PSY4408 Perspectives in clinical and developmental neuroscience
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY4408 Perspectives in clinical and developmental neuroscience is a level 4, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PSY4408
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PSY4408
No unit lists PSY4408 as a prerequisite in the 2025 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
This elective is interdisciplinary, taking a lifespan approach to examine elements of neuroscience, developmental psychology. In this unit you will complete a case study analysis of psychological topics, debate topics with peers and develop appropriate multimedia based on topics presented in the unit. The included topics reflect specific psychopathologies (e.g. posttraumatic stress disorder), specific life stages (e.g. childhood and adolescence), broad issues in mental health that transcend specific disorders (e.g. sleep, social support), and examine mental health in numerous settings (e.g. clinical, medical, and occupational).
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 2 | Monash Online | Mo |
| Teaching period 6 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Critical Analysis and Reflection: Review of Peer-reviewed articlesWritten20%
- Video: Media release (10-12 mins video, slides may be used in some portions)Presentation30%
- Case study analysis (1,000 words)WrittenThreshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Critically evaluate empirical research across clinical and developmental neuroscience;
- 2
Devise appropriate case formulations and intervention strategies that integrate knowledge of evidence-based practice, including neuroscience research, clinical expertise, and client context;
- 3
Debate contentious theories, research findings, and practices across clinical and developmental neuroscience;
- 4
Design accurate, creative, and audience-appropriate media that communicates how neuroscience perspectives contribute to our understanding of mental health;
- 5
Demonstrate a range of interpersonal skills, including reading, writing, listening, responding, and reflecting, as part of an ongoing commitment to fitness for practice.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures6 hours
- Teaching approachOnline learning
You should expect to spend an average of 20-25 hours per week.
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.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Lilani Arulkadacham
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Michael Rowlands
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PSY4408?
PSY4408 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PSY4408 offered?
PSY4408 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
Does PSY4408 have an exam?
No. PSY4408 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.