Course details

Summary

Engage in advanced scholarship and contribute your own research to the existing knowledge in your field.

In a research masters you can contribute to the existing knowledge in your field by defining and managing a research project alongside some of New Zealand’s leading scholars.

In a taught masters you can deepen your knowledge in small classes with these leading scholars and complete a smaller research project such as a dissertation.

Psychology

Psychology studies how people, and sometimes animals, think, feel and behave. In Psychology you will study the brain and how it works. You will investigate personality, intelligence, how people respond to every day and unusual events, and why some people suffer from mental health disorders.

Postgraduate study opportunities in Psychology

The School of Psychology offers a diverse and challenging range of options in both basic research and applied psychology. Study opportunities include:

• applied behaviour analysis
• clinical psychology
• cognitive neuroscience
• detection theory and psychophysics
• developmental psychology
• ergonomics
• evolutionary psychology
• experimental analysis of behaviour
• gender and critical psychology
• health psychology
• industrial and organisational psychology
• social psychology

Psychology and your career

A qualification in Psychology can lead to careers in mental health, research, industry and marketing, education or counseling. Many areas require skills in assessment and testing and you can acquire these from specialised postgraduate programmes.

Required course of study

120-point (one-year) MA

The 120-point MA requires one year of full-time study, with admission from a BA(Hons) or PGDipArts. It is available as either a research or taught masters.

240-point (two-year) MA

The 240-point MA requires two consecutive years of full-time study, with admission from a BA or approved equivalent qualification. It is available as either a research or taught masters.

Further study options

Doctor of Philosophy

Master of Arts Other Subjects: Ancient History, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Art History, Asian Studies, Chinese, Criminology, Development Studies, Drama, Economics, Education, Employment Relations and Organization Studies, English, French, Gender Studies, Geography, German, Greek, History, Italian, Japanese, Languages and Literature, Latin, Linguistics, Logic and Computation, 毛利 Studies, Mathematics, Media, Film and Television, Museums and Cultural Heritage, Music, 毛利 Studies, Pacific Studies, Philosophy, Politics and International Relations, Screen Production, Sociology, Spanish, Statistics, Translation Studies.

Entry criteria

Admission for 120-point (1 year) programme: applicants must have completed a BA(Hons) or PGDipArts in Psychology with an average grade of B or higher. They must also have passed PSYCH 306. Admission for 240-point (2 years) programme: applicants must have completed a BA with a major in Psychology including PSYCH 306. They must have an average grade of B or higher in at least 45 points above Stage II in the major.

English language requirements: