policies, programs and organisations designed to respond to and prevent family violence.

These locations will include Monash centres (MUARC, Gender & Family Violence, XXY Lab, Arts & Design) and a range of partnering organisations.

Students will identify a specific area for practical work and will be supervised to complete a practical project focused on family violence prevention. This research will be supervised by the Unit Coordinator with input from other staff as appropriate.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Summer semester AClaytonFlexible
Second semesterClaytonFlexible

Assessment

  • Practicum Brief and Work Plan
    20%
  • Practicum Records and Reflections
    30%
  • Practicum Major Project Report
    50%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Reflect on their own experience to identify strategies and policies to support family violence prevention in a range of workplace, policy and clinical settings;

  2. 2

    Develop professional knowledges about family violence prevention and associated leadership skills in a range of environments;

  3. 3

    Apply theoretical knowledge and skills to develop programs and responses in everyday contexts of family violence prevention;

  4. 4

    Construct a culturally sensitive approach to the recognition and management of different needs and objectives in effective family violence prevention;

  5. 5

    Critically evaluate the operational outcomes of policies and programs to support family violence prevention.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Professor JaneMaree Maher
Chief Examiners
Professor JaneMaree Maher

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for APG5109?

APG5109 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is APG5109 offered?

In 2020, APG5109 runs in Summer A and Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is APG5109?

The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does APG5109 have an exam?

No. APG5109 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
School of Social Sciences
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2020202120222023202420252026