Psychological Applications and Interventions

Postgraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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PSYC 5040
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Course ID
204650
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Campus
Online
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
Psychology
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Sarah Halliday
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Course level
5
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

How do you apply psychological knowledge and interventions in health, legal, and organisational settings to improve psychological and practical outcomes? This course will develop the thinking necessary to identify a problem, assess and apply psychological knowledge in a culturally responsive way to improve the lives of individuals, organisations, and communities. It will also cover skills for the translation of psychological knowledge to industry and not-for-profit settings.

Course learning outcomes

  • Summarise how basic psychological intervention strategies can be applied across a range of contexts.
  • Apply psychological knowledge in an ethical and culturally responsive way to improve the lives of individuals, organisations, and communities.
  • Communicate how psychological science can be applied to solving problems to a non-specialist audience.
  • Plan evidence-based psychological interventions to solve problems in applied contexts.
  • Critically evaluate the design, implementation, and analysis of psychological interventions.
  • Translate psychological principles and knowledge into viable and practical solutions to real-world problems.

Availability

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Census date
Fri 23/01/2026
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Fri 02/01/2026
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Mon 09/02/2026
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Last day to WF
Mon 23/02/2026

Class details

Online

Class number
Class number 12022
Section
Section 01OL
Size
Size 300
Available
Available 236
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
- Online ,

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Census date
Fri 17/07/2026
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Fri 26/06/2026
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Mon 03/08/2026
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Last day to WF
Mon 17/08/2026

Class details

Online

Class number
Class number 44023
Section
Section 01OL
Size
Size 300
Available
Available 287
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
- Online ,

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed all of PSYC5037 Professional and Interpersonal Skills/PSYC5038 Understanding & Synthesising Psychological Evidence/PSYC5039 Applied Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed PSYCHOL6604OL Psychological Applications and Interventions at the University of Adelaide

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