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PSYC21005 - Psychopathology I

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course is part of the sequence of courses that culminates in the degree of Master in Clinical Psychology. This course is intended to provide basic knowledge in research, theory and practice related to psychopathology and pharmacology necessary for working as a Clinical Psychologist.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites Academic Program = CG17

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2014

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Term 1 - 2021 Profile
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Term 1 - 2022 Profile
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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Examination 50%
2. Presentation 40%
3. Written Assessment 10%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 83.33% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 54.55% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
This unit benefited from a small cohort, everyone was able to contribute to each other's learning.
Recommendation
Continue group work in a small group format with the Masters of Clinical Psychology students.
Action Taken
A slightly larger cohort was enrolled but the group format was able to be maintained.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
Videos that were recommended were helpful and complimented the content discussed in lectures.
Recommendation
Continue updating Moodle with relevant and current research material using various learning modalities.
Action Taken
Moodle content was updated with current and relevant material.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Some more directed learning from the lecturer (in addition to the case-based learning) could help with class discussion and depth of content.
Recommendation
Provide students with additional directed points of focus each week for the following weeks' case-based-learning study.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Specific Outcomes/Skills Development: (a) advanced knowledge in psychopathology, and psychopharmacology relevant to Clinical Psychology practice
  2. Generic Skills/Attributes (as per Program Proposal)

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