MPsych(Ed&Dev)
160 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Maximum duration: 5 years.
Course available at: 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
Thesis Units
Specialisation Units
Educational and Developmental Stream
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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PSYC645 |
10 |
Learning Processes and Problems
(Pre: PSYC630 Psychological Assessment and PSYC631 Psychological Disorders) |
PSYC646 |
10 |
Typical and Atypical Development
(Pre: PSYC630 Psychological Assessment, PSYC631 Psychological Disorders and PSYC645 Learning Processes and Problems) |
PSYC647 |
10 |
Advanced Ed and Dev Assessment
(Pre: PSYC645 Learning Processes and Problems and PSYC613 Practicum A) |
1 A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
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2017-06-28
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