Overview
In this unit you will learn how the fundamental principles and theories of positive psychology can be applied to the design, development, and measurement of evidence-based interventions for enhancing the wellbeing and resilience of individuals and groups across a range of settings such as education, health, and organisations. The exploration of practical applications will include designing and implementing a positive psychology intervention, examining determinants of change, and developing ways to measure and monitor efficacy and change processes.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE responses.
Some students felt the delivery style could be more engaging and that there was limited opportunity to see how positive psychology interventions apply in different real-world contexts.
Learning materials will be updated to incorporate more interactive elements, such as case studies and consideration given to the addition of more guest speakers from varied professional fields, to broaden perspectives and increase engagement.
Feedback from SUTE responses.
Feedback indicated that weekly content did not always align clearly with assessment tasks, and the assessment sequencing created challenges for workload management.
The unit structure and assessment timing will be reviewed to create a clearer alignment between weekly topics and assessments. The length of the written assessment will be adjusted to provide a more balanced workload.
Feedback from SUTE responses.
Students noted that the group assignment was intensive and that the assessment instructions were overly complex.
The unit coordinator will investigate strategies for simplifying and streamlining the assessments without compromising the achievement of learning outcomes.