The course includes the following awards:

Master of Clinical Psychology MClinPsych

Postgraduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology PostgradDipClinPsych

Course Study Modes and Locations

Master of Clinical Psychology (1715PY)

Distance Education - Bathurst

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Postgraduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology [Exit Point Only]

Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)

Part-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Master of Clinical Psychology

Full-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)

Part-time 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

Master of Clinical Psychology

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)
• full registration as a psychologist
   

Credit

Master of Clinical Psychology

No special arrangements apply.

Articulation

The Master and Postgraduate Diploma [Exit Point Only] make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

Graduation requirements

Master of Clinical Psychology

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.

Postgraduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology [Exit Point Only]

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Course Structure

The course includes twelve 8-credit point coursework subjects, four 0-credit point placements, and one 32-credit point dissertation subject.

Core subjects

PSY533 Foundations of Clinical Psychology (8cp)
PSY534 Clinical Psychopathology (8cp)
PSY535 Adult Assessment (8cp)
PSY536 Adult Interventions 1 (8cp)
PSY537 Child Assessment (8cp)
PSY538 Child Interventions 1 (8cp)
PSY539 Adult Interventions 2 (8cp)
PSY540 Clinical Research Methods (8cp)
PSY541 Clinical Neuropsychology (8cp)
PSY542 Child Interventions 2 (8cp)
PSY543 Clinical Health Psychology (8cp)
PSY544 Clinical Psychology in Practice (8cp)
PSY545 Clinical Psychology Placement 1 (0cp)
PSY546 Clinical Psychology Placement 2 (0cp)
PSY547 Clinical Psychology Placement 3 (0cp)
PSY548 Clinical Psychology Placement 4 (0cp)
PSY530 Master of Psychology Dissertation (32cp - part-time for two years) or PSY500 (32cp - full-time for one year)

Enrolment Pattern

The enrolment pattern for the proposed program is presented below.

Part-time progression
Year 1
PSY533 Foundations of Clinical Psychology (8cp) Session 1
PSY534 Clinical Psychopathology (8cp) Session 1
PSY535 Adult Assessment (8cp) Session 2
PSY536 Adult Interventions 1 (8cp) Session 2
PSY545 Clinical Psychology Placement 1 (0cp)

Year 2
PSY537 Child Assessment (8cp) Session 1
PSY538 Child Interventions 1 (8cp) Session 1
PSY539 Adult Interventions 2 (8cp) Session 2
PSY540 Clinical Research Methods (8cp) Session 2
PSY546 Clinical Psychology Placement 2 (0cp)

Year 3
PSY541 Clinical Neuropsychology (8cp) Session 1
PSY542 Child Interventions 2 (8cp) Session 2
PSY530 Master of Psychology Dissertation (32cp ) Session 1 (commenced) & Session 2 (continued)
PSY547 Clinical Psychology Placement 3 (0cp)

Year 4
PSY543 Clinical Health Psychology (8cp) Session 1
PSY544 Clinical Psychology in Practice (8cp) Session 2
PSY530 Master of Psychology Dissertation (32cp ) Session 1 (continued) & Session 2 (completed)
PSY548 Clinical Psychology Placement 4 (0cp)

Full-time progression
Year 1
PSY533 Foundations of Clinical Psychology (8cp) Session 1
PSY534 Clinical Psychopathology (8cp) Session 1
PSY537 Child Assessment (8cp) Session 1
PSY538 Child Interventions 1 (8cp) Session 1
PSY535 Adult Assessment (8cp) Session 2
PSY536 Adult Interventions 1 (8cp) Session 2
PSY539 Adult Interventions 2 (8cp) Session 2
PSY540 Clinical Research Methods (8cp) Session 2
PSY545 Clinical Psychology Placement 1 (0cp)
PSY546 Clinical Psychology Placement 2 (0cp)

Year 2
PSY541 Clinical Neuropsychology (8cp) Session 1
PSY543 Clinical Health Psychology (8cp) Session 1
PSY542 Child Interventions 2 (8cp) Session 2
PSY544 Clinical Psychology in Practice (8cp) Session 2
PSY500 Master of Psychology Dissertation (32cp) Session 1 (commenced) & Session 2 (completed)
PSY547 Clinical Psychology Placement 3 (0cp)
PSY548 Clinical Psychology Placement 4 (0cp)

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

PSY545 Clinical Psychology Placement 1
PSY546 Clinical Psychology Placement 2
PSY547 Clinical Psychology Placement 3
PSY548 Clinical Psychology Placement 4

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

PSY500 Psychology Masters Dissertation
PSY530 Masters Dissertation
PSY533 Foundations of Clinical Psychology
PSY534 Clinical Psychopathology
PSY535 Adult Assessment
PSY536 Adult Interventions 1
PSY537 Child Assessment
PSY538 Child Interventions 1
PSY539 Adult Interventions 2
PSY540 Clinical Research Methods
PSY541 Clinical Neuropsychology
PSY542 Child Interventions 2
PSY543 Clinical Health Psychology
PSY544 Clinical Psychology in Practice

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

Accreditation

The current Master of Psychology is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council as a fith and sixth year course in psychology, and is approved by the Psychology Board of Australia. It is also approved  by the Australian Psychological Society for the purposes of eligibility for entry into the APS College of Clinical Psychologists.

The proposed changes are consistent with the requirements of APAC and the APS.