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Unit of study_

NYUS2603: Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

2024 unit information

This unit of study is only available to students approved to be participating in the NYU Sydney Program.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Science Faculty

Code NYUS2603
Academic unit Science Faculty
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Understand the concepts of psychiatric diagnosis and nosology relevant to child and adolescent psychopathology
  • LO2. Describe the general process of clinical evaluation of mental disorders in children and adolescents, and present relevant clinical data in a systematic format
  • LO3. Discuss the etiology, epidemiology, and phenomenology of common mental disorders affecting children and adolescents
  • LO4. Critically review the common child and adolescent psychopathology and challenge social and cultural assumptions of what is normal or pathological

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Modes of attendance (MoA)

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