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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 has contributedsubstantially to the knowledge or understanding in a field, and is capable of carrying outindependent research. For the PhD in Counselling Psychology the project must have somerelevance to counselling psychology. Doctoral research degree candidates should uncover newknowledge either by the discovery of new facts, the formulation of theories or the innovative reinterpretationof known data and established ideas.The thesis research will be a programme, 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 for DoctoralDegrees, a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Counselling Psychology shall be awarded for acombination of a thesis and coursework in which the coursework component does not exceed onethirdof the total doctoral degree programme. In all cases the thesis must in the opinion of theExaminers be a substantial original contribution to the knowledge or understanding of clinicalpsychology and demonstrate the capacity of the candidate to conceive, design and carry tocompletion 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 acceptable standard;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 substitute for,any of the qualifications prescribed above;Page 83 of 88Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology.CRICOS Provider Code 00301J (WA), 02637B (NSW)
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 is clearlycapable of being extended and converted to Doctoral level. Conversion of enrolment from Master'sto a Doctoral programme requires the approval of the Faculty Graduate Studies Committee.Selection of Potential Doctoral Students by the SchoolIn addition to the University application form, the School of Psychology and Speech Pathologyrequires applicants to submit examples of their previous research endeavours, together withacademic references and a written account of their skills, objectives and motivations for undertakingthe PhD (Counselling Psychology) programme. The application also requires a brief description ofthe proposed research (maximum of two pages).Applicants are required to approach suitable staff members prior to submitting theirapplication to determine if they are willing to be on the supervision team. The PostgraduateCoordinator can provide information on who may be appropriate for a particular topic. Furtherinformation is provided on the School’s website (http://psych.curtin.edu.au/).The application will be reviewed by the School’s Graduate Studies Committee, and/or other staffmembers considered appropriate for the applicant and their proposed area of study. Considerationof whether an appropriate supervisory panel can be provided, and whether facilities necessary forresearch in the area signalled by the applicant can be made available, will affect the selection ofsuitable postgraduate students.The Federal government now funds postgraduate research places at each University on a complexformula with penalties for students who fail to complete and rewards for students whose completionis “timely”. The potential of the student to complete the thesis and the potential of the project to bedone in the minimum time are considered when determining the suitability of a student to theprogramme.Postgraduate ScholarshipsFull-time students enrolled in the PhD (Counselling Psychology) programme who have first classHonours or the equivalent are eligible to apply for a Commonwealth Research Award (AustralianPostgraduate Award; APA) or a Curtin University Postgraduate Scholarship (CUPS) for a three yearperiod of doctoral study. The ‘equivalent’ of first class honours may be considered as one or more ofthe following: students who have achieved candidacy, published papers in refereed journals ordemonstrated in other ways progress towards the PhD. Students can apply at any time throughouttheir PhD. Further information is available at the following web site: http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/External scholarships are also available from granting bodies such as: Healthway WA, NHMRC andthe Australian Rotary Health Research Fund. For information on these, students should contact theUniversity’s Research & Development Office, or visit the appropriate organisation’s website.Additional scholarships are also available from the School of Psychology and Speech Pathology.Page 84 of 88Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology.CRICOS Provider Code 00301J (WA), 02637B (NSW)
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