CURRICULUM
The Graduate Program of Psychology (Doctoral) adopted its learning outcomes from the Indonesian national standard of higher education. The program consists courses to support students in achieving Level 9 of the Indonesian Qualification Framework (KKNI). It has three domains of competency, i.e., knowledge, attitude, and skill. The projected time to complete the degree is 8 to 14 semesters, consisting total of 42 semester credit hour (SCH), ended in a doctoral degree (Dr.). The prospective students should hold a bachelor degree of psychology and master degree from any related discipline.
| Mandatory Courses | Semester | SCH |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Doctorate Program Qualification | ||
| Research method | 1 | 2 |
| Philosophy of Science and Research Ethics | 1 | 2 |
| Advanced statistics | 1 | 2 |
| Psychological measurement construction | 1 | 2 |
| Academic Writing | 1 | 2 |
| Independent course | 1 | 2 |
| 2. Scientific Publication | ||
| International Publication | 3-8 | 9 |
| 3. Dissertation | ||
| Research Proposal | 2 | 5 |
| Research Result Seminar | 3-8 | 6 |
| Dissertation Review | 3-8 | 5 |
| Dissertation Defense | 3-8 | 5 |
PROGRAM LEARNING PRINCIPLES
- Orientation Period (Pre-Study)
- Educational Philosophy of Doctor by Research Study Program.
- Timely Study Completion Strategy.
- Adaptation and self-regulation in studies in Psychology Study Program – S3.
- How to get scholarship opportunities from Dikti or other companies/institutions
- Workshop
Strengthening Research Capability and Dissertation Writing is given for 1.5 months with the following materials:
- Science philosophy.
- Advanced Statistics for Dissertation Research.
- Quantitative Research Methodology.
- Qualitative Research Methodology.
- Preparation of Psychological Measurement Tools
- Literature Review and Use of Mendeley
- Research Ethics.
Psychology Material Enrichment
- Students attend lectures in Psychology Study Program – Masters or other Study Programs at Unpad and attend workshops/seminars at home and abroad on certain topics as suggested by the Promoter Team and held by Psychology Study Program – Doctoral Program, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran
- Workshop dengan Pembicara dari Luar Negeri
Research Proposal Writing Materials for Dissertations and Manuscript Writing for International Publications were provided by Professors from Vrije Universiteit Netherland.
ADVANTAGES
- Doctoral Psychology Study Program
- Oriented to a biopsychosocial, experimental, quantitative-qualitative approach and modeling for the development of science.
- The nature of the Study Program is Doctor by Research which focuses on research activities that produce many scientific articles published at national and international levels (at least 1 research article is accepted in an International journal indexed by Scopus Q3 or equivalent)
- The “curriculum” balances theory development and application/practice in the field.
- Guided by senior lecturers (Professor/Professor and Doctoral/PhD) who have extensive research and practice experience in Psychology in the field.
- Currently, the Study Program is pioneering the Dual Degree Program which is a collaboration between the Psychology Study Program – S3 with Maastricht University in the Netherlands, Kebangsaan University in Malaysia and Sarawak University in Malaysia. This program starts at the class of 2019 students.