The Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) in Psychology is for graduates with a strong background in research who wish to explore a specialised psychology topic in depth using research methods with the added component of coursework. This degree The Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) is a four-year research degree which incorporates a traditional three-year PhD thesis with one year of coursework subjects, combining generic research training and discipline-specific content into a single degree. All students must undertake the coursework component of this degree and achieve a minimum of 65% in each subject before being admitted into the three-year research component. What you will study The first year of this degree comprises coursework subjects and research training skills. The research skills include: research methodology; literature review, critical analysis or laboratory projects; and advanced topics or a minor research project. Course Learning Outcomes Students graduating from the Doctor of Philosophy (Integrated) will be able to: Demonstrate expert, specialised cognitive technical and research skills in a discipline within social sciences to independently and systematically generate original knowledge and understanding to make a substantial contribution to the field. Critically reflect on, synthesise and evaluate a substantial and complex body of knowledge at the frontier of a discipline area in social sciences. Communicate research findings, explaining and critiquing theoretical propositions, methodologies, results and conclusions to peers and to the community. Apply detailed knowledge of research, research integrity, ethics and the rights and safety of others, to plan and execute original research in the field of education with intellectual independence and with full autonomy, authoritative judgment, adaptability and responsibility for personal outputs.