Thesis

Subject PSYC90004 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 18.75
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: As appropriate to the research project.
Total Time Commitment: Regular meeting of student with research supervisor; one hour per week minimum.
Prerequisites: 512-900 Research Proposal
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: Completion of undergraduate psychology studies to fourth-year (Honours) level.
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.

The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements, Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Coordinator

Prof Yoshihisa Kashima

Contact

Research Programs Officer

Psychological Sciences

tel: +61 3 8344 6377

Subject Overview:

The student will conduct research under appropriate academic supervision and submit the work in the form of a thesis of no more than 30,000 words by 30 October in the final year of enrolment in the subject.
Objectives:

In this subject students will:

  1. undertake a research project in an area relevant to their professional stream;
  2. develop research skills and techniques appropriate to their area of professional specialisation; and
  3. document their research findings in scholarly form in a minor thesis.
Assessment:

Students will be required to submit a thesis progress report at the end of each semester. Satisfactory progress is required for continued enrolment in the subject. A thesis of no more than 30,000 words will be submitted for evaluation to two examiners, who must be external to the University. The thesis will be examined using the examination procedures and guidelines applied to Masters research theses in Psychology.
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

Students will be given the opportunity: to carry out under appropriate supervision an independent and sustained piece of research of relevance to their professional stream; to develop advanced research skills and techniques relevant to their professional domain; and to present the findings of their research in a documented scholarly form that makes an independent contribution to learning, or offers a critical perspective on existing scholarship or methodology.

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