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 2023. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2023
Other periods
Monash Online
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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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 2023 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Students can be enrolled in these units using either the GDPA course code (M5003) or the Single Unit course code (M3900).

Overview

The unit will assist students to identify and enhance specific employability skills acquired throughout the undergraduate study of psychology. The unit also aims to familiarise students with the steps required to become a registered and licensed psychologist in Australia, and the various career pathways available, both specific and beyond the profession of psychology. The ways in which their knowledge and skills are relevant to other industries will also be explored.

Offerings in 2023

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

Assessment

  • 6 x Secure online tests (MCQ) (5% each)
    30%
  • Presentation (8 - 10 minutes)
    30%
  • Self assessment report (2,000 words)Threshold hurdle
    40%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Apply psychological knowledge, skills, and values in occupational pursuits, and communicate this effectively and creatively;

  2. 2

    Demonstrate insight and synthesise knowledge of their own behaviour and mental processes, and apply effective strategies for self-management and self-improvement;

  3. 3

    Identify, evaluate, consolidate and build on employability skills, such as communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills;

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    Identify the breadth of opportunity students have as graduates, as well as review and plan towards the specific routes into professional psychology.

Workload and teaching

  • Lectures6 hours

Students 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

Unit Coordinators
Dr Ryan Anderson
Dr Pamela Pensini
Chief Examiners
Dr Elvyra Rombs Soroczan

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 2023 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