Overview

This unit develops conceptual and critical thinking, empirical research skills, and written and oral communication skills. Students will complete and write up the research project they commenced in Honours Thesis A. As this is the final unit in the course, lectures will provide students with in-depth knowledge of selected topics that are relevant in contemporary psychology that they can integrate into community and work situations. An academic with specialised knowledge in the area will cover each topic at an advanced level.

Requisites

Prerequisites
PSY40009 Honours Thesis A

Rules

Pre-requisite
PSY40009 Honours Thesis A

Equivalent
HAY456 - Thesis B; HAY460 - Thesis B

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Critique and synthesise advanced theory and empirical research from a variety of areas in contemporary psychology
  • Apply advanced knowledge of research principles and methods to research problems
  • Independently conduct psychological research; obtain empirical data, analyse these data and write up the findings
  • Communicate scientific ideas and research findings to informed professional audiences using a variety of modes

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture
2.00 2 weeks 4
Live Online
Class
2.00 8 weeks 16
Specified Activities
Supervisor Meetings
1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Various
5.00 12 weeks 60
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
16.67 12 weeks 200
TOTAL292

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Online TestsIndividual 10% 1,2 
ReportIndividual 80% 2,3,4 
Research PresentationIndividual 10% 2,3,4 

Content

  • Completion of an original research project under academic supervision.
  • Presentation of research project findings
  • Preparation of a report in the format of a peer-reviewed scientific journal article.
  • Lecture topics areas may include applied social psychology, child and adolescent psychology, clinical or counselling psychology, forensic psychology, health psychology, indigenous psychology, education/school psychology, organisational psychology, neuroscience and neuropsychology (note: may change yearly depending on current contemporary issues)
  • Graduate Attribute 1 (Communication 1 - Verbal Communication)
  • Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 - Communicating using different media)
  • Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy)
  • Graduate Attribute 6 (Digital Literacies 2 - Technical literacy)

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.