Doctor of Psychology
By coursework
+ Award nomenclature
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical)
DPsych(Clinical)
Doctor of Psychology (Forensic)
DPsych(Forensic)
Doctor of Psychology
DPsych
+ Course Availability Modes and Locations
Currently no enrolment information is available for this course
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Full-time 3 years (6.0 sessions)
Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy
Applicants are assessed on personal and academic suitability. Applicants must possess:
- personal suitability to undertake professional practice as a psychologist
- a four-year APAC-accredited qualification in psychology at Honours 2A level or better (or an equivalent qualification) OR an approved Master degree in clinical or forensic psychology with an average performance at distinction level
- registration as a psychologist
Applicants admitted on the basis of an approved Master degree in clinical psychology will receive credit for coursework subjects that compose the initial two years of the full-time course (four years of the part-time course).
Credit CSU Credit Policy
Standard CSU Credit policy 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 PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice
PSY528 Introduction to Clinical Psychology
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (part-time)
Dissertation subjects
PSY722 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (full-time)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time)
Enrolment pattern
Part-time
Year 1
PSY523 Problems Emerging During Childhood and Adolescence (24 points)
PSY528 Introduction to Clinical 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
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)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time) (64 points) (continued)
Year 6
PSY705 Advanced Clinical 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)
Year 1
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (32 points) (commenced)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time) (commenced)
Year 2
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology (completed)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (part-time) (completed)
Year 3
PSY722 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology) (Fulltime) (64 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.
This course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
+ 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
PSY527 The Clinical Psychologist in Practice
PSY705 Advanced Clinical Psychology
PSY722 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology)(Full Time)
PSY723 Doctoral Dissertation (Psychology)
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.
+ Workplace Learning
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 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.