Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master of Clinical Psychology includes the following awards: Master of Clinical Psychology (MClinPsych) and Postgraduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology (PostgradDipClinPsych).

Availability

The Master of Clinical Psychology is available online at the Bathurst campus. Availability is subject to change, and students are advised to verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

• The normal course duration for the Postgraduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology is:
  • Full-time: 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)
  • Part-time: 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)
• The normal course duration for the Master of Clinical Psychology is:
  • Full-time: 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)
  • Part-time: 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)

Admission Criteria

Applicants must possess:

• Personal suitability to undertake professional practice as a psychologist
• A four-year APAC-accredited qualification in psychology at Honours 2A level or better (or an equivalent qualification)
• Full registration as a psychologist

Credit

• Master of Clinical Psychology: N/A
• Postgraduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology: N/A

Articulation

The Master and Postgraduate Diploma make up an articulated set of courses, and credit is given in each higher-level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

Graduation Requirement

• To graduate from the Master of Clinical Psychology, students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.
• To graduate from the Postgraduate Diploma of Clinical Psychology, students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Course Structure

The course includes:

• Twelve 8-credit point coursework subjects
• Four 0-credit point placements
• Four 8-credit point dissertation subjects

Core Subjects

• PSY533 Foundations of Clinical Psychology (8cp)
• PSY534 Clinical Psychopathology (8cp)
• PSY535 Adult Assessment (8cp)
• PSY536 Adult Interventions 1 (8cp)
• PSY537 Child Assessment (8cp)
• PSY538 Child Interventions 1 (8cp)
• PSY539 Adult Interventions 2 (8cp)
• PSY540 Clinical Research Methods (8cp)
• PSY541 Clinical Neuropsychology (8cp)
• PSY542 Child Interventions 2 (8cp)
• PSY543 Clinical Health Psychology (8cp)
• PSY544 Clinical Psychology in Practice (8cp)
• PSY545 Clinical Psychology Placement 1 (0cp)
• PSY546 Clinical Psychology Placement 2 (0cp)
• PSY547 Clinical Psychology Placement 3 (0cp)
• PSY548 Clinical Psychology Placement 4 (0cp)
• PSY560 Masters Dissertation 1 (8cp)
• PSY561 Masters Dissertation 2 (8cp)
• PSY562 Masters Dissertation 3 (8cp)
• PSY563 Masters Dissertation 4 (8cp)

Enrolment Pattern

Part-time Progression

• Year 1:
  • Session 1: PSY533 Foundations of Clinical Psychology (8cp), PSY534 Clinical Psychopathology (8cp)
  • Session 2: PSY535 Adult Assessment (8cp), PSY536 Adult Interventions 1 (8cp), PSY545 Clinical Psychology Placement 1 (0cp)
• Year 2:
  • Session 1: PSY537 Child Assessment (8cp), PSY538 Child Interventions 1 (8cp)
  • Session 2: PSY539 Adult Interventions 2 (8cp), PSY540 Clinical Research Methods (8cp), PSY546 Clinical Psychology Placement 2 (0cp)
• Year 3:
  • Session 1: PSY541 Clinical Neuropsychology (8cp), PSY560 Masters Dissertation 1 (8cp)
  • Session 2: PSY561 Masters Dissertation 2 (8cp), PSY542 Child Interventions 2 (8cp), PSY547 Clinical Psychology Placement 3 (0cp)
• Year 4:
  • Session 1: PSY543 Clinical Health Psychology (8cp), PSY562 Masters Dissertation 3 (8cp)
  • Session 2: PSY544 Clinical Psychology in Practice (8cp), PSY563 Masters Dissertation 4 (8cp), PSY548 Clinical Psychology Placement 4 (0cp)

Full-time Progression

• Year 1:
  • Session 1: PSY533 Foundations of Clinical Psychology (8cp), PSY534 Clinical Psychopathology (8cp), PSY537 Child Assessment (8cp), PSY538 Child Interventions 1 (8cp), PSY545 Clinical Psychology Placement 1 (0cp)
  • Session 2: PSY535 Adult Assessment (8cp), PSY536 Adult Interventions 1 (8cp), PSY539 Adult Interventions 2 (8cp), PSY540 Clinical Research Methods (8cp), PSY546 Clinical Psychology Placement 2 (0cp)
• Year 2:
  • Session 1: PSY541 Clinical Neuropsychology (8cp), PSY543 Clinical Health Psychology (8cp), PSY560 Masters Dissertation 1 (8cp), PSY561 Masters Dissertation 2 (8cp)
  • Session 2: PSY542 Child Interventions 2 (8cp), PSY544 Clinical Psychology in Practice (8cp), PSY562 Masters Dissertation 3 (8cp), PSY563 Masters Dissertation 4 (8cp), PSY547 Clinical Psychology Placement 3 (0cp), PSY548 Clinical Psychology Placement 4 (0cp)

Residential Schools

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
• PSY540 Clinical Research Methods
• PSY541 Clinical Neuropsychology
• PSY542 Child Interventions 2
• PSY543 Clinical Health Psychology
• PSY544 Clinical Psychology in Practice
• PSY560 Masters Dissertation 1

Professional Accreditation

The Master of Clinical Psychology is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council as a fifth and sixth year course in psychology and is approved by the Psychology Board of Australia. It is also approved by the Australian Psychological Society for the purposes of eligibility for entry into the APS College of Clinical Psychologists.