University scholarships are available to both New Zealand and foreign students. The Department encourages doctoral students to take up teaching assistantships, participate in undergraduate teaching, and generally play an active part in the Department. The General Experimental Programme is intended for students interested in an academic and research career. The Ph.D degree is based on high quality basic research and is available in most areas of psychology. Research in Experimental Psychology involves a close collaboration with academic staff members.
Honours are eligible for the programme.
For more information, please contact the Coordinator of the Experimental PhD programme, Dr Garth Fletcher. Clinical Psychology Training Clinical Psychology training extends for three full-time years from acceptance into the programme. Students are not usually accepted until they have completed one year of postgraduate study. For most students, clinical training involves four years of training after completion of a Bachelor's degree. A prescribed set of courses leading to an MA or M.Sc. degree is completed.