Psychological Research in Practice

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Investigate, synthesise, and critically evaluate key theoretical features of psychological research.

  Apply independent learning, psychological knowledge, critical thinking and analytical judgement to write research reports on psychological topics.

  Apply advanced psychological and statistical knowledge to develop creative answers to real-world psychological research questions.

  Use information ethically and with culturally sensitively in the design and conduct of psychological research.

  Work effectively and collaboratively in teams.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About La Trobe University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• LAT-PYS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Psychological Science

Elective

• LAT-BUS-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Business
• LAT-ART-DEG-2023 - Bachelor of Arts

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• LTU-PSY2PRM-Psychological Research Methods

and one of

• LTU-PSY2DEV-Developmental Psychology
• LTU-PSY2SOC-Social Psychology

Others

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted into the following course - SBPSO or undertaking a Psychological Science major (MJR-PSY01).
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed PSY3RPB (Research Project in Psychology B) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.