Master of Psychology

The course consists of six coursework subjects and one dissertation

Coursework Subjects

PSY523 Problems Emerging during Childhood and Adolescence (24 points)

PSY531 Adult Mental Health (24 points)

PSY524 Research Methods

PSY525 Human Neuropsychology (16 points)

PSY526 The Forensic Psychologist in Practice (16 points)

or

PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice (16 points)

PSY528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology or

PSY529 Introduction to Forensic Psychology

Dissertation

Normally students in the forensic psychology stream will carry out a study related to forensic psychology. Those in the clinical stream will carry out a study relevant to clinical psychology.

DE students enrol in

PSY530 Masters Dissertation (32 points)

Internal students enrol in

PSY500 Psychology Masters Dissertation (32 points)

Exit-Point Only Award

Students who successfully complete all coursework subjects (96 points), but not the dissertation component (PSY530 or PSY500), will be eligible to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology (if PSY528 and PSY527 are passed) or Postgraduate Diploma of Forensic Psychology (if PSY529 and PSY526 are passed)

Enrolment pattern

Part-time

Year 1 (Autumn and Spring)

PSY531 Adult Mental Health (24 points)

PSY528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology or

PSY529 Introduction to Forensic Psychology

Year 2 (Autumn and Spring)

PSY523 Problems Emerging during Childhood and Adolescence (24 points)

PSY524 Research Methods

Year 3 (Autumn and Spring)

PSY525 Human Neuropsychology (16 points)

PSY530 Masters Dissertation (32 points) (commenced)

Year 4 (Autumn and Spring)

PSY526 The Forensic Psychologist in Practice (16 points)

or

PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice (16 points)

PSY530 Masters Dissertation (completed)

Full-time

Year 1 (Autumn and Spring)

PSY528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology or

PSY529 Introduction to Forensic Psychology

PSY531 Adult Mental Health (24 points)

PSY523 Problems Emerging during Childhood and Adolescence (24 points)

PSY524 Research Methods

Year 2 (Autumn and Spring)

PSY525 Human Neuropsychology (16 points)

PSY526 The Forensic Psychologist in Practice (16 points)

or

PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice (16 points)

PSY500 Psychology Masters Dissertation (32 points)

Note: All subjects extend across two sessions except the dissertation in DE mode, which is taken over four sessions.

Admission to higher course

The coursework subjects in the Master of Psychology are the same as those in the first two-thirds of the Doctor of Psychology, and credit is available for these subjects for students transferring to the Doctorate. However, students wishing to transfer from the Masters degree to the Doctorate should ensure this transfer is effected at the end of the second year of the Masters program for DE students, and at the end of the first year for Internal students. The reason for this is that whilst the dissertation in both the Master degree and the Doctorate commence at the same point in each course (depending upon mode), in the Masters program it is a 32 point dissertation taken over one year (Internal) or two years (DE), whereas for the DPsych it is a 64 point dissertation over two years (Internal) or four years (DE).