The course includes the following awards:

Master of Professional Psychology MProfPsych

Course Study Modes and Locations

Master of Professional Psychology (2717PP)

Distance Education - Bathurst

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

Normal course duration

Master of Professional Psychology

Full-time 1 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 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

Applicants must possess:
• the personal suitability to undertake professional practice as a psychologist, assessed through interview and referees' reports
• a four-year APAC-accredited qualification in psychology at Honours 2A level or better (or an equivalent qualification)
 

Credit

Due to accreditation requirements, academic credit can only be granted for subjects of an APAC-accredited postgraduate fifth or sixth year course in professional psychology.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of eight coursework subjects (8 points each) and two workplace learning subjects (0 points each).

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
PSY542 Child Interventions 2

PSY557 Professional Placement 1
PSY558 Professional Placement 2

Enrolment Pattern

Full-time Enrolment Pattern

Session 1
PSY533 Foundations of Clinical Psychology
PSY534 Clinical Psychopathology
PSY537 Child Assessment
PSY538 Child Interventions 1
PSY557 Professional Psychology Placement 1

Session 2
PSY535 Adult Assessment
PSY536 Adult Interventions 1
PSY539 Adult Interventions 2
PSY542 Child Interventions 2
PSY558 Professional Psychology Placement 2

Part-time Enrolment Pattern

Year 1

Session 1
PSY533 Foundations of Clinical Psychology
PSY534 Clinical Psychopathology

Session 2
PSY535 Adult Assessment
PSY536 Adult Interventions 1

Year 2

Session 1
PSY537 Child Assessment
PSY538 Child Interventions 1
PSY557 Professional Psychology Placement 1

Session 2
PSY558 Professional Psychology Placement 2
PSY539 Adult Interventions 2
PSY542 Child Interventions 2

Workplace learning

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

PSY557 Professional Psychology Placement 1
PSY558 Professional Psychology Placement 2

Residential School

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

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
PSY542 Child Interventions 2

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

Accreditation

The course will be submitted to the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council for accreditation as a fifth year of psychology, which when followed by one year of supervised practice would entitle graduates to become a registered General Psychologist.