The thesis should make an independent contribution to scholarship.
Admission also depends on supervision and resource availability.
Graduates in disciplines other than psychology, who have expertise in a domain relevant to a psychological research area, may also be considered for admission. However such applicants should note that completion of a research degree in psychology, without the prerequisite undergraduate psychology, will not necessarily contribute to meeting the requirements for registration as a psychologist. Structure Students conduct independent research under the supervision of a member of academic staff and submit a thesis which is externally examined. A research proposal must be successfully defended before a departmental committee prior to the commencement of the thesis research. The project will normally comprise an empirical study, or set of studies.