Doctor of Psychology
DPsych
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Coursework professional doctorate
The Doctor of
Psychology is a three-year coursework professional doctorate, comprising
coursework, independent research and supervised practice. The course has two specialisations,
in clinical and forensic psychology, and is designed to meet the postgraduate
training requirements of both the clinical and forensic colleges of the
Australian Psychological Society.
Enrolment through
Bathurst Campus
Study mode
Distance education
Course completion
2 years minimum/8 years
maximum
Admission criteria
Applicants must have either:
• An approved honours degree (at least 2,1) in psychology (or equivalent) and at least two years’ professional experience as a psychologist with registration or near-completion of conditional registration for Australian applicants; or
• An approved master degree in psychology and registration as a psychologist. The Master degree would normally be a two-year degree but would be reviewed by the Board of Graduate Studies on a case-by-case basis.
Credit
Students admitted with
an accredited Master of Psychology will be awarded credit for up to 96 points
for coursework subjects. No credit will be awarded for the advanced coursework
subjects or the dissertation (see Doctoral entry (part-time) under Course
structure, for course requirements for students who have been awarded 96 points
of credit).
Transfer from the Master of Psychology
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 Master degree to the Doctorate should ensure this transfer is effected
at the end of the first year of the Master program for full-time students, and
at the end of the second year of the Master program for part-time students
because, whilst the dissertation in both the Master degree and the Doctorate
commence at the same point in each course (at the start of the third year
part-time), in the Master program it is a 32 point dissertation over two years
and in the Doctorate it is a 64 point dissertation over four years.
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students
must satisfactorily complete 192 points, comprising 128 points of coursework
and a 64 point dissertation.
Professional accreditation
The Doctor of
Psychology is accredited by the Australian Psychological Society.
Course structure
The course comprises
four compulsory coursework subjects, three specialisation subjects and a
dissertation of 64 points. Note: All subjects are year-long subjects, except
for one specialisation subject in the part-time mode. This subject is taken
over two years.
Coursework subjects
PSY523 Problems Emerging During Childhood and Adolescence
PSY524 Research Methods
PSY525 Human Neuropsychology
PSY531 Adult Mental Health
Specialisations
Forensic psychology
PSY526 The Forensic Psychologist in Practice
PSY529 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
PSY711 Advanced Forensic Psychology (full-time mode)
PSY712 Advanced Forensic Psychology (part-time mode)
Clinical psychology
PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice
PSY528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
PSY704 Advanced Clinical Psychology (full-time mode)
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (part-time mode)
Dissertation subjects
PSY722 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (full-time)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time)
PSY724 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) [for doctoral entry students during Years 1-3]
PSY725 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) [for doctoral entry students during Year 3]
Enrolment patterns
Part-time
Year of intake Sequence B (2004, 2006, 2008 etc.)
Year 1
PSY523 Problems Emerging During Childhood and Adolescence (24 points)
PSY528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (8 points)
or
PSY529 Introduction To Forensic Psychology (8 points)
Year 2
PSY531 Adult Mental Health (24 points)
PSY524 Research Methods (8 points)
Year 3
PSY525 Human Neuropsychology (16 points)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time) (64 points)(commenced)
Year 4
PSY526 The Forensic Psychologist in Practice (16 points)
or
PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice (16 points)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology)(part-time) (64 points) (commenced)
Year 5
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (32 points) (commenced)
or
PSY712 Advanced Forensic Psychology (32 points)(commenced)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time) (64 points) (continued)
Year 6
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (part-time)
(32 points) (completed)
or
PSY712 Advanced Forensic Psychology (part-time) (32 points) (completed)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology)(part-time)(64 points) (completed)
Year of Intake Sequence A (2005, 2007, 2009 etc.)
Year 1
PSY531 Adult Mental Health (24 points)
PSY528
Introduction to Clinical Psychology (8
points)
or
PSY529 Introduction to Forensic Psychology (8 points)
Year 2
PSY523 Problems Emerging during Childhood and Early Adolescence (24 points)
PSY524 Research Methods (8 points)
Year 3
PSY525 Human Neuropsychology (16 points)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time) (64 points) (commenced)
Year 4
PSY526 The Forensic Psychologist in Practice (16 points)
or
PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice (16 points)
Year5
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (part-time) (32
points) (commenced)
or
PSY712 Advanced Forensic Psychology (part-time) (32 points) (commenced)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time) (64 points) (continued)
Year 6
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (part-time) (32
points) (completed)
or
PSY712 Advanced Forensic Psychology (part-time) (32 points) (completed)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time) (64 points) (completed)
Doctoral entry (part time) (Clinical or Forensic)
Year 1
PSY712
Advanced Forensic Psychology (32
points) (commenced)
or
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (32 points) (commenced)
PSY724 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology)* (32 points) (commenced)
Year 2
PSY712 Advanced Forensic Psychology (32 points)
(completed)
or
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (32 points) (completed)
PSY724 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology)* (32 points) (completed)
Year 3
PSY725 Doctoral Dissertations (Psychology)* (32 points)
*The full dissertation
load comprises 64 points and is undertaken in Years 1-3. Two subject codes are
used to enable differing loads in Years 1 and 2, and Year 3. Students
completing this specialisation graduate with the award Doctor of Psychology
(Forensic) DPsych(Forensic).
Inquiries
Course Coordinator
Associate Professor Michael Kiernan
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies
Telephone: (02) 6338 4169
Facsimile: (02) 6338 4401
Email:
mkiernan@csu.edu.au
Psychology Administrative Assistant
Stephanie Gee
Telephone: (02) 6338 4553
Facsimile: (02) 6338 4401
Email: sgee@csu.edu.au