Master of Clinical Psychology

Master of Clinical Psychology

Master degree
24 months
Application deadlines: No deadline
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: A$80
Full-time
Intakes: February 18
International tuition: A$36,200
Domestic tuition: A$31,600

Program overview

During your clinical placement practicum, you'll perform clinic intake assessments and conduct case work with clients including face-to-face assessment and intervention with adults and children. During your program you'll be required to work on a thesis, addressing a research question relevant to the field of clinical psychology. Working collaboratively with your research supervisor, you'll develop a research proposal and obtain ethics approval. There is potential to enrol in PhD research in the second year of the course. As a graduate, you'll be equipped with the relevant skills and knowledge to work with adults and children in a range of clinical settings (such as community health centres, schools, hospitals, prisons, applied research facilities, and private practice).

Study options

Study options
This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • IELTS
Academic entry requirement You should have at least a B grade average (70 per cent or above) in an Australian Bachelor's degree with a major in psychology, or approved international equivalent as assessed by the Australian Psychological Society (APS). You must have completed a fourth year in psychology including a major thesis component with at least a high B grade average (75 per cent or above) or approved international equivalent as assessed by the APS. You also need experience in voluntary work, or work related to psychology, two academic referee reports and two professional referee reports. Please access this link to request referee reports: - www.psychologyreference.org. English language requirement IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 with no individual band score less than 7.0.

Career opportunities

This degree will provide you with the training required to apply for general registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) and to commence specialist registrar training towards clinical psychologist endorsement with the PsyBA. Clinical psychologists are equipped to work with children, adolescents and adults in a range of clinical settings including schools, hospitals, prisons, consulting firms, market research companies, academic and applied research facilities, and private practice.

Campus location

Melbourne , Australia