Master of Educational Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy

The Master of Educational PsychologyDoctor of Philosophy will enable students to become practitioners while developing advanced research skills and experience to enhance their capacity to work in professionally related tertiary programs. The course provides a grounding in the theoretical, conceptual and empirical foundations of professional practice in educational psychology, and the opportunity for students to develop skills relevant to professional practice through supervised professional experience. The course provides the opportunity for students to undertake a substantial piece of original research within the field of practice of educational psychology and related practice. This is a four year course. The first year is comprised of coursework, the PhD component is completed over the final three years.

Have completed, within the last 10 years, an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited four-year undergraduate sequence in psychology (namely a three-year major in psychology as part of an undergraduate degree plus a fourth year Honours specialisation in psychology, or equivalent) with a weighted average mark of at least H2A (75%) or equivalentHave been accepted into the Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) and be undertaking the first year of the masters before applying for the combined Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental)/Doctor of PhilosophyHave completed a research proposal of 5000–6000 words; andHave the written support of a principal supervisor for the thesis.