UnitLevel 4Postgraduate

PSY4407 Psychology in industry: Pathways to employment

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

PSY4407 Psychology in industry: Pathways to employment is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2027
Other periods
Monash Online
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

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Requisites

Before PSY4407

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After PSY4407

No unit lists PSY4407 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite:

Must be enrolled in Graduate Diploma of Psychology Advanced (M5003) or  Single Unit course code (M0014) or  Professional Certificate of Human Behaviour and Applied Research (M9005)

Overview

The unit aims to familiarise you with the steps required to become a registered psychologist in Australia, and the various career pathways available, both specific to and beyond the profession of psychology. The unit will assist you to identify and enhance specific employability skills acquired throughout the undergraduate study of psychology, and the ways in which such knowledge and skills can be relevant to other industries. As part of this unit you will develop resume based materials and a career plan so that your pathway in psychology can be envisaged.

Offerings in 2027

Teaching periodCampusMode
Teaching period 2Monash OnlineMo
Teaching period 4Monash OnlineMo
Teaching period 6Monash OnlineMo

Assessment

  • Critical reflection (600 words)Written
    20%
  • Job application (800 word response to selection criteria statement. Cover letter and CV)Artefact
    30%
  • Oral presentation (8 minute video)PresentationCompetency hurdle
    50%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Design effective solutions to challenges faced by psychology professionals;

  2. 2

         Critically reflect on own fitness for practice as a psychology professional, including own behaviour, attitudes, and values, as part of the continuous process of self-development;

  3. 3

    Demonstrate key employability skills, such as communication, problem-solving, and teamwork;

  4. 4

    Critically evaluate the value of psychological knowledge in the general context of work and life;

  5. 5

    Synthesise self understanding, attitudes and behaviours and identifying gaps for learning to meet industry needs by incorporating appropriate education, work, and learning opportunities.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures6 hours

You should expect to spend an average of 20-25 hours per week. Broadly, this time will cover:

Video materials (2hrs)

Synchronous & asynchronous discussion (2hrs)

Synchronous web-based 'class-time' for skills-based activities (2hrs)

Weekly readings (4-6hrs)

Weekly skills-based assessment (4-6hrs, including formative assessment)

Knowledge-based assessment (4-5hrs, including revision)

Each week there will be a one hour ‘Live class’, facilitated by your instructor. This will be followed by a live office hour, where you can ask questions and chat with your classmates and instructor about anything to do with the unit or psychology in general.

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Elvyra Rombs Soroczan
Unit Coordinators
Stephen Moston

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for PSY4407?

PSY4407 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is PSY4407 offered?

PSY4407 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.

Does PSY4407 have an exam?

No. PSY4407 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
4
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Psychology
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available