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Master of Psychology (Clinical)
MPsych(Clinical)
160 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Maximum duration: 5 years.
Course available at:
Brisbane Queensland
Melbourne Victoria
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. Admission Requirements1
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:
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- a Bachelor degree with honours in accredited psychology course with minimum of IIB honours; or
- a Bachelor degree with accredited four year major study in psychology; or
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- a Bachelor degree with accredited three year major study in psychology and satisfactory completion of an additional year of accredited study in psychology, or equivalent; or
- qualifications and experience assessed as equivalent by the selection committee; and
- demonstrated suitability to undertake the course as evidenced by satisfactory:
- academic referee report;
- professional referee report; and
- for short-listed candidates, interview with the selection committee.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 50 cp from Core Units;
- 40 cp from Practicum Units;
- 40 cp from Thesis Units; and
- 30 cp from Specialisation Units appropriate to the relevant stream.
3. 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
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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PSYC630 | 10 | Psychological Assessment |
PSYC631 | 10 | Psychological Disorders |
PSYC632 | 10 | Foundations of Practice |
PSYC633 | 10 | Counselling One-to-One |
PSYC634 | 10 | Research Methods |
Practicum Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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PSYC613 | 10 | Practicum A (Pre: PSYC630 Psychological Assessment and PSYC633 Counselling One-to-One) |
PSYC614 | 10 | Practicum B (Pre: PSYC613 Practicum A) |
PSYC615 | 20 | Practicum C (Pre: PSYC614 Practicum B) |
Thesis Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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PSYC616 | 10 | Thesis Part 1 (Co: PSYC634 Research Methods) |
PSYC617 | 10 | Thesis Part 2 (Pre: PSYC616 Thesis Part 1) |
PSYC618 | 20 | Thesis Part 3 (Pre: PSYC617 Thesis Part 2) |
Specialisation Units
Clinical Stream
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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PSYC635 | 10 | Assessment and Interventions with Adults (Pre: PSYC630 Psychological Assessment and PSYC631 Psychological Disorders) |
PSYC636 | 10 | Assessment and Interventions with Children, Youth and Families (Pre: PSYC630 Psychological Assessment, PSYC631 Psychological Disorders, PSYC633 Counselling One-to-One and PSYC635 Assessment and Interventions with Adults) |
PSYC637 | 10 | Health Psychology (Pre: PSYC630 Psychological Assessment) |