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Master of Psychology Child and Family
Master of Psychology (Child and Family)
MPsych(Child&Fam)
MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY (Clinical)
MPsych(Clin)
160 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Available at
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE
1.1 The degree may be taken in either the Child and Family or the Clinical Stream.
1.2 To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
(a) 50 cp from Core units;
(b) 40 cp from Practicum units;
(c) 40 cp from the Thesis units; and
(d) 30 cp from Specialisation units appropriate to the relevant stream.
2. MAXIMUM PERIOD OF CANDIDATURE
The maximum duration of candidature will be not more than five years part-time from the commencement of enrolment.
SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
CORE UNITS
PSYC600 10 Clinical Assessment
PSYC601 10 Psychopathology
PSYC602 10 Research Methods in Psychology
PSYC604 10 Approaches to Counselling and Therapy
PSYC605 10 Interventions for Children, Youth and Families 1 (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment and PSYC601 Psychopathology and PSYC604 Approaches to Counselling and Therapy)
PRACTICUM UNITS
PSYC613 10 Practicum A (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment and PSYC604 Approaches to Counselling and Therapy)
PSYC614 10 Practicum B (Pre: PSYC613 Practicum A)
PSYC615 20 Practicum C (Pre: PSYC614 Practicum B)
THESIS UNITS
PSYC616 10 Thesis Part 1 (Pre: PSYC602 Research Methods in Psychology)
PSYC617 10 Thesis Part 2 (Pre: PSYC616 Thesis Part 1)
PSYC618 20 Thesis Part 3 (Pre: PSYC617 Thesis Part 2)
SPECIALISATION UNITS
Child and Family Stream
PSYC607 10 Current Issues in Lifespan Development (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment and PSYC601 Psychopathology)
PSYC609 10 Intervention for Children, Youth and Families 2 (Pre: PSYC605 Interventions for Children, Youth and Families 1)
PSYC620 10 Advanced Assessment and Intervention (Pre: PSYC607 Current Issues in Lifespan Development and PSYC613 Practicum A)
Clinical Stream
PSYC610 10 Adult Clinical Assessment (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment and PSYC601 Psychopathology)
PSYC611 10 Clinical Interventions (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment and PSYC601 Psychopathology and PSYC604 Approaches to Counselling and Therapy)
PSYC619 10 Clinical Health Psychology (Pre: PSYC600 Clinical Assessment)