Back to Find Units Page

Unit of Study BHS10581 - Psychology and Sociology for Health Sciences (2015)

Show me unit information for year

Unit Snapshot

  • Enrolment information

    N/A


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 identify the theoretical basis of psychology and the relevance of this to wellbeing, health and illness
2 identify the theoretical basis of sociology and the relevance of this to wellbeing, health and illness
3 identify and describe key social determinants of health including class, age, gender, culture and ethnicity
4 identify and describe basic concepts of human learning, personality, motivation and biological basis of behaviour as relate to health and wellbeing
5 develop the academic skills of library-based research, critical thinking, writing and oral presentation.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. identify the theoretical basis of psychology and the relevance of this to wellbeing, health and illness
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. identify the theoretical basis of sociology and the relevance of this to wellbeing, health and illness
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. identify and describe key social determinants of health including class, age, gender, culture and ethnicity
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  4. identify and describe basic concepts of human learning, personality, motivation and biological basis of behaviour as relate to health and wellbeing
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  5. develop the academic skills of library-based research, critical thinking, writing and oral presentation.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.