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Psychology of Health

Undergraduate | SWI-PSY30001 | 2021

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Diagnose the major societal issues that relate to health and wellbeing. Delve into what society believes about illness. Address today's major health concerns, such as alcohol, smoking and stress. Understand the role health professionals play.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
Subject may require attendance
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
13 weeks

HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available

Psychology of Health

About this subject

  • Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to: 

    • Demonstrate knowledge of theories and methodology relevant to the practice of health psychology;
    • Analyse personal (e.g. smoking, alcohol) and environmental factors (e.g. socioeconomic status) that impact health and wellness and apply this knowledge to explain how behaviour change is achieved;
    • Locate, organise and synthesise information from credible sources concerning health status (e.g. mortality rates, quality of life);
    • Critically evaluate the research literature in the area of health psychology.

Entry requirements

Prior study

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

one of

and one of

and one of

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • SWI-PSS340 (Not currently available)

Others

You must also complete two (2) Level 2 subjects in Psychology before starting this subject.

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.

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