LAW5334 Psychiatry, psychology and law

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

1. 1

   Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments and controversies in relation to psychiatry, psychology and law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;

2. 2

   Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to psychiatry, psychology and law and understand when and why psychologists and psychiatrists may be called to give evidence in the courts and tribunals;

3. 3

   Conduct research in the areas of psychiatry, psychology and law based on knowledge of appropriate interdisciplinary research principle and methods; and

4. 4

   Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to psychiatry, psychology and law.