PSY722 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology)(Full Time) (64)
Abstract| The doctoral dissertation involves conceptualising, planning, implementing, and writing up a program of research which extends knowledge in the practice of psychology. |
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| Session 1 | | Distance* | Bathurst Campus | Session 2 | | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PSY722
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| Four sessions | SY/US | School of Psychology |
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Enrolment restrictions| Available only to Doctor of Psychology students |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
The objective of the doctoral dissertation is to prepare students to be leaders in the professional practice of psychology by enhancing their synthetic and analytic skills, and their capacity to plan and execute programs of research. The dissertation should make a distinctive contribution to the practice of psychology and provide evidence of the student's scholarship and originality. |
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
Students design and implement an empirical study that is of a clinical or forensic nature |
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Residential School| This subject contains a compulsory 5 day residential school.
Students will attend 5 days of residential school per year.
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
