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Master of Psychology Clinical

Master of Psychology (Clinical)

 

MPsych(Child&Fam)

MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY (Clinical)

MPsych(Clin)

160 cp

Minimum duration:  2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                    Melbourne Campus Vic

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)