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Postgraduate courses in psychology 2023
- Honours and master's taught courses
- Psychological practice courses
- Research exercise and thesis courses
- Master of Clinical Psychology (MClinPsych) courses
- Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) courses
- Emergency management courses
The information here is indicative of offerings available for 2023 and subsequent years. This information is correct at the time of publication, but may be subject to change. While all reasonable efforts will be made to ensure listed courses and programmes are offered and regulations are up to date, the University reserves the right to change the content or method of presentation, or to withdraw any course of study, or impose limitations on enrolments should circumstances require this.
Honours and master's taught courses
Please remember that acceptance into postgraduate diploma, honours or master's programmes does not guarantee your acceptance into specific courses. Some of the 700-level courses in the School of Psychology may have enrolment limitations. It is advisable to enrol for your courses as early as possible to maximise your chance of being accepted into a specific course on your preferred campus.
Block mode
Most taught courses are offered in distance mode, with no requirement for on-campus attendance. Course materials will be provided to you via Stream or posted to you at the start of semester. These courses require that you work consistently across the whole semester of enrolment and complete written materials and assignments.
A couple of courses are taught in block mode on a particular campus. For these courses, course materials will be provided to you at the start of semester via Stream or posted to you. These courses require that you work consistently across the whole semester of enrolment, complete written materials and assignments, and attend a compulsory on-campus contact workshop of four or five days for each course.
Course No. | Course Title | Campus | Semester |
175.718 | Postmodernism and Psychology | Manawatu | 2 |
175.719 | Applied Criminal Psychology | Distance | 2 |
175.720 | Advanced Psychology of Women | Distance | 1 |
175.721 | Child and Family Therapy | Distance Distance |
1 2 |
175.722 | Principles of Clinical Neuropsychology | Distance | 2 |
175.725 | Advanced Social Psychology | Distance | 1 |
175.729 | Psychology and Culture | Distance | 2 |
175.730 | Professional Practice in Psychology | Distance | 2 |
175.732 | Psychological Well-being in Organisations | Distance | 2 |
175.733 | Sustainable Livelihood | Distance | 2 |
175.734 | Child Clinical Neuropsychology | Distance | 2 |
175.737 | Occupational Psychology | Distance | 1 |
175.738 | Psychological Research: Principles of Design | Distance | 1 1 |
175.739 | Health Psychology: Understanding Health and Illness | Distance | 2 |
175.740 | Occupational Health Psychology | Distance | 1 |
175.741 | Psychological Assessment in Organisations | Distance | 1 |
175.743 | Health Psychology: The Social Context | Distance | 1 |
175.744 | Health Psychology: Promoting Health | Manawatu (Block) | 2 |
175.746 | Psychological Research: Quantitative Data Analysis | Distance | 2 |
175.747 | The Psychology of Sport and Exercise | Distance | 2 |
175.748 | The Psychology of Organisational Change | Distance | 1 |
175.749 | Health Psychology Practicum | Distance | 1 or 2 |
175.750 | Qualitative Methods in Psychology | Distance | 1 |
175.781 | Understanding Mental Distress | Distance | 1 |
175.782 | Clinical Psychology Assessment | Distance | 1 |
175.783 | Clinical Psychology Interventions | Distance | 2 |
Special topics
Special topics may be taken by students wishing to design an individual course of study with lecturers. The special topics are 15 or 30 credits, and may be taken on any campus. Special topics are negotiated with individual lecturers. No more than 30 credits of any degree programme may consist of special topics. You cannot enrol for these courses until you have found a staff member who is willing to supervise you. All special topics must be approved by the Head of School.
Psychological practice courses
Note: These courses are only available to students accepted into the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Practice.
We are not accepting any students into the PGDipPsychPrac for the academic year 2023 as we revise the qualification.
All four courses are taught in distance mode, but please note that both 175.851 and 175.852 include a compulsory block mode on-campus contact workshop (4-5 days) during which attendance is required on campus.
A pre-internship workshop is provided to successful applicants. This December workshop is designed to ensure that all students start their internship with a functional grounding in the professional skills needed to begin training. Attendance at this workshop is strongly recommended.
Course No. | Course Title | Campus | Semester |
175851 | Advanced Professional Issues in Psychological Practice I | Manawatu | 1 |
175852 | Advanced Professional Issues in Psychological Practice II | Manawatu | 2 |
175853 | Practicum in Psychological Practice Part I | Distance | 1 |
175854 | Practicum in Psychological Practice Part II | Distance | 2 |
Research exercise and thesis courses
It is the responsibility of the student to find a supervisor for the research project or thesis.
(We suggest you do this before enrolment in any of the following courses. Your enrolment will remain in the applied status until a supervisor is confirmed.)
Course No. | Course Title | Campus | Semester |
175799 | Research Exercise (for Honours in Psychology) | All | Double |
175801 | Master of Philosophy Thesis Part I (Psychology) | Manawatū | 1 or 2 |
175802 | Master of Philosophy Thesis Part II (Psychology) | Manawatū | 1 or 2 |
175873 | Research Report Psychology (60 credits) | All | 1 or 2 |
175894 | Thesis 120 Credit Part I for Masters (60 credits) | All | 1, 2 or Double |
175896 | Thesis 120 Credit Part II (60 credits) | All | 1, 2 or Double |
175900 | PhD Psychology | All | Full year |
Master of Clinical Psychology (MClinPsych) courses
Please refer to the Clinical Psychology Training section of the prospectus for details regarding this qualification.
Note: Only students who have been accepted into the Clinical Training Programme to complete a Master of Clinical Psychology can enrol in these courses.
Course No. | Course Title | Campus | Semester |
175811 | Clinical Assessment Skills | All campuses | Double |
175812 | Clinical Intervention Skills | All campuses | Double |
175813 | Clinical Psychology Practica | All campuses | Double |
175814 | Clinical Psychology Internship | All campuses | Double |
Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) courses
Please refer to the Clinical Psychology Training section of the prospectus for details regarding this qualification.
Note: Only students who have been accepted into the Clinical Training Programme to complete a Doctor of Clinical Psychology can enrol in these courses.
Course No. | Course Title | Campus | Semester |
175935 | Skills in Clinical Assessment | All campuses | Double |
175936 | Skills in Clinical Interventions | All campuses | Double |
175920 | Clinical Psychology Practicum A | All campuses | Double |
175921 | Clinical Psychology Practicum B | All campuses | Double |
175922 | Clinical Psychology Internship | All campuses | Double |
175991 | Thesis Part A | All campuses | Double |
175992 | Thesis Part B | All campuses | Double |
175993 | Thesis Part C | All campuses | 1, 2 or Double |
Students who have not finished their doctoral research at the end of Year 3 must re-enrol in Thesis Part C Extension above in 4th year.
Emergency management courses
These courses can only be taken by students in the emergency management programme.
Course No. | Course Title | Campus | Semester |
130701 | Natural Hazards | Distance | 2 |
130702 | Coping with Disasters | Distance Wellington (Block) |
1 1 |
130705 | Emergency Management | Distance Wellington (Block) |
1 1 |
130706 | Emergency Management in Practice | Wellington (Block) | Double |
130707 | Professional Inquiry in Emergency Management | Distance Wellington (Block) |
2 2 |
130800 | Advanced Leadership in Emergency Management 1 | Distance Wellington (Block) |
2 2 |
130802 | Advanced Leadership in Emergency Management 2 | Distance Wellington (Block) |
1 1 |
130881 | Thesis 90 Credit P1 (45 Credits) | Distance Wellington (Block) |
2 |
130882 | Thesis 90 Credit P2 (45 Credits) | Distance Wellington (Block) |
1 |
130883 | Thesis (90 Credits) | Distance Wellington (Block) |
Double |
130900 | PhD Emergency Management | Wellington | Full year |
Special topics
Special topics may be taken by students wishing to design an individual course of study with lecturers. The special topics are 15 or 30 credits, and may be taken on any campus. Special topics are negotiated with individual lecturers. No more than 30 credits of any degree programme may consist of special topics. You must not enrol for these courses until you have found a staff member who is willing to supervise you.
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