HSC2400 · Monash University
Career skills for health professionals
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Workload
- —
- Faculty
- Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
What it covers
You will capitalise on contemporary career information and materials within the health sector to enhance your employability and career preparedness for graduate-level employment in health-related careers. You will focus on developing key employability skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, professionalism, teamwork and commercial awareness. You will benefit from opportunities to reflect on and articulate these skills for employers through job selection processes, as practised throughout the unit. You will also focus on career management through job searching, networking and an exploration of career pathways.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Career plan (900 words) | Written | 15% |
| Mock interview (15 mins) | Demonstration | 15% |
| Job application (1,800 words) | Written | 30% |
| Employability portfolio (2,400 words) | Portfolio | 40% |
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On-campus |