units
EDF6536
Faculty of Education
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.
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Level | Postgraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Education |
Offered | Clayton First semester 2015 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2015 (Day) |
Coordinator(s) | Dr John Roodenburg |
This is a unit of research study focusing on a particular theory, issue, challenge, dilemma, concern or problem in the field of psychology, undertaken with a supervisor. While students are expected to demonstrate initiative and independence, the supervisor offers guidance, support and feedback over the course of the research. The thesis is especially important for students who are intending to undertake further higher degree studies. Graduates who have successfully completed the psychology thesis (both part 1 and part 2) are able to use this 12,000- to 16,000-word study as evidence of independent research experience in an application for entry into the PhD course.
Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:
In conjunction with EDF6535 the Master of Psychology research thesis is a 12,000- to 16,000-word research project. The format of the research project must comply with the options as set out in the APAC Accreditation Standards research requirements for postgraduate coursework degrees at the time of commencing the research.
Minimum total expected workload equals 24 hours per week.
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