Master of Psychology
By coursework
Master of Psychology
MPsych
Postgraduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology
PostgradDipClinPsych
Postgraduate Diploma of Forensic Psychology
PostgradDipForensPsych
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| Master of Psychology (1704PY) |
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| On Campus | Bathurst |
| Distance Education | Bathurst |
Normal course duration
Full-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
Standard CSU Admission criteria apply.
Credit
No special arrangements apply.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.
Course structure
The course consists of six subjects (96 points) and one dissertation (32 points):
Coursework Subjects
PSY523 Problems Emerging during Childhood and Adolescence (24 points)
PSY531 Adult Mental Health (24 points)
PSY524 Research Methods (8 points)
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 (8 points)
or
PSY529 Introduction to Forensic Psychology (8 points)
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).
Residential schools
In every session there will be a week long (40 hours) residential school for DE students in either April/May or September as appropriate.
Exit-Point Only Award
Students who successfully complete all coursework subjects, 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).
Transfer into the Doctor 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 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).
+ 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
PSY529 Introduction to Forensic Psychology
PSY530 Masters Dissertation
PSY531 Adult Mental Health
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Enrolment pattern
Note: All subjects extend across two semesters except the dissertation in DE mode, which is taken over four semesters.
Distance Education Mode
Year 1
PSY531 Adult Mental Health (24 points)
PSY 528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (8 points)
or
PSY529 Introduction to Forensic Psychology (8 points)
Year 2
PSY523 Problems Emerging during Childhood and Adolescence (24 points)
PSY524 Research Methods (8 points)
Year 3
PSY525 Human Neuropsychology (16 points)
PSY530 Masters Dissertation (32 points) (commenced)
Year 4
PSY526 The Forensic Psychologist in Practice (16 points)
or
PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice (16 points)
PSY530 Masters Dissertation (completed)
Internal Mode
Year 1
PSY 528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology (8 points)
or
PSY529 Introduction to Forensic Psychology (8 points)
PSY531 Adult Mental Health (24 points)
PSY523 Problems Emerging during Childhood and Adolescence (24 points)
PSY524 Research Methods (8 points)
Year 2
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)
Professional recognition
This Masters course is currently accredited by the Australian Psychological Society as a fifth and sixth year course in clinical and forensic psychology.
The exit-point only awards of Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology and Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Psychology will not contribute to eligibility for membership of the APS Colleges of Clinical Psychology or Forensic Psychology.
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.