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 � p.dux@psy.uq.edu.au

� Please feel free to ask general questions now or see us afterwards for individual queries.