Course Information

Certificate in Behavioural Analysis

Effective from 01-JAN-2018 : Code T11

This non-award, non-AQF course is for members of the Police Service who work in the Risk Assessment Unit.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyse and evaluate psychologists' behaviour in psychological research and other professional contexts.
  2. Demonstrate initiative and judgement to organise a small scale group project taking responsibility for the contributions made by self and others.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to make decisions based upon their full environmental, social, cultural and economic implications.
  4. Demonstrate technical and theoretical knowledge and concepts of theories and issues relating to society and crime.
  5. Describe, interpret and present experimental data using simple descriptive statistics.
  6. Identify, analyse, synthesis and act on information from a range of sources to define the key concepts of some of the major theories employed in the field of psychology and criminology.

Admission requirements

Course Specific Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to be members of the WA Police Force who work in the Risk Assessment Unit.

Course Duration

  • Part Time: 2 Years

Course Delivery

  • Joondalup: Part Time
  • Online: Part Time

Course Coordinator

A/Prof Paul CHANG

Course Structure

Year 1 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
PSY1101Introduction to Psychology15
CRI1103Criminology15
Year 1 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
PSY1204Social Determinants of Behaviour15
CRI1104The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour15

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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