Postgraduate Course: DClinPsychol Thesis (CLPS12038)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Health in Social Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Dissertation |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
140 |
| Home subject area |
Clinical Psychology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course comprises the major research component of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, enabling trainee clinical psychologists to design, develop and undertake a significant original research project.
The thesis project is based upon original research relevant to clinical psychology practice and comprises a systematic review, a detailed methodology chapter, a journal article, an additional results chapter and a discussion chapter.
Please note that due to the nature of the course, which essentially takes part over 3 years for full time trainees (or 4-5 years for those with a specialist training route), the course credits are spread across the years of training. 20 credits are nominally allocated to year 1, 20 credits are nominally allocated to year 2 (or equivalent for specialist trainees). The total 140 credits are awarded in the final year. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the DClinPsychol thesis should be able to:
&· demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate applied psychological research,
&· recognise ethical issues & apply for and obtain appropriate ethical approval.
&· develop, design and conduct a significant clinically relevant research project under supervision leading to a systematic review and a research article.
&· demonstrate originality and creativity in the development and application of new knowledge, understanding and practices
&· exercise a high level of autonomy and initiative in their research activity
&· capable of communicating research findings in a journal format at the standard expected of academic peer-reviewed work
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Assessment Information
| A thesis project of 25,000-35,000 words submitted for assessment and examined in viva by an internal and an external examiner. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Paul Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3956
Email: P.G.Morris@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Evelyn Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)51 3972
Email: Evelyn.A.Kelly@ed.ac.uk |
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