These block mode papers will allow you to study for a number of postgraduate qualifications. Honours and Master's theses as well as the PhD degree may be completed at a distance. For further information please refer to the programmes offered and the papers offered in block mode. The School of Psychology is located within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and has strong links with the College of Science. The academic staff have a commitment to excellence in research and publication .
Graduate research is facilitated by access to computer facilities and a central computer network.
A number of staff utilise sophisticated computer controlled equipment for researching in areas including infant sleeping behaviour, taste perception, memory, and effects of electromagnetic fields on responding. The graduate experience at Massey is further facilitated by a regular series of Psychology Research Seminars which expose students to a wide range of data, debate and discussion about issues which are at the forefront of contemporary psychological research and theory. The School of Psychology also supports a Visiting Scholar programme in which leading academic psychologists from around the world spend time in the school and present a series of seminars and workshops. Bicultural focus in the School of Psychology As part of Massey University's commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi, the School of Psychology is developing a bicultural focus as an integral part of all programmes offered. The Bicultural Committee and Maori staff play an important role in facilitating the development of this focus within the school.