Master of Professional Psychology 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Western Sydney University |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 251-300QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

37,280 AUDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

PsychologyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Ranked in the world’s Top 150 for Psychology (QS World University Rankings), Western can give you the professional skills you need to make a real difference in the field of psychology. If you’re a fourth-year Psychology graduate, the Master of Professional Psychology gives you a fifth year of training under the 'five plus one' model, as recommended by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA). You’ll be trained in the key areas of ethics, psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions. Emerge with an APAC-accredited qualification and 50 per cent of the requirements towards registration as a general psychologist. To obtain full registration, you will need to organise additional supervised placement hours. To meet the need for forensically oriented psychologists in the field, this degree also addresses psychological practice within the forensic psychology domain.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Ranked in the world’s Top 150 for Psychology (QS World University Rankings), Western can give you the professional skills you need to make a real difference in the field of psychology. If you’re a fourth-year Psychology graduate, the Master of Professional Psychology gives you a fifth year of training under the 'five plus one' model, as recommended by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA). You’ll be trained in the key areas of ethics, psychological assessment and therapeutic interventions. Emerge with an APAC-accredited qualification and 50 per cent of the requirements towards registration as a general psychologist. To obtain full registration, you will need to organise additional supervised placement hours. To meet the need for forensically oriented psychologists in the field, this degree also addresses psychological practice within the forensic psychology domain.

Admission Requirements

100+
7+
5+
185+
65+

- Applicants will be subject to competitive selection based on academic excellence and capability for practitioner competence evaluated by interview, external referees’ reports, and consideration of relevant professional experience

Applicants must:

  • Hold an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited four-year undergraduate Psychology degree or equivalent
  • Be eligible for provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia
  • Arrange for completion and submission of referees reports via the HODSPA reference request system
  • Attend an interview, by invitation, with the School of Social Sciences and Psychology.

- To be considered for admission an indicative academic achievement based on entry in previous years is a grade point average of 5 or higher (with Year 1 to 3 weighted 50% and Year 4 weighted 50%)

1 Year
Jan-2000

Tuition fees

Domestic
31,280 AUD
International
37,280 AUD

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