PSY530 Masters Dissertation (32)
CSU Discipline Area: Psychology (PSYCH)
Duration: Four sessions
Abstract:
In this subject, students will be required to individually design an empirical study. Once the research proposals are approved, students will carry out their proposed research and write a report in APA format.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance * | Bathurst | Session 2 |
| Distance * | Bathurst |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PSY530
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Assumed Knowledge:
Enrolment restrictions:
Master of Psychology Distance Education students only
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate their research skills by designing, carrying out and reporting a piece of empirical research.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- The completion of a proposed research project and the writing of a report in APA format. The research proposal may have been developed in PSY524.
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 10 day residential school.
As this subject is taken over two years, students attend 5 days of residential school per year.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.