PhD

All Psychology students writing PhD theses must submit a proposal to the Research Projects Ethics Review Committee (RPERC). Students are strongly advised to consult the latest RPERC Information document. This gives information about dates on which the RPERC meets, and deadlines for submission of proposals.

You will need several documents and forms in order to prepare and submit your proposal. These are summarized on the RPERC Checklist and can be viewed on the resources tab.

All students are required to sign a Research Publication Agreement which can be found under the resources tab. Please study this document carefully and discuss any matters of concern you may have about it carefully with your supervisor.

For the citation and listing of references, follow the specifications of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association currently in its 5th edition. Most of the important features of this are summarised in Guidleines for Writing a Research Proposal, a booklet supplied by the Psychology Department to all Honours, Masters and Doctoral students when they begin to write their research proposals.

PhD by Thesis

Referring to material on the world-wide web: If you want to include references to material on the world-wide web, you must:

• ensure you have the correct www address for the material,

• save an electronic copy of the relevant web page(s). This electronic copy must be cut on to a CD and the CD submitted with your thesis for examination.

If you have any queries, or are having difficulty locating a supervisor or working with your supervisor, please contact:

Mr Gary Steele
Telephone: (046) 603 8504 or
E-mail: G.Steele@ru.ac.za