Global Mental Health project
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- PSY380B
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- English
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course the students should have the following learning outcomes
defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge:
The student has:
- In depth knowledge of professional etiquette and culture
- In depth knowledge of how to research the background, mission and activities of an organization one has newly joined
Skills:
The student has the ability to:
- Clarify his or her one's commitment to professional/academic work life and motivation for work in an international organization
- Set one's own learning outcomes, to be mastered through the internship (in addition to those listed here)
- Apply academic knowledge in a professional setting to solve real-world problems
- Set professional development goals in collaboration with superiors
- Evaluate one's own performance and set improvement goals
- Give constructive and culture sensitive feedback to colleagues on one's work experience
- Relate effectively to persons with a different cultural or educational background on different levels in an organization¿s structure
- Communicate within and outside a professional organization in a manner in keeping with the organizations mission and values
General competence:
- By the end of the course the student has: The ability to enhance one's own professional competency based on reflection over self-assessed and mentorassessed performance
- The ability to be a good team player
- The ability to make professional commitments and adhere to thema
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
A limited number of international internship locations will be available.
The internship locations will be approved by UiB and carefully selected
by the partner institutions (NGO, university, private or public
organizations)
Required Previous Knowledge
Completion of at least two years of education in psychology or related area.
Successfully completed the 10 ECTS course in ¿Crisis psychology and disaster
response¿.
Access to the Course
Access is limited to students from the clinical psychology program at UiB. If an
institutional agreement is in place, students from other programs may also be invited to
apply. The locations for internship will be pre -chosen by the course administration and
will be designed to each student by the course administrator. Prospective students must
submit the given application form including: a) motivation letter in English, b) curriculum vitae and c) Transcript of records from UiB
Teaching and learning methods
A compulsory pre-departure seminar will address administrative, practical and
professional issues. In order to facilitate learning and shared experiences at least two
students will share the same practicum location. The practicum period of about 4
weeks will provide a hands-on experience from working in a professional setting.
Lectures or other classroom teaching activities during practicum will be limited. After
the practicum period, students will have a 1-week period to prepare short internship
summary and an oral presentation.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
The student must complete the requirements of the Internship Agreement and the
internship mentor at the host institution must confirm that this is done.
Forms of Assessment
The assessment will consist of a short internship summary and an oral presentation.
The internship summary should be about 1500 words (+/- 10%) including tables and references. The report should provide a brief overview of the practicum experience and in more detail discuss one notable learning outcome with reference to relevant literature.
The oral presentation will take part for fellow students and teaching staff. The presentation is expected to last about 20 minutes followed by 5-10 minutes of questions and/or discussion. The timeframe could be increased if two or more students present together. The oral presentations should aim to present, discuss and reflect on professional aspects and learning outcomes from the practicum experience.
Grading Scale
Reading List
Course Evaluation
The course will be evaluated in accordance with the Faculty of Psychology¿s routines
for participatory evaluation and the University of Bergen Quality Assurance System.