Psychological Health and Illness

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  1. Evaluate and integrate knowledge about a range of individual, social and cultural factors that influence psychological health and illness.
  2. Characterise the contributing factors, perspectives, and diagnostic approaches in clinical case studies, including individual differences and culture.
  3. Critically review the literature to produce a sound written argument.
  4. Work cohesively as a group to deliver a professional oral presentation.
  5. Critically analyse different theoretical, clinical, and public health perspectives on psychological health and illness.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About La Trobe University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• LAT-PYS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Psychological Science

Elective

• LAT-BUS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Business
• LAT-TEC-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Information Technology
• LAT-ART-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Arts
• LAT-CYS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Cybersecurity

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• LTU-PSY2PRM-Psychological Research Methods

and one of

• LTU-PSY2DEV-Developmental Psychology
• LTU-PSY2SOC-Social Psychology

Others

Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed PSY2ACH (Abnormal, Clinical and Health Psychology) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Prerequisites: Must have passed subjects PSY2PRM and PSY2DEV.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.