PY4108 - Advanced Topics in Psychology Part 1 of 2

Credit points:	06
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Subject chain:	PY4108 PY4109
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Available to psychology students who have completed three years of study and who have been accepted into either level 4 of the psychology honours program or the Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology. Except with the approval of the Head of School/Associate Dean, all subjects in a chain must be studied in consecutive teaching periods.

This subject covers advanced level topics in psychology, across a range of staff interests, and including seminars by visiting speakers. Specific topics are advised by the School prior to the commencement of each year.

Learning Outcomes

• to acquire advanced professional competencies and knowledge bases;
• to acquire specialised, in-depth knowledge of selected psychology topics;
• to develop and hone critical and analytical skills of a high professional standard.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically.

Prerequisites:	Completion of level 3 psychology subjects
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	PY4090 and PY4103

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Nerina Caltabiano
Contact hours:	6 hours - Jo Wales Seminar series 48 hours - Two modules presented by staff
Assessment:	(%).
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	psdam
Lecturers:	jc121595, jc153015, psbjk, Dr Peter Raggatt.
Contact hours:	6 hours - Jo Wales seminar series 48 hours - Two modules presented by staff
Assessment:	(%).
, , Study Period 31
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Contact hours:	6 hours - Jo Wales Seminar series 48 hours - Two modules presented by staff
Assessment:	(%).
, , Study Period 41
Census Date 22-Dec-2006
Contact hours:	6 hours - Jo Wales Seminar series 48 hours - Two modules presented by staff
Assessment:	(%).
, , Study Period 33
Census Date 21-Jul-2006
Coord/Lect:	jc149242.
Contact hours:	6 hours - Jo Wales Seminar series 48 hours - Two modules presented by staff
Assessment:	(%).
, , Study Period 53
Census Date 22-Dec-2006
Face to face teaching 06-Nov-2006 to 02-Feb-2007
Coord/Lect:	jc149242.
Contact hours:	6 hours - Jo Wales Seminar series 48 hours - Two modules presented by staff
Assessment:	(%).
, , Study Period 33
Census Date 21-Jul-2006
Face to face teaching 17-Jul-2006 to 29-Oct-2006
Coord/Lect:	jc149242.
Contact hours:	6 hours - Jo Wales Seminar series 48 hours - Two modules presented by staff
Assessment:	(%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.