The course begins with introduction of career studies and reviews the all-important context of economic, social and other factors within which careers are enacted. The course then considers various perspectives that help understand the variability in career development, e.g., the role of agency and career boundaries. The course concludes with considerations for career self-management and organisational career management.

The course is timetabled in Semester 2, with 12 formal contact hours scheduled to be delivered face to face.

6 x 2 hour in-person classes over 3 weeks (Feb/March)

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Intended Learning Outcomes

This course aims to:

1. Develop a critical understanding of the nature of contemporary careers.

2. Familiarise students with the internal and external factors that influence development of contemporary careers.

3. Provide an understanding of how careers work - from a wide range of theoretical perspectives, including material from sociology, psychology, social psychology, education and management studies.

4. Reflect on complexities of managing one's own career as well as implications for managing/facilitating others' careers (from managerial perspective).

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Evaluate the context of economic, social and other factors within which careers are enacted and which fundamentally influences them. 

1. Analyse how personal agency influences career development. 

1. Examine the extent to which career self-management is key to career success in the 21st century.  

2. Critically reflect on personal career development and examine the careers of others using knowledge of career theories and research.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.