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Unit Set Information

Psychology and Youth Work Double Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2018 : Code DMAAAC

This double major provides students with a strong psychological focus and equips them to work in the youth and community sectors. It prepares students to work as autonomous youth work professionals with the ability to draw on psychological and sociological theoretical perspectives in their work.

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This Double Major can be studied in the following courses:

• Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Joondalup
Online

Work Experience Requirement

Students are required to complete a year-long professional placement in their second year of study.

Learning Outcomes

1. Apply and evaluate sustainability principles in problem solving relating to the psychology of human behaviour.
2. Communicate ethically both inter-personally and in group contexts to a range of diverse audiences through a variety of formats including expression in research reports and proposals, online and through portfolio, interviewing, written, oral and listening skills.
3. Critically evaluate the rigour of theoretical and methodological approaches when deciding on, initiating, planning, designing and conducting research that address psychological research problems in professional contexts.
4. Demonstrate a broad and coherent knowledge of the history and philosophy of psychology as a scientific pursuit of topics and theories for understanding personal, social, cultural including indigenous, organisational, and global human behaviours.
5. Demonstrate a capacity for independent learning to sustain personal and professional development in the changing world of psychology.
6. Generate, apply and evaluate basic research methods to address psychological problems, including research design, data analysis and interpretation, including the appropriate use of technologies.
7. Integrate theoretical and technical knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings and historical trends in the core topics of psychology to delineate psychology as a scientific discipline and describe its major objectives.
8. Recognise how prejudicial attitudes that exist in the reasoning of oneself and others can lead to discrimination and inequity.
9. Reflect on the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity and other values that are the underpinning of psychology as a discipline.
10. Review, analyse and synthesise psychological knowledge by engaging in both critical thinking and sceptical inquiry to solve problems related to human behaviour at a personal, social, cultural, organisational, and global level.

Related Careers

Youth Worker, Government Policy Adviser

Double Major Structure

* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.

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