Doctor of Psychology
By coursework
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical)
DPsych (Clinical)
Doctor of Psychology (Forensic)
DPsych (Forensic)
Doctor of Psychology
DPsych
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| Doctor of Psychology (1901DC) |
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| Distance Education | Bathurst |
Normal course duration
Full-time 3 years (6.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
Standard CSU Admission criteria apply.
Credit
No special arrangements apply.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Course structure
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)
PSY712 Advanced Forensic Psychology (part-time)
Clinical psychology
PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice
PSY528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
PSY704 Advanced Clinical Psychology (full-time)
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (part-time)
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 three]
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
PSY523 Problems Emerging During Childhood and Adolescence
PSY524 Research Methods
PSY525 Human Neuropsychology
PSY526 The Forensic Psychologist in Practice
PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice
PSY528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
PSY531 Adult Mental Health
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology
PSY712 Advanced Forensic Psychology
PSY722 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology)(Full Time)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology)
+ Workplace Learning
Please note that the following subjects have a Workplace Learning component.
PSY523 Problems Emerging During Childhood and Adolescence
PSY525 Human Neuropsychology
PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice
PSY528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
PSY531 Adult Mental Health
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology
Enrolment pattern
Part-time
Year of intake Sequence B (2010)
Year 1
PSY523 Problems Emerging During Childhood and Adolescence (24 points)
PSY528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
or
PSY529 Introduction To Forensic Psychology
Year 2
PSY531 Adult Mental Health (24 points)
PSY524 Research Methods
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) (completed)
or
PSY712 Advanced Forensic Psychology (part-time) (completed)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time) (completed)
Year of Intake Sequence A (2010)
Year 1
PSY531 Adult Mental Health (24 points)
PSY528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
or
PSY529 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
Year 2
PSY523 Problems Emerging during Childhood and Early Adolescence (24 points)
PSY524 Research Methods
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)
Year 5
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) (completed)
or
PSY712 Advanced Forensic Psychology (part-time) (completed)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time) (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 (completed)
or
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (completed)
PSY724 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology)* (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).
Professional recognition
Australian Psychological Society
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.