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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

311203 (v.1) Interpersonal Communications 500

Area: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Seminar: 6 x 8 Hours Semester
Anti Requisite(s): 305398 (v.1) Interpersonal Communications 501 or any previous version
AND
305405 (v.1) Interpersonal Communication 502 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): Admission into 311204 (v.1) Master of Counselling - Health Sciences or any previous version
OR
Admission into 307432 (v.3) Graduate Certificate in Counselling or any previous version
OR
Admission into 309080 (v.2) Graduate Diploma in Coaching or any previous version
OR
Admission into 305378 (v.3) Graduate Diploma in Counselling or any previous version
OR
Admission into 306361 (v.3) Master of Human Services Counselling or any previous version
Syllabus: An introduction to active listening skills, interviewing and helping skills. Awareness of incongruent non-verbal communication and the influence of stereotypes, prejudices and cross-cultural issues in communication. Developing knowledge and understanding of basic models of helping and problem solving, including basic assessment skills and processes applicable to professional practice. Ethics and professional responsibilities.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 090513 Counselling
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2013 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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