PSY4409 21st century applications of psychology
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PSY4409 21st century applications of psychology 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 PSY4409
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After PSY4409
No unit lists PSY4409 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 multidisciplinary, addressing the full range of applications of psychological theory and evidence.
The unit content is divided into 6 modules with the following themes: the mind/body and self (e.g. body modification, embodied cognition, the 'selfies' epidemic), family and relationships (e.g. step-families, same-sex families), society and culture (e.g. modern racism, psychological perspectives in terrorism, acculturation and integration within multicultural Australia), health, stress and coping (e.g. resilience, positive education, cross-cultural approaches to therapy), ePsychology (e.g. cyber-bullying, virtual reality, artificial intelligences), and psychology of work (e.g. flow, flourishing).
The broad scope of psychology is reflected in the choices you will have for assessment, and these topics may change to reflect current issues and debate.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 4 | 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)Artefact30%
- 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 the breadth of psychology;
- 2
Devise appropriate case formulations and intervention strategies that integrate knowledge of evidence-based practice;
- 3
Debate contentious theories, research findings, and practices across psychology
- 4
Design accurate, creative, and audience-appropriate media that communicates how psychology research contributes to the modern world
- 5
Demonstrate a range of interpersonal skills, including reading, writing, listening, responding, reflecting, as part of an ongoing commitment to fitness for practice.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures6 hours
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.
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 PSY4409?
PSY4409 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PSY4409 offered?
PSY4409 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
Does PSY4409 have an exam?
No. PSY4409 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.