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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY)DOCTORAL THESIS - PSYCHOLOGYIndex No: 99173Teaching SchoolSchool of Psychology and Speech PathologyContent hours1.5 hours individual supervision per weekCredit Points575 ptsUnit Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Clare Rees, 9266 3442Email: c.rees@curtin.edu.auIntroductionA Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Counselling Psychology) indicates that a student hascontributed substantially to the knowledge or understanding in a field, and is capable ofcarrying out independent research. For the PhD in Counselling Psychology the project musthave some relevance to counselling psychology. Doctoral research degree candidates shoulduncover new knowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or theinnovative re-interpretation of known data and established ideas.The thesis research will be a program, which is practically oriented and useful in developing aneffective understanding, providing for the application of solutions to problems associated withcounselling psychology.Subject to and in accordance with Curtin's Higher Degree by Research Regulations forDoctoral Degrees, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Counselling Psychology shall be awardedfor a combination of a thesis and coursework in which the coursework component does notexceed one-third of the total doctoral degree program. In all cases the thesis must in theopinion of the Examiners be a substantial original contribution to the knowledge orunderstanding of clinical psychology and demonstrate the capacity of the candidate toconceive, design and carry to completion independent research.University Entry requirements for a PhDGraduated with or qualified for the award of the degree of Master within the University whichrequires the completion of a publicly available thesis or research project to an acceptablestandard;OrGraduated with or qualified for the award of the degree of Bachelor with First Class Honours orUpper Second Class Honours within the University;Or(i) Graduated with a Bachelor's degree and completed a Postgraduate Diploma or itsequivalent, or completed a Master's degree by Coursework, with, in both cases, a courseweightedaverage of not less than seventy percent within the University; and(ii) Demonstrated the capacity to undertake significant research;OrObtained qualifications from another institution which are recognised by tertiary admissionauthorities in Australia and which are deemed to be equivalent to, or a satisfactory substitutefor, any of the qualifications prescribed above;OrEnrolled in a research Master's degree for the equivalent of at least one semester full-time, andshown exceptional ability in the conduct of the early stages of the research project which is69Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology.CRICOS Provider Code 00301J (WA), 02637B (NSW)