- Doctor of Philosophy (00890) and Master of Psychology (52590/51590) Only available to re-enrolling students.
Note: (1) This course is only available to re-enrolling students.
(2) Students undertaking the Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) are enrolled in course code 52590. Students undertaking the Master of Psychology (Industrial and Organisational Psychology) are enrolled in course code 51590.
Applicability of the Doctor of Philosophy Rules and the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The Doctor of Philosophy Rules apply to this course.
(2) The Student Rules, policies and procedures in the Student Procedures, Rules and Policies section apply except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
Academic Conduct Essentials module
1.A(1) Except as stated in (2), a student who enrols in this course for the first time, irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module).
(2) A student who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module is not required to repeat the module.
(3) A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in the rules for this course.
(4) A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of (3) is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation'.
Admission
2. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
either
(a) had a PhD proposal approved by the Board of the Graduate Research School;
or
(b) an honours degree in psychology of at least 2A level or equivalent.
Submission of research proposal and thesis
3.(1) A student who is permitted to enrol in terms of Rule 2(a) must submit a full research proposal to the Board of the Graduate Research School no later than 31 October in the year of their commencement of candidature if enrolled full-time or within nine months of their date of commencement if enrolled part-time.
(2) A student must, before submission of the thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, complete the Master of Psychology component set out in Rule 4.
Master of Psychology component
4. The Master of Psychology component consists of units to the value of 72 points comprising either:
(a) for students enrolled prior to 2012:
(i) for the Clinical Psychology program, all of the following:
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Availability Unit code Unit name PSYC5510 Evaluation and Research Methodology I1 PSYC5552 Assessment1 NS PSYC5678 Practicum I PSYC5565 External Practicum PSYC5566 Psychopathology and Clinical Problems 1 PSYC5567 Clinical Health Psychology1 PSYC5568 Adult and Child Psychotherapy 11 PSYC5569 Adult and Child Psychotherapy 21 PSYC5661 Specialist Topics NS PSYC5679 Practicum II NS PSYC5663 External Practicum NS PSYC5664 External Practicum 1 This unit is no longer available.
or
(ii) for the Clinical Neuropsychology program, all of the following:
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Availability Unit code Unit name PSYC5566 Psychopathology and Clinical Problems1 PSYC5510 Evaluation and Research Methodology I1 PSYC5552 Assessment1 PSYC5592 Neuropsychological Assessment1 PSYC5591 Neuropsychopathology1 PSYC5567 Clinical Health Psychology1 PSYC5541 Theories and Disorders1 PSYC5595 Plasticity and Rehabilitation PSYC5665 Topics in Neuropsychology S1 ANHB2217 Human Neurobiology PSYC9903 Placement I 1 PSYC9904 Placement II 1 1 This unit is no longer available.
2 Students still to complete this unit should enrol in PSYC5539 Human Neuroanatomy and Neuropsychology.
or
(iii) for the Industrial and Organisational Psychology program:
A. all of the following:
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Availability Unit code Unit name PSYC5512 Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling S1 PSYC5513 Research Methods in Applied Settings S1 PSYC5514 Assessment and Selection S2 PSYC5515 Organisational Development and Change PSYC5516 Professional Issues in Industrial and Organisational Psychology NS, S2 PSYC5517 MIOP Practical Placement 3 S1 PSYC5573 Psychology of Training S2 PSYC5830 Health, Safety, and Human Factors at Work PSYC5831 Practical Placement I NS, S2 PSYC5832 MIOP Practical Placement 2 and
B. two units offered by the UWA Business School approved by the course coordinator or Head of School—12 points
or
(b) for students who commenced in 2012:
(i) for the Clinical Psychology program:
A. all of the following:
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Availability Unit code Unit name S2 PSYC5533 Clinical Psychology and Health S1 PSYC5672 Foundations in Clinical Skills I S1 PSYC5673 Foundations in Clinical Skills II S1 PSYC5674 Assessment and Intervention—Childhood Disorders S2 PSYC5675 Assessment and Intervention—Emotional Disorders NS PSYC5678 Practicum I NS PSYC5679 Practicum II S2 PSYC5530 Applied Research Methods S2 PSYC5531 Assessment and Intervention—Adult Complex Disorders NS PSYC5663 External Practicum NS PSYC5664 External Practicum and
B. one specialist unit from:
Availability Unit code Unit name N/A PSYC5534 Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology PSYC5535 Advanced Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology S1 PSYC5536 Neuropsychology 1 S2 PSYC5537 Neuropsychology 2 or, another combination of Specialist Units approved by the Head of School and on recommendation of the Psychology PhD panel and program coordinator 1 This unit is not available in 2015.
or
(ii) for the Industrial and Organisational Psychology program:
A. all of the following:
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Availability Unit code Unit name PSYC5512 Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling S1 PSYC5513 Research Methods in Applied Settings S1 PSYC5514 Assessment and Selection S2 PSYC5515 Organisational Development and Change PSYC5516 Professional Issues in Industrial and Organisational Psychology NS, S2 PSYC5517 MIOP Practical Placement 3 S1 PSYC5573 Psychology of Training S2 PSYC5830 Health, Safety, and Human Factors at Work PSYC5831 Practical Placement I NS, S2 PSYC5832 MIOP Practical Placement 2 and
B. two units offered by the UWA Business School approved by the course coordinator or Head of School—12 points.
Satisfactory progress
(a) do not pass units to a points value of at least half the total points value of any units in which they remain enrolled; or
(b) fail a unit that they have previously failed; or
(c) do not satisfy the Board through relevant reports that their progress towards the PhD has been appropriate,
will not have made satisfactory progress.
Progress status
6. Unless the Faculty and the Board approve otherwise in recognition of exceptional circumstances, students who fail to make satisfactory progress in accordance with Rule 5 are assigned a progress status of 'Excluded'.
Qualification for award
7.(1) A student who completes the units required under Rule 4 and completes the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy will qualify for the award of the degrees of Master of Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy.
(2) A student who fails to qualify for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy may submit the results of their research in a form approved by the Faculty in order to be considered for the award of the degree of Master of Psychology.
Time limit
8. Unless the Faculty on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Psychology approves otherwise, students must complete the units required under Rule 4 within four calendar years from the date of first enrolment in the combined course.