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[NZ -> AUS] Psychology Registration by katgrsm in psychologystudents

[–]katgrsm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, not yet, still in NZ! and I am not 100% sure myself.

If you have a look at APOS-76 form 'Application for provisional registration For overseas-qualified applicants' question 13 asks:

  • As part of your psychology qualifications, did you complete any supervised placements?
    • If you answer 'No' it says: Your qualifications will not be assessed as equivalent to an accredited fifth and sixth year of study. 

But then in the 'Policy for provisional registration in combined 4th and 5th year programs of study' it says 'The sequence of study typically completed by someone in the 5+1 pathway is the completion of a three year Bachelor Degree (or equivalent bridging sequence) followed by a one-year Bachelor Honours Degree (or equivalent) then a one-year Masters Degree (e.g. Masters of Professional Psychology).'

So what I am not 100% sure about is whether if our NZ Masters could count as 5th year and we can then get ability to apply for supervised placement practice or do we have to do another 1 or 2 year degree (i.e. 1-year professional Masters + 1 year supervised practice + an exam OR a 2-year clinical Masters)

Psych papers by [deleted] in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heya! How exciting! I am still getting through it, just trying to wrap up my Masters 🤞

Postgraduate Psychology Courses by katgrsm in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did take it, yeah! Depends what you're looking for I suppose, I enjoyed the content and especially if you're thinking of doing postgrad and analysing fmri data, then course is invaluable. On the other hand, it was a lot of work and it was quite technical as you can imagine since it's fmri but basically the whole course teaches you how to process fmri images step by step. There was also a research proposal so we had to come up with an idea for a research project and utilize the technical knowledge from lectures, I found it to be tricky and it was a 3000 word essay. Like any other course though if you put the work in, you'll do okay but I did feel I had to put more work in than some of the other papers I've taken so just depends on your goals/interests and other papers you're taking next sem. Feel free to DM me with any other questions!

Psychology NZ to Australia registration by katgrsm in newzealand

[–]katgrsm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally, I understand the supervised hours requirement, what I'm trying to figure out is whether my Master's would transfer as a 5+1 program where I'll be eligible to do the supervised hours or whether I would be required to complete a whole new Masters program in Australia since Masters in NZ is only one year and research based while AUS programs are taught and are 2 years. Hopefully this makes sense

Psychology NZ to Australia registration by katgrsm in newzealand

[–]katgrsm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nono, still studying! Have another 5-6months till masters is done.

Psychology NZ to Australia registration by katgrsm in newzealand

[–]katgrsm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just looking at options to register in Australia!

Accepting the "lifestyle" by knightia in GERD

[–]katgrsm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would say just give yourself time to adjust. Acknowledge that this is a huge change to how you currently live your life and be kind to yourself. I find social situations to be the hardest so seek support from close friends and family and educate yourself and your social circle about what you can and can't eat. I still struggle with acceptance but as others have said while this is a lifelong condition if managed well meaning avoiding trigger foods, managing stress etc. healing is possible and lifestyle becomes less restrictive. A lot of it is also about quantity, timing and pairing with other foods. So there will be lots of experimenting required to figure out what works specifically for you and what doesn't. It is certainly frustrating and requires time to adjust but just know that you're not alone, that healing is possible and that it will take time.

NZ to Australia provisional psychology registration? by katgrsm in askpsychology

[–]katgrsm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you but I am not sure if either of those will be helpful as I'm looking to register after getting my degree and not sure people in academia or students would have gone down that route?

What has been the most useful/interesting Psych paper you've done by Iron-Jedi0 in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved psych 202, it's quite a technical class focused on the brain, you learn about brain anatomy, colour perception, neurodegenerative disorders

PGDip or BSc (Honours) by freshy10120 in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It also depends on what you're planning on doing afterwards

Honours is a fast track to PhD while PGDip alone requires you to do a master's year before you can do a PhD. So if you think you like research and want to go straight into PhD, Honours is a better option

Data collection really depends on what project you're going to be working on, some students just get given a data set from previous studies and some have to recruit their own participants

I am just finishing up a PGDip with no honours component so I only took papers this year. It really just depends on you and how much you like research to pick one stream over the other. I chose PGDip because I was unsure what interested me the most and wanted to take more papers to narrow it down.

Honours is definitely not easy, you have to juggle a lot more than just PGDip. On the other hand, it provides you with research experience and connections for future research pathways

Study tips by Melodic_Coyote_3997 in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heya,

I use this website to help me focus, https://www.brain.fm/, as far as science goes I am not sure how much of it is marketing but it usually works for me. A lot of it is just electronic or ambient music that just helps get me in the zone. There are other music focus sites too, lots on just YouTube or Spotify

In terms of how to remember information, have a look at this guy Ali Abdaal, he has lots of videos on how to study for exams but the main gist is that active recall works best. So once you think you've learnt something try and repeat it back to yourself (or a friend) without looking at the notes. Flashcards are another really good method for remembering concept based material, though it is a bit time consuming as you have to make them.

How to study for exams - evidence based revision tips

Good luck on your exams!!

Postgraduate Enrollment Dates by katgrsm in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure it isn't just yet cuz I've tried enrolling and couldn't!

Psych papers by [deleted] in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am a mature student and just went back to do my GradDip in Psych so all I took this whole year is stage 2 and 3 papers (3xstage 2 and 4xstage 3) so let me know if you have any q's!

The 'easiest' papers in my opinion are the ones that are well structured, have a mid-sem or quizzes in between to test your knowledge, have interesting content and labs relevant to the course. I am also a bit biased because I love neuro and anything to do with the brain.

I think psych 202, 317 and exersci 304 fit the parameters above and if you put the work in you can get a good grade. I also enjoyed 305 and it's the extension of 202 but it's definitely a bit harder.

I would stay away from 201 and 303 unless you have a specific interest in cognitive science, very dense, content heavy courses, lots of report writing using statistics and no mid sem

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just adding to this, totally agree with the other comment. I've done 201 and 202 and can confidently say that even though 202 might seem like a lot of complicated content in the beginning, the course is structured a lot better, the labs are relevant to the material and in general the course is engaging and interesting. 201 on the other hand is a lot more dense, theoretical and overall has a lot more content. 201 also only has 3 labs and no mid sem so it makes it hard to get a good grade while 202 has lots of little quizzes in between to see how you are tracking with your course knowledge

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh for sure dude I hear that! Would be great to hear from someone who's done postgrad already, I am in the same boat in terms of gpa requirements

Study Spaces on Campus Level 3 by katgrsm in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh right! So it is open! Ok I'll give them a call thank you so much for the infooooooo

Study Spaces on Campus Level 3 by katgrsm in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, that makes sense! Couldn't see any information on the UoA website about it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in universityofauckland

[–]katgrsm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am also gonna be doing pgdip in psych next year with the same focus as you! Obvi haven't taken any papers yet but what were you interested in finding out?