Master of Psychology (Clinical)

The Master of Psychology (Clinical) degree at ACU is a two year postgraduate course consisting of academic coursework, practical training in assessment, diagnosis and intervention, and completion of a research project. Successful completion of the course allows registration as a general psychologist and upon completion of an additional period of supervised practice, for area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology with The Psychology Board of Australia.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites: 1.i. a Bachelor degree with honours in accredited psychology course with minimum of IIA honours completed in the last 10 years; or

ii. a Bachelor degree with accredited four year major study in psychology completed in the last 10 years;

2. i. 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, with an overall mark equivalent to IIA Honours; or

ii. qualifications and experience assessed as equivalent by the selection committee; and

3.demonstrated suitability to undertake the course as evidenced by satisfactory:

i. academic referee report;

ii. professional referee report; AND

for short-listed candidates, interview with the selection committee; and

4. be eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia as a conditional/provisional psychologist.

If the Bachelor degree was completed outside of Australia, applicants must seek an ‘Assessment of Overseas Qualifications’ from the Australian Psychological Society (APS) to confirm that it is equivalent to an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited three-year sequence in psychology. Evidence of this must be submitted with the application.

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - 7.0 overall score (with a minimum score of 7.0 in all bands)
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) - 65
• Test of English as a Foreign Language - Academic (TOEFL) - 94 (Writing - 27, Reading - 24, Speaking - 23, Listening - 24)
• ACU English Language Test - A
• Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) - 185