PSYC641-18W (C) Whole Year 2018

Advanced Psychopathology

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 2 March 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 7 September 2018

Description

This course, which is restricted to clinical psychology postgraduate students, is a broad survey of adult and child psychopathology. The focus is on description (including classification, differential diagnosis, epidemiology, etc) etiology, and to some degree assessment. The seminar forms a building block for the next year's focus on intervention.

Learning Outcomes

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Engaged with the community

Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable Note

Students are advised to consult the 2018 course outline on Learn for detailed timetable information.

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Written assignment worth 20% of final mark 20%
In-class presentation worth 20% of final mark 20%
Two tests worth 60% of final mark 60%


Students are advised to consult the 2018 course outline on Learn for detailed assessment information.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,964.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 13

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

All PSYC641 Occurrences

  • PSYC641-18W (C) Whole Year 2018