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Handbook year

Course code

119404

Course type

Master (Coursework) (AQF Level 9)

Owner

Academy

College

Healthcare Sciences

Course pre-requisites

Completion of an AQF level 7  bachelor degree at this or another University within the past 10 years; or

Other qualifications/experience deemed to be equivalent, as approved by the Deputy-Vice Chancellor, Division of Tropical Health and Medicine.

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 – Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.

Additional selection
requirements

Information published by JCU or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by JCU in the application process may be used by JCU to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.

Special admission requirements

Candidates will need to ensure that they have reliable access to internet services and computing resources.

Credit points

48 credit points as per course structure

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of Master of Psychological Science, graduates will be able to:

1. Integrate and apply an advanced body of knowledge, including recent developments in the field of psychological science in a range of contexts for practice and scholarship
2. Employ cognitive and technical skills to investigate, analyse, synthesise and evaluate complex information, data, and theories.
3. Apply creative and strategic thinking skills, initiative, and professional judgement to identify and solve novel or complex problems in professional and community-based settings
4. Work independently and collaboratively to design and evaluate sustainable and culturally appropriate initiatives within legal and ethical frameworks for professional and community-based settings
5. Apply mastery of disciplinary theoretical knowledge and knowledge of research and evaluation principles and methods to independently plan and conduct a substantial project
6. Justify and convey propositions, strategies, recommendations, conclusions and professional decisions through advanced oral and written communication to specialist and non-specialist audiences
7. Reflect critically on theory and practice with accountability for future professional development.

Inherent Requirements

Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Postgraduate Psychology.

Reasonable adjustments

All JCU students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

Type of major

Mandatory

Credit points in major

18 credit points

MAJOR

AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Business Psychology

JCU Singapore

LOCATION

NOTES

JCU Singapore

Expected time to complete

1.5 years full-time or part-time study equivalent

Maximum time to complete

4 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Course progression
requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Course includes mandatory fieldwork

No

Special assessment
requirements

Nil

Professional accreditation
requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for
final subject

Not applicable

Eligibility

Students may apply for credit for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure

Maximum allowed

18 credit points

Currency

Credit will be granted only for subjects completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course

Expiry

Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 14 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.

Other restrictions

Not applicable

Award title

MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Approved abbreviation

MPsychSc

Inclusion of majors on
testamur

Majors will appear on the testamur

Exit with lesser award

Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed the 12 credit points of appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive the award of Graduate Certificate of Psychological Science.

Course articulation

Nil

Special awards

Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure