The Master of Professional Psychology is a 36-unit program offered by the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work.
To be eligible for admission applicants must:
Selected eligible applicants with be invited to attend an interview. Applicants will be shortlisted for interview based on their Academic record, relevant clinical skills and experience and referee reports. Selection for a place in the course will be based on interview performance and the overall application.
On completion of the course, graduates will be required to complete an approved one year internship of supervised practice to be eligible for general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
The Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
The Master of Professional Psychology aims to fulfil the requirements for the fifth year of the 5 + 1 pathway to general psychology registration. The program aims to equip graduates with skills required to progress to an approved one-year internship through coursework, research skills development and practical placements.
The requirements are made explicit by the Psychology Board of Australia and the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.
On completion of this course students will be able to:
To qualify for the Master of Professional Psychology, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the Program of Study below. Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year and other options may be offered.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or in more than one topic may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purpose of the University’s Policy on Student Progress.
Except with the permission of the Dean (Education), the program must be completed within four consecutive semesters.
36 units comprising:
PSYC9210 Foundations in Psychological Practice (4.5 units)
PSYC9213 Evidence Based Interventions (4.5 units)
PSYC9212 Assessment Across the Lifespan (4.5 units)
PSYC9211 Applied Research for Practitioners (4.5 units)
PSYC9214 Psychological Practice Across Diverse Groups and Contexts (9 units)
PSYC9215 Professional Practicum (9 units)
Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.
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