新南威尔士大学

The School has excellent research and professional training facilities that include extensive computing facilities, a psychological test library, a psychology clinic, a career research and assessment service, a technical workshop and laboratories in all areas of experimental psychology. The School also has strong links with professional practitioners in the areas of clinical, neuropsychological, and forensic psychology. The School endeavours to provide all research students with the infrastructure necessary for their research. All students enrolling in a PhD program are provided with office space and a new high quality computer equipped with current versions of office productivity and statistical packages. Students have access to the University computer network, email and web services and to the UNSW library extensive database and document delivery systems. Students are provided with basic office equipment and resources and have access to discretionary funds to support more specialised research needs. The School encourages students to develop good lines of communication with researchers in other parts of the world and to attend relevant national and international conferences. Financial assistance is provided for this purpose. Opportunities for paid part-time undergraduate teaching within the School are also taken up by most research students.

The MSc is a lower level research qualification. Students must undertake an original investigation but it is more limited in its scope and in the degree of originality expected than the PhD. External examiners evaluate the thesis and to indicate whether it merits the awarding of the degree. The recommended length of enrolment for a full-time Masters Research student is two years (4 semesters), and candidates must submit their thesis for examination no later than 3 years (6 semesters) from the commencement of their enrolment. Part-time and external study options may be available, subject to the approval of the School.