24 monthsProgramme duration
59,270 AUDTuition Fee/year
FebStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Professional Psychology is an alternative pathway to your career as a professional psychologist, without needing an Honours degree.
The two-year program includes coursework on psychological assessment, interventions and professional skills; a group research project in the first year and practical placement experience in the second year. The Master of Professional Psychology is less research-intensive than Honours.
Employment Opportunities
Career opportunities
Graduates from the degree will be required to complete a 1 year internship and pass the National Psychology Examination before they can apply for full registration as a psychologist.
Fully registered Psychologists can work in private practice or diverse community, non-government and government settings.
Graduates will be eligible for Associate Membership of the Australian Psychological Society.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Psychology
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Professional Psychology is an alternative pathway to your career as a professional psychologist, without needing an Honours degree.
The two-year program includes coursework on psychological assessment, interventions and professional skills; a group research project in the first year and practical placement experience in the second year. The Master of Professional Psychology is less research-intensive than Honours.
Employment Opportunities
Career opportunities
Graduates from the degree will be required to complete a 1 year internship and pass the National Psychology Examination before they can apply for full registration as a psychologist.
Fully registered Psychologists can work in private practice or diverse community, non-government and government settings.
Graduates will be eligible for Associate Membership of the Australian Psychological Society.
Admission Requirements
Where ranking of applications is required, the ANU selection rank calculated from your qualifications will be used.
Completion of an Australian bachelor degree or international equivalent with an APAC accredited sequence of courses in Psychology with a GPA of at least 5.00/7.00.
- IELTS Academic [excluding One Skill Retake and IELTS Online]
All IELTS results must be completed at an IELTS testing centre, online test results are not accepted.
The requirement of a minimum of 7.0 in each component can be met across two test sittings in a six month period, on condition that: The overall score is 7.0 on both tests; and There are no scores less than 6.5 in either test. - TOEFL iBT [excluding Paper Edition and Home Edition]
All of the following: Overall score: 100, Reading: 24, Writing: 27, Listening: 24, Speaking: 23
The TOEFL institutional code for the ANU is 0506. Applicants may use this code to report their TOEFL results to the university.
Note: The requirement of the minimum in each component can be met across two test sittings in a six month period, on condition that: The overall score is 100 on both tests; and There are no scores less than 24 in Writing, and 20 in Speaking and Listening, and 19 in Reading in either test. - PTE Academic [excluding PTE Academic Online]
All of the following: Overall score: 70, Communicative Skills: Reading: 65, Writing: 65, Listening: 65, Speaking: 65
Note: The requirement of the minimum of 65 in each component can be met across two test sittings in a six month period, on condition that: The overall score is 75 on both tests; andThere are no scores less than 58 in either test.
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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