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PSYC20032 Post Graduate Research Project in Psychology A

Course details

The purpose of the Psychology Research Project A is to provide students with training in research. Students are required independently to undertake an investigation of a research question in Psychology, that will be fully investigated and reported in written scholarly form in the Research Project B portion of the course. The research question will be of significance to an area of Psychology covered by the School's Psychology program undertaken under the principal supervision of a member of the School's psychology staff. The research question to be investigated may have either theoretical or applied significance. Students may undertake an empirical project, or may choose to investigate a topic for which textual data are gathered, or for which various forms of meta-analytic research involving the statistical summarisation and/or interpretation of empirical studies is undertaken.
It is a requirement of enrolment in the course that students have access to the internet, maintain regualr contact with their supervisor, and submit the proposal and ethical clearance forms within the stated times.
Successful completion of this course requires that Postgraduate Research Project in Psychology A and Postgraduate Research Project in Psychology B are undertaken in the same calendar year.


Course at a glance
Career: Postgraduate
Credit points: 8
Requisites: Academic Program = CV13
Student Contribution Band: 1
EFTSL: 0.16667
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