Dr Ada Kritikos Fourth Year Co-ordinator - Psychology · Methodology IV in year 1 § Part-time...
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Dr Ada KritikosFourth Year Co-ordinator
Whydo4thYear/HonoursinPsychology?� Forthoseinterestedinresearch,anHonoursdegreewillmakeyoueligibletoapplyforaPhDlevelprogram
� Ifyouwishtobecomeapracticingpsychologistyouneeda4-yearaccreditedsequence¡ Attheendofthisprogramyouwillhavemeetthequalificationrequirementsforprovisionalregistrationasapsychologist
¡ YoucaneitherseeksupervisedpracticetoachievefullregistrationorcompletearelevantMasterslevelprogram
4 years
Approved Accredited 4 year Psyc degree with honours
Master of Business Psychology Non-Accredietd
Business Consultant (no psych registration)
Whydo4thYear/HonoursatUQ?• Ranked21bestPsychologySchool/Dept intheworldinthe2016QSWorldUniversityrankings
• Researchtrainingmajorcomponentof4thYear/Honours
• UQSchoolofPsychologyisoneofthestrongestresearchdepartmentsinAustralia.
• Weareactiveresearcherscoveringabroadanddiverserangeofareas
• UQprovidesexcellentopportunitiesforpostgraduateresearchandprofessionaltraining(PhD,professionaldoctorate&masters)
Whatis4thYear/Honourslike?
� 4thYear/HonoursyearbuildsontheAPACaccreditedthree-yearsequenceto:¡ Provideanintegrated&comprehensiveeducationinpsychology;
¡ Introduceappliedaspectsofpsychology;¡ Permitadvancedstudyinarangeoffieldsinpsychology;¡ Provideexperienceandtraininginaspectsofadvancedresearch.
� Theprogramaimstofosterthetransitionfromtheundergraduateprogramtotheareasofpostgraduatespecialisation.Thisdoesnot,however,includetraininginanareaofspecialisationitself.
� Regardlessofindividualorgroupthesis,honoursisextremelyintensiveandrequiresalargecommitment.
� Research stream¡ Independently-run
project¡ See supervisor once a
week (face-to-face)¡ Suitable if intending a
career in research¡ (though still eligible to
apply to all postgrad programmes)
� Professional stream¡ Project run with a group
of peers¡ Weekly lectures and
meetings, in group context
¡ Access to Professional Skills (Work and Research in Applied Psychology)
¡ Suitable if intending a career as a professional / clinician
¡ (though still eligible to apply to all postgrad programmes)
Research stream thesis
� Students assigned an honours class
� #8 thesis completed
� Focussed for research intensive careers
(but will be eligible for postgraduate pathways too)
Professional stream thesis
� Students assigned an honours class
� #8 thesis completed� Very clear further
study pathways� Eligible to enrol in the new Professional
Skills course (#2)
*ifanyoneisintheBPsySc andtrackingtowardsgroupthesistocontacttheschool
Research stream thesis
� Students assigned an honours class
� #8 thesis completed
� Focussed for research intensive careers
(but will be eligible for professional postgraduate pathways)
Professional stream thesis
� Students assigned an honours class
� #6 thesis completed
� Intended for professional study pathways (but will be
eligible for research postgraduate pathways)
� Completed in conjunction with Professional Skills
course (#2)
4th Year/Honours entry
•Whohavecompleted:
•AlldegreerequirementstothirdyearoftheBPsySc,and•#48unitsoftheprogram
•areautomaticallyeligibleforthefourthyear
•Youcanonlycommence4thYear/HonoursinSemester1.
BPsySci(Hons)
BPsySc(hons) studentsBPsySc(Hons)
entry post 2015
GPA calculated across all courses
(incl credit)
GPA > 5.50*Research or Professional
stream*Quota determines cut off
GPA < 5.50*Professional
stream
• Ifyouhavecompleted#48unitsoftheprogramthenyoucanwithdrawandbeawardedtheBBehSci
• Youshouldconsiderthisoptionifyoudonotrequire4thYear/HonoursinPsychologyforyourchosencareerpath
• ManypostgraduateprogramsDONOTrequirea4-year/Honoursdegreeforentry(eg:audiology, master of mental health, counselling, speech pathology, business)
• Bymultiplyingthenumberofunitsbythegradeachievedforthecourse.Thenaddtheseresultstogetheranddividebythesumofunitsforallthecourses
(UnitsxGrade)+(UnitsxGrade)(SUMnumberofUnits)
• Allyears1-3courses,includingcreditandelectives,areusedintheGPAcalculation
• GradesforrepeatedattemptsatcourseswillbeaveragedfortheGPA
BPsySci (hons)
StudentswillbeemailedinSeptemberregardingtheirintentiontoprogress.
AnotheremailwillbesentwithofferofprogressioninDecember.
If you wish to exit with the BBehSci, please let us know and we will
advise of the process.
PLEASENOTE:� Offerswillbemadeviaemail toyourstudentemailaddress
� MakesureyoucheckthisaccountregularlyduringDecember,January&February§ Youcannominateapersontorespondtotheofferemailonyourbehalfifyouwillbetravellingoverseas
� AnemailwillbesentouttoallBPsySci(Hons)eligibletoprogressby8/12/17 advising:
w Ofanofferintothe:§ ProfessionalstreamOr§ Researchstream
w IneligibleApplicantswillnotbecontacted.PleasecontacttheSchoolifyouareexpectingtoprogressandhavenotbeenconfirmedafterthe8/12/17
� Keepthenotificationemailandattachments!
� IfyouarebeginningHonoursin2018,wewillbeintouchinearly2018tonotifyyouof:
¡ ResearchThesis‘meetthesupervisors’session(LastweekofJan2018)
¡ Howtoindicateyourpreferencesforsupervisors(ResearchandProfessional)
¡ AcompulsoryorientationsessioninO-Week(startsfrom12th Feb2018)
�NOTE: O Week starts 12 Feb in 2018�Sem 1 starts 19 Feb in 2018
�UniversityenrolmentisviaSI-net§ Enrol intheindividualcourses
§ NOTE:#1SEMINARCOURSESarenotyetfinalisedfor2018,sotherewillnotbeafulllist
§ EnrolmentforyourseminarcoursewilltakeplaceafteryouattendtheO-week4thyearorientationsessioninFeb2018
ResearchStreamCompulsory#8Thesis#2PsychologicalResearch
MethodologyIV#2TheScientist-PractitionerModel#1EthicalConsiderationsfor
Psychologists(pass/fail)
Electives1x#1seminar(Youmaynottake
morethan1seminar)1x#2elective
ProfessionalStreamCompulsory#8Thesis#2PsychologicalResearch
MethodologyIV#2TheScientist-PractitionerModel#1EthicalConsiderationsfor
Psychologists(pass/fail)
Electives1x#1seminar(Youmaynottake
morethan1seminar)1x#2electives- Professionalskills
course
� Ifyouenrol part-time:§ Thereisno‘eveningonly’timetable.Part-timestudentsareexpectedtoattendclassesscheduledbetween8am-10pmMondaytoFriday.
§ Youmustsplityourloadfairlyevenlyoverthe2years§ YoumustdoPSYC4050PsychologicalResearchMethodologyIVinyear1
§ Part-timestudentsdothethesis(PSYC4071orPSYC4092)and ethics(PSYC4060)concurrentlyinyear2-- youmaynotspreadthethesisovermorethan1year
§ Yourresultswillbeprocessedwiththecohortofyourfinishingyear
� Enrolmentlimitineachis20– toallowanopportunityfordebateanddiscussion!
§ Notethatthestructureandworkloadoftheseminarcoursesissimilar
§ Theaimistofostercriticalanalysisanddebateabouttheoriesandissues
� EnrolmentwillopenviaSi-netaftertheOrientationmeetinginO-WeekFebruary2018
� Whenthequotaisreachednofurtherenrolmentswillbepermitted
� Youarerequiredtocompletethesupervisorpreferenceformonlinebetween22/01/18 and5/02/18
� DothisthroughthePsychologywebpage:ProspectiveStudentsÞ 4thYear/HonoursÞ OnlinePreferenceForm
� Supervisorinformationandtheon-lineformwillonlybeavailablefrom22/01/18.
� Wewillruna‘meetthesupervisor’sessionduringthelastweekofJanuary2018
• Applied/ProfessionalPsychology• ClinicalPsychology• HealthPsychology• OrganisationalPsychology• SportPsychology
• Cognition&Neuroscience• CognitiveNeuroscience• Perception• SocialBehaviour• CognitiveDevelopment• HumanFactors• Memory&Attention
• DevelopmentalPsychology• SocialPsychology
• Manysupervisorssuperviseacrossareas...• So take the time to read through the projects of
multiple supervisors, you may be surprised
� Theonlineformwillaskyoutoselect6supervisors(inorder)thatyou’dliketoworkwith
� Inaddition,wewillaskyoutolist3different broadareatopics(Applied/Professional,Cognition&Neuroscience,Developmental,Social)
� Weworkthroughyour6nominatedindividualsandthenthroughyourthreebroadareasandallocateaswecan
� Wewillalsotakeintoaccountrequestsbysupervisorsforstudentswithwhomtheyhaveworkedinresearchexperiencecourses(PSYC2991/2/SOSC3900)orsummer/winterresearchplacements,orvolunteercapacity.
� Ifwecannotmatchyouviastudent+supervisorpreference,allocationsareprimarilyGPAbased(highestGPA,second-third-etc selection)
� Donotlistthesameperson6times,orthesamearea3times(you’relikelytoendupdisappointed)
� IfyouhavealowerGPA,youaremorelikelytogetsomeoneyouwant(oranareayouwant)ifyouarestrategic– e.g.,
¡ Picklesswellknownindividualswholookinteresting(andmeetthembeforehandtoseeiftheyareactuallyinteresting)
¡ Picklesspopularareas
� Studentsinthegroupthesisundertakeagroupprojectforthe8#unitthesis.
� StudentswillattendalectureseriesandtutorialsforthePSYC4092thesis.
� Thereislimitedselectionofgroupprojectsmadeavailableforstudents.
� Studentssubmitanindividualthesisbasedonthegroupproject.
� Furtherinformationisprovidedinthecompulsory4th yearorientationinO-WeekFebruary2018.
� Studentswillbegivendetailsoftheprojectsavailablebyweek1.
� Inpreviousyears,therehavebeen3differentprojectareas.
� Theywillthenbeaskedtolisttheirpreferencesandassignedtoagroup.
� Normallyweareabletoaccommodatemoststudents’preferences,butifneededwewilluseGPAtodetermineeligibility.
• Researchstreamthesis- YouwillbenotifiedofyourallocatedsupervisorinearlyFebruary2018
• Professionalstreamthesis– YouwillbenotifiedinWeek1priortoyourgrouptutorialsessionsstartingWeek2
• SupervisorsarenotexpectedtoengageindetaileddiscussionaboutthesisprojectsbeforeSemester12017– thoughyoumaycontactthemtogetreadingmaterial
• SupervisorsarecarefullyselectedandhaveabackgroundinPsychologyandresearch
• Supervisorsnotalreadyonourapprovedsupervisorslistarenotallowed
� Checkyouremailregularlyandrespondquickly
� Completeonlinesupervisorpreferenceformbytheduedate:¡ Researchstreamthesis5/2/18¡ ProfessionalstreamthesisFridayWeek1
� Enrolasdirectedinyournotificationemail
� Attend4thyearorientationsession
� Ifyoudecidetowithdraw- CancelyourenrolmentonSi-netAND lettheSchoolknow
§ Wewillnotbeinformedifyoucancelyourenrolment
� Assoc. Prof. Paul Dux � [email protected]
� Please feel free to ask general questions now or see us afterwards for individual queries.