UnitLevel 6Postgraduate

PSY6204 Clinical neuropsychology

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

PSY6204 Clinical neuropsychology is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2023 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
0
Offered in 2023
Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

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

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Overview

This unit provides students with information on the roles of the neuropsychologist within the health setting, the assessment techniques commonly used by neuropsychologists, common neuropsychological syndromes, and the process of rehabilitation for those with neuropsychological impairment.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonOn campus

Assessment

  • Case Report 1
    33%
  • Case Report 2
    33%
  • Case Report 3
    34%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Be familiar with basic functions of key neuroanatomical brain regions and be able to apply this to brain-behaviour relationships;

  2. 2

    Understand key principles underlying neuropsychological assessment and formulation;

  3. 3

    Have a understanding of key neuropsychological syndromes that are regularly encountered in clinical psychology practice;

  4. 4

    Be able to interpret neuropsychological reports and apply recommendations relevant to clinical psychology.

Workload and teaching

  • Seminars15 hours

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Michael Takagi
Chief Examiners
Michael Takagi

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for PSY6204?

PSY6204 has no prerequisites.

When is PSY6204 offered?

In 2023, PSY6204 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.

Does PSY6204 have an exam?

No. PSY6204 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
0
Level
6
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Psychology
Type
HDR
EFTSL
0
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available