Course Title: Professional Practices and Cross-Cultural Psychology

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Professional Practices and Cross-Cultural Psychology

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BESC1453

City Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 1 2015

BESC1453

City Campus

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

BESC1454

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 1 2014

BESC1455

Bundoora Campus

Postgraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 1 2014

BESC1456

City Campus

Postgraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 1 2014

BESC1535

RMIT University Vietnam

Undergraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

Viet1 2024

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Mervyn Jackson

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7367

Course Coordinator Email: mervyn.jackson@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 202.04.035-1


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses

Successful completion of:

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.

For information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.


Course Description

This third year course will focus on the professional practice of psychology in society and organisations. It will help you examine the different ways in which psychologists contribute to society and help you prepare for your graduation from the program. The course will explore cross cultural issues and the importance of intercultural diversity and indigenous contributions.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the development of the Program Learning Outcomes in the following way:

  • PLO 1:  Understand appropriate and relevant fundamental and applied evidence based knowledge and undertake lifelong learning to improve personal and professional practice 
  • PLO 4: Engage in dialogue with a diverse range of people and communicate in a broad range of forms (written, electronic, graphic, oral) to meet the circumstances of the situation and the capabilities of the audience.
  • PLO 5: Maintains tolerance and respect for individuals and  groups from diverse backgrounds, holding diverse values, adhering to professional expectations and demonstrating ethical behaviour.


On successful completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Explain the organisation and regulation of psychology as a discipline in Australia.
  2. Define psychological literacies and evaluate the extent to which you have developed these over the course of your undergraduate psychology education.
  3. Prepare a competent job application as a psychology graduate.
  4. Compare and contrast the practice of psychology in a range of areas including mental health, education, organisations, sport, communities and in health and cultural settings.


Overview of Learning Activities

Your learning activities require your attendance at a two hour seminar per week. These sessions will be delivered using a variety of techniques. You can therefore expect multimedia delivery strategies that will include video, guest speakers, and small group discussions. You will be required to contribute to these sessions in the form of role-play, discussion, critical appraisal and problem solving.

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Application of knowledge task
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLO 2

Assessment Task 2: Transitioning out of University Assessment
Weighting 50%
 This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 3

Assessment Task 3: Problem-based Assessment Task
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 4

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.