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Candidates for the degree
of Master of Applied Psychology must have |
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qualified for the award of
the Bachelor of Social Sciences degree of the University of Waikato
with a major in Psychology, or a qualification considered by the
Academic Board to be equivalent, and |
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satisfied the prerequisites for graduate study in Psychology,
at levels considered appropriate by the Academic Board. |
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satisfactorily completed 20 points at Level 3 in organisational
psychology, or equivalent. Candidates who have not met this requirement
may be enrolled in the Bachelor of Social Sciences with Honours
degree in Psychology in the first instance, with the possibility
of transferring to the Master of Applied Psychology as in section
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In exceptional cases, based on academic merit, candidates
who have a maximum of 20 points left to complete in order to meet
the requirements of the Bachelor of Social Sciences degree (or approved
equivalent) may be permitted to enrol in the Master of Applied Psychology.
The Master of Applied Psychology will not be deemed to have been
completed until the qualifying degree has also been completed. |
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Candidates must enrol and follow an approved programme
of study in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for either |
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at least two years, or |
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at least one year, in the case of candidates for whom
an exemption from up to 120 points has been approved under the provisions
of section 6 of these regulations. |
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The degree is offered in the following specified programmes: |
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Behaviour Analysis |
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Organisational Psychology |
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Candidates must gain the equivalent of 240 points at
Level 5, including any compulsory papers, as prescribed in the schedule
in the Calendar. |
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Candidates who have completed the Bachelor of Social
Sciences with Honours degree in Psychology of the University of
Waikato, or a qualification considered by the Academic Board to
be equivalent, may be exempted from up to 120 points for the Master
of Applied Psychology degree, provided that their overall graduate programme
of study conforms with the requirements of the specified programme prescribed
for the degree. |
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Candidates must present either |
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a dissertation equivalent
to 60 points at Level 5, or |
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a thesis equivalent to 90 points at Level 5, or |
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a thesis equivalent to 120 points at Level 5 |
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on the findings of their research
on an aspect of psychology relevant to the specified programme being
taken under section 4 of these regulations. |
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If a candidate fails a paper, he or she may repeat the
paper or take an approved alternative paper on one occasion only.
A candidate who fails more than one paper will not be permitted
to proceed with the degree. Candidates must pass all the compulsory
papers for the degree. |
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The degree may be awarded with First Class Honours,
Second Class Honours (first division) or Second Class Honours (second
division). The academic criteria for each class of honours are set
out in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science Graduate Handbook.
Except with the approval of the Academic Board, the award of honours will
be calculated on the basis of the first 240 points completed by
the candidate while enrolled for the degree, including any failed
paper, which would satisfy the requirements of the degree. |
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The Personal Programmes of Study Regulations Governing
Graduate Degrees apply in these regulations and include provisions
for the variation and waiver of these regulations in individual
cases by the Academic Board or delegated authority. |
