Monash University (also known simply as Monash) is a public university based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the State of Victoria. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL, and is the only Australian member of the influential M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies.
Master critical communication and research skills essential for psychologyGet the chance to earn academic credit towards Monash’s Graduate Diploma of PsychologyOn this course, you’ll work through the process of planning, preparing and writing your own formal report, which is a central task in any psychological research.Like any science, citing and referencing other people’s work is important to the discipline of psychology. On this course, you’ll also have the opportunity to practise citing your information sources in a style most frequently used by psychologists, which is an essential skill to cultivate.Finally, you’ll have your chance to prove what you’ve learned by submitting assessments that draw together everything you’ve learned.To join this course, you must have received a statement of completion or upgraded on, and successfully completed the six other courses from Monash University’s Introduction to Psychology Program, currently available for free through our Study With Australia initiative.This course requires at least 70 hours of study.This is the final course in the Introduction to Psychology Program. To join this final assessment course, you must have received a statement of completion or upgraded on, and successfully completed the six other courses from Monash University’s Introduction to Psychology Program.This assessment course will enable you to synthesise and apply the knowledge you have gained in the ‘Introduction to Psychology’ program.What will the assessment involve?This six-week final assessment course will guide you through the process of writing a literature review, a central task in any psychology research.Drawing on the concepts you have covered in your other Introduction to Psychology Program courses, you will be able to choose a psychology topic you would like to research.For this final assessment course, you will complete three assessment tasks in English:Assessment task 1: Record a 5-7 minute video presentation (worth 25% of your final mark)Assessment task 2: Write a 1,000-word literature review (25% of your final mark)Assessment task 2: Final online exam covering content from all six courses Introduction to Psychology courses you have already completed (50%).This course will require at least 70 hours of study.Complete the programThe Introduction to Psychology program is based on the first unit of Monash University’s fully online Graduate Diploma of Psychology (GDP).Learners who successfully complete the seven courses in the Program and who are accepted into the Graduate Diploma of Psychology will receive one unit of academic credit.To find out more, explore the Graduate Diploma of Psychology course description on the Monash University website.
Gain a broad overview of psychology and master its basic principlesDiscover the fascinating field of psychology from past to present, as you explore how the human mind affects our behaviour.
Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and behaviour.The principles of psychology are critical to a range of industries from counselling and teaching to human resource management and marketing.This program will introduce fascinating psychology theories and ask you to apply them to issues in the world around you.The program also introduces key research skills and will challenge you to develop critical thinking skills.
Learn mindfulness techniques to reduce stress and improve performanceStressed by the pace of modern life? Mindfulness might be the answer.Research shows that when you’re not deliberately paying attention to something, your brain goes into default mode causing increased anxiety and poor communication. Mindfulness can help end this unproductive behaviour.In this online course, you’ll learn how to incorporate mindfulness practices into your life, to reduce stress and improve your personal and professional life.This course has been recognised as one of the highest rated online courses of all time by leading course aggregator Class CentralThis course is for anyone, because everyone can benefit from mindfulness.No previous experience of mindfulness is required.We will explain how mindfulness works, but above all this is a practical course.We will ask you to explore different mindfulness techniques and reflect on your experience.This course is not designed to be therapeutic for significant health problems so if you have any concerns in this regard then it is recommended that you speak to a suitably qualified health practitioner.
Learn how to implement healthcare improvement and innovationHealthcare in the 21st Century is increasingly complex, challenging and unsustainable.In this course for professionals working in healthcare delivery, you’ll increase your understanding of complex healthcare systems and of capabilities and skills to mobilise knowledge and build ‘agency’ across individual, organisational and system-levels for healthcare innovation.Through this course, you’ll gain insight into the fields of implementation science, health care improvement and the learning health system, enabling your ability to implement innovation in healthcare.This course has been co-designed by the Monash-Warwick Alliance and Monash Partners especially for health professionals working in the area of healthcare management and administration.This includes medical or general hospital administrators, clinicians, quality assurance managers, team leaders, senior nursing administrators, unit managers and a range of general task coordinators within the health care system.The course team have designed this course through Monash Partners and the Monash-Warwick Alliance which is a partnership between Monash University and Warwick University in Coventry (UK).
Discover techniques to help you maintain a mindful lifeInterest in mindfulness has grown enormously over the last few years. It’s no surprise: mindfulness techniques can improve your communication skills, relationships and emotional health. But not everyone knows how to apply mindfulness in daily life.Building upon the introductory Mindfulness for Wellbeing Peak and Performance,this course will show you how can embed mindfulness into all aspects of your life.This course is intended for people with previous experience of practising mindfulness and we strongly recommend completing the introductory course Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance before doing this more advanced course.Watch lead educator Craig Hassed introduce the course and provide further advice on the mindfulness practices that will be available to you.This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube.Some practices in this course may not be suitable for people who have not previously learned and applied foundational mindfulness principles and techniques.This course is not designed to be therapeutic for significant health problems so if you have any concerns in this regard then it is recommended that you speak to a suitably qualified health practitioner.Sections of this course make extensive use of video and audio. Before you begin, make sure the computer or device you’re using has the ability to play video and audio and you have access to speakers or headphones.Note: You might find headphones more suitable for the sections of the course that guide you through mindful meditation exercises.
Blockchain applications are not just limited to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, but also extended to different interdisciplinary sectors. This microcredential is for students to develop basic knowledge of blockchain technology and how they can be used in real-world scenarios such as payment systems or supply-chain management.Through this microcredential you will develop an understanding of different blockchain systems, with a focus on the state-of-the-art knowledge for blockchain technologies including consensus, privacy-preserving protocols and smart contracts which are being rapidly adopted across a range of different industries.Unlock the future of payment and contract technologiesThe sudden rise in the value of Bitcoin and Ethereum have focused the conversation around blockchain on decentralised cryptocurrencies.On this course, you will uncover the technology that underpins blockchain and review its key concepts, such as decentralisation and consensus algorithms.You will assess and critique blockchain as an asset, and review the dynamics of the cryptocurrency markets. You will also explore the use of blockchain as a business solution.Protect your business from attackExplore the risks that exist in using blockchain technology and the considerations that businesses must make when implementing blockchain solutions. Understanding the steps that can be taken to defend malicious activity by attackers is something that those who work with blockchain cannot afford to overlook.Learn with a world leading academic faculty and teaching teamMonash University’s Faculty of Information Technology is ranked among the Top 100 in the world and is consistently producing world-class, innovative research that advances knowledge in computer science. This microcredential is created by Monash University’s Blockchain Technology Centre, which has the mission of bringing together world-leading expertise across Monash University to explore and develop the technology of blockchain — and create impact across different industrial and societal sectors.Your Lead Educator Dr Jiangshan Yu is the Associate Director (Research) at Monash Blockchain Technology Centre.This microcredential meets the standards set by the Common Microcredential Framework.
Learn about about the complexities of personality, and what makes us - usWhat makes us what we are? A key question within psychology and the subject of endless hours of research and theory within the field. On this course, you’ll examine the factors that influence personality and build your understanding of psychological theories.You’ll cover Freud’s pioneering work on the psychodynamic perspective of personality, before considering theories of humanism, behaviourism, and personality-traits, as well as examining how the culture of a society affects individual personality.Explore the theories of personality psychologyYou’ll study the approaches, models and theories of the groundbreaking figures who contributed to the field, before looking into the efficacy of personality-tests in helping us to further our understanding of the human decision-making process.As you build your understanding of different personality traits and the tools that psychologists use to identify them, you’ll learnhow to explain psychometric properties of personality tests and explore how different personality theories apply to a case study.Understand defence mechanisms and how they apply to everyday situationsEvery personality type has a set of defence mechanisms that have been developed through childhood experiences and as a result of other personality traits. You’ll discover how to identify at least five of these mechanisms and provide examples of how they work.Develop your knowledge of self-efficacy and how it can benefit youSelf-efficacy – your belief in your own ability to succeed – is a key factor in resilience, but it can’t be changed without effort. You’ll develop your understanding of the factors that underlie and define self-efficacy, and find out how it can ultimately be changed.This introductory course is for anyone interested in psychology - you don’t need any past experience.It might be of particular use to learners who have already completed a Bachelor degree in other disciplines who are interested in expanding their science and research skills.
What do you know about the medicines you take?The world’s growing population faces major health issues, and medicines are a primary pillar to effect better health. Learn about the science of key medicines used to manage heart disease, depression, diabetes, pain control and smoking cessation.See each health condition through the eyes of the patientWeek by week you will study a new medicine and health area, starting by looking through the eyes of an affected patient. You will learn the mechanics of a disease and how it affects the world’s population. You will then delve into the science of the medicine to explore the medicine’s chemistry, how it works in the body and why it is formulated in a certain way to become the medicine you see on the pharmacy shelf.Learn from a diverse team of expertsThis course is designed by a team of experts who focus on improving education for pharmacy students at Monash University, Australia. As pharmacists and scientists they bridge the interface between science and the patient.A valuable course for patients, careers and healthcare workersThe course will be particularly relevant for those who are living with one of the health conditions covered, but it is also extremely valuable for those who care either professionally or personally for people affected by the conditions, as it covers practical patient tips drawn from the understanding of the science.You can read more about this course in Ian Larson’s article “How much do you know about the medicines you are taking?” on the FutureLearn blog.This course is part of our Study with Australia collection, with free upgrades and digital certificates supported by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission until 31st July, 2020. Explore more courses from leading Australian education providers.No previous knowledge is necessary.Being a course about pharmacy, we discuss a number of important chemistry concepts in the course.If you haven’t studied chemistry for a long time, don’t worry - supporting references will be provided for extra background where needed.
Explore the intriguing world of biological psychologyImprove your scientific skills and explore the fascinating sphere of biological psychologyOn this course, you’ll look at an intriguing branch of psychology; one which explores the links between behaviour and human biological functions, paying particular attentionto the nervous-system.You’ll study the role that genes, heredity, the nervous-system, brain and spinal cord all play in determining our physicality and behaviour, and gain an understanding of how heritable diseases and neurotransmitters affect our behaviour.Discover the fundamentals of genetics, the nervous-system and the brain and spinal cordThis course covers a wide range of important topics, from genetics and the nervous-system, through to heredity, specific genetic disorders and the influence of the brain and spinal cord. Upon completion, you’ll be able to interpret examples of how heritable diseases affect behaviour and explain the role of neurotransmitters in psychology.Get a solid grounding in modern biological psychology researchOnce you’ve completed the course, you’ll be armed with your own unique insights into some of the world’s most important biological psychology research.You’ll come away with an understanding of how genes and environment affect behaviour, and be able to define by some diseases may influence behaviour.You’ll also build specific neurological knowledge of cell types, functions, how synapses communicate across the nervous system, and the role of the endocrine system in managing bodily functions.This introductory course is for anyone interested in psychology - you don’t need any past experience.It might be of particular use to learners who have already completed a Bachelor degree in other disciplines who are interested in expanding their science and research skills.
##Mars has captivated the human imagination since the very earliest civilisations. It is the most explored planet in the solar system and that is unlikely to change. Getting to Mars is relatively easy, surviving on Mars will be the real challenge.Learn the basic science needed to survive on MarsThis free online course will introduce the key scientific concepts needed for humans to survive on Mars, where there is no air to breathe, no water to drink and no food to eat. The course will also examine interdisciplinary skills and meticulous planning required to sustain human life in such a hostile environment. Case studies and insights from leading experts in the field of Chemistry, Astronomy, Physics and Geology will demonstrate the basic science and problem solving skills you can use in everyday life.Explore essential science and problem solving skillsBy the end of the course, you will be able to:apply basic science to explore possible ways of producing water, oxygen, food and energy on Marsdescribe possible solutions and outcomes to problem-based scenarios.Learn from leaders in the field of scienceThe course is based on the approaches that lead educators, Tina Overton and Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway, deliver to their science undergraduate students at the Monash University Faculty of Science– a vibrant, dynamic and world-renowned community in Australia at the forefront of innovation and discovery.This course is designed for anyone who wishes to learn more about the basic science required to survive on Mars. You’ll be able to use any scientific knowledge you bring to the course, but this is an introductory course and anyone can enjoy it without prior knowledge of the subject.
Understand the different ways we learnHow do we learn different behaviours? What effect does biology have on our ability to learn new things?This course explores the psychology of learning, covering famous historical experiments and current learning theories.You’ll investigate the difference between instinctive and learned behaviours, and the various approaches to how we learn.Explore classical conditioning and other learning modelsYou’ll build on your existing knowledge of the famous Pavlov’s Dog experiment as a form of classical conditioning and further explore operant conditioning and observational learning.Adding these additional structures allows you to consider the impact of positive and negative consequences on learning behaviours, and the extent to which we learn from watching and imitating others.Investigate the overlap of biological psychology and learning behavioursExpanding on your knowledge of biological psychology and developmental psychology developed on earlier courses in this ExpertTrack, you’ll have the chanceto combine that knowledge with learning theories to find out how biological factors can influence some forms of learning. You’ll also interpret the influence of behaviourism on the study of learning.This introductory course is for anyone interested in psychology - you don’t need any past experience.It might be of particular use to learners who have already completed a Bachelor degree in other disciplines who are interested in expanding their science and research skills.
25 April 2015 marked the Centenary of the Gallipoli Landings.The Gallipoli Campaign was Australia and New Zealand’s first major military engagement of World War 1.The Anzacs went on to fight in Palestine, Egypt and the Western Front and suffered one of the highest casualty rates of any allied army.Often confronting, always challenging, this course involves a critical examination of a conflict that changed the world.This free online course is part of the 100 Stories Project at Monash University, commemorating the Anzac centenary and exploring the cost of war. The course will coincide with ANZAC Day on 25th April, and suggests new and more inclusive ways of remembering.Go on a journey across the battlefields of Gallipoli and the Western Front on which the war was fought and into the homes of the ordinary people who suffered it.The 100 stories distil the experience of the Great War.Amongst the cast of the 100 stories are not just soldiers, sailors, airmen and nurses, but parents who lost their sons, wives who struggled with shell-shocked husbands, children who never knew their fathers.The themes these stories explore - grief and suffering, hope, anguish and loss - are universal.They are told in a language everyone can understand and are based on archives only just opened to historians.Hear from leading historians in the field, and together debate the meanings of the stories.Each week we’ll examine a different topic, including the physical and psychological wounds of war - shell shock, disability and trauma; women’s mobilisation both at home and in the field; and what we’ve called ‘the other Anzac’: indigenous soldiers too often ignored in our history.We’ll examine grief and mourning; protest and repatriation, the politics of war and its intensely personal dimensions.Learn how to research your own stories.We’ll introduce you to the new digital archives that are changing the way we remember the War, and explain how to use them.By the end of this course, you’ll have a better understanding of one of the greatest catastrophes of the 20th Century, and the skills to embark on independent research of your own.This course is part of a series designed to commemorate the War.•World War 1: Paris 1919 - A New World Order? (University of Glasgow)•World War 1: Aviation Comes of Age (University of Birmingham)•World War 1: Changing Faces of Heroism (University of Leeds)•World War 1: Trauma and Memory (The Open University)You can find out more about this course in Bruce Scates’s post for the FutureLearn blog: “The battles don’t end when the guns stop firing: three forgotten stories to mark Anzac Day.”This course is for anyone with an interest in history.No prior knowledge beyond a general knowledge of the events of World War 1 is required or expected.
Learn about the origins of modern psychology and improve your science skillsDiscover the roots of contemporary psychology and enhance your scientific skillsModern psychology is a well-established science, but what are its origins?On this course, you’ll explore how psychology became the multi disciplinary field it is today. You’ll consider psychology’s divergence from philosophy, before moving onto the study of the science’s most important figures.Gain soft skills you can use throughout your careerFinding out how psychology has evolved and gaining an understanding of the basic scientific method will provide you with a skills-set you can apply across all areas of your working life.Explore behavioural, cognitive and clinical psychologyThis course covers a variety of psychology science topics, including the science of psychology, the origins of psychology, early behavioural psychology, cognitive psychology and clinical psychology.Together, these topics will give you a broad overview of the fundamentals of the science, and you can identify areas where you’d like to specialise in future.Gain a foundation in modern psychology. Once you’ve mastered the basics of what makes psychology such a fascinating science, you’ll move on to identify and learn about key figures in the development of behaviourism, structuralism, functionalism, psychoanalysis and cognitivism.Towards the end of this course, you’ll also learn about the core theoretical frameworks upon which contemporary psychology is based.This introductory course is for anyone interested in psychology - you don’t need any past experience.It might be of particular use to learners who have already completed a Bachelor degree in other disciplines who are interested in expanding their science and research skills.
The importance of water to our citiesWater plays a central role in almost every aspect of our urban environment and quality of life in our cities. Alarmingly, the combined impacts of rapid population growth and climate change are now posing a severe threat to the liveability and resilience of our cities.A new approach to urban designHowever, it is possible to design water systems that provide cities with the capacity to cope with these threats. So-called “water sensitive urban design” creates water sensitive cities that enhance and protect the health of watercourses and wetlands; mitigate flood risk and damage; and create public spaces that harvest, clean and recycle water.This approach poses complex planning and urban design challenges. And it requires solutions that address equally complex and interrelated considerations, such as social, environmental, political, economic, planning and engineering disciplines.Learn from a team of expertsYou’ll hear from leading researchers and thought-leaders in Australia and internationally about key actions in delivering water sensitive cities. You’ll consider and discuss the latest solutions and concepts on urban design and modelling, climate change adaptation, behaviour change, and social and government engagement.Specifically, you’ll consider:the emerging challenges facing our citieshow water sensitive cities can be the driver for more resilient citieshow water can be managed in our cities to improve their liveabilitythe potential for stormwater, urban aquatic systems, and green infrastructure to improve the urban climatehow changes in human behaviour and institutions can complement and assist transitions to water sensitive cities.A practical courseWe’ll focus on effective ways to create water sensitive cities as we draw upon case studies from Australia and around the world. We’ll ask you to share examples and insights from wherever in the world you live, and we’ll challenge you to consider how you can help make your urban environment more water sensitive.You can find out more in Robert Skinner’s Can water help our cities cope with rapid urbanisation and climate change? blog post for FutureLearn.The course is intended for those with an interest in water and sustainable cities, and does not require previous experience or knowledge.