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Professional accreditation

Graduates may apply for:

• general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia graduation

• Clinical Psychology endorsement with the Psychology Board of Australia after a period of supervised practice

• full membership to the Australian Psychological Society after graduation

• admission to the College of Clinical Psychology of the Australian Psychological Society after a period of supervised practice.

Program aims

On completion of the program graduates will be able to:

• apply for positions which require a higher degree in Clinical Psychology

• take an active role in theoretical and practical developments in clinical psychology

• contribute to the overall development of the discipline of Psychology.

Program objectives

Successful completion of the program graduates will be able to demonstrate:

1. a high level knowledge and practice in professional ethics

2. advanced level skills in individual and group clinical intervention

3. a high level clinical intervention skills within a range of community agencies

4. a comprehensive knowledge base and a critical understanding evidence based practice of clinical psychology

5. diagnostic interview skills in complex clinical presentations

6. a critical understanding and competence in the principles and practice of clinical assessment, diagnosis and case formulation

7. high level skills in psychological testing and test data interpretation

8. implementation of health intervention that integrates current research with best practice

9. expert level research skills in data analysis interpretation and presentation in a theoretical framework.

Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 10. Graduates at this level will have systematic and critical understanding of a complex field of learning and specialised research skills for the advancement of learning and/or for professional practice.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission applicants must have completed all courses in the first year of the MPCL program (or other APAC accredited program) with a GPA of 6.0 or higher and submit a thesis proposal.

Domestic and International Applicants from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy .

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a ¾«¶«´«Ã½app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, Applicants may be admitted to an Award Program.

Program fees

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Research training scheme (RTS)

Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and New Zealand citizens commencing a higher degree research program may have their tuition fees paid for by the Australian Federal Government under the Research Training Scheme (RTS). A RTS place entitles a student to a maximum period of 4 years full-time fees or 8 years part-time fees on tuition fees for a Doctorate program and 2 years full-time fees or 4 years part-time fees for Masters by Research programs. As part of the enrolment process students are required to submit proof of citizenship and transcripts of all previous academic study. It is with this documentation that USQ can determine eligibility for RTS. Students who are eligible for RTS are:

• those who have not consumed a full RTS allocation previously;

• those who have already utilised RTS to successfully completed a research program. Once a student completes a higher degree research program full entitlements of RTS are restored.

If a student's RTS entitlement expires before they have completed their program they will be required to pay full tuition fees. As there may be limited RTS places available, some students may be required to pay fees for all or part of their program. The Office of Research Graduate Studies will advise students of their eligibility for an RTS place.

Program structure

The program is designed for full-time attendance in the on-campus mode in the first year of study. The program contains 32 units of study comprising of 7 units of coursework, 22 research based (including a 4-unit thesis, Projects A and B, Advanced Research Techniques, and Clinical Psychology Practicum Case Studies) and 4 units of practica. Please note that is considered both practica and research. Once the first 8 units have been passed (full time) there may be some flexibility to negotiate a part time enrolment pattern for the remaining courses.

Lectures for the coursework component of this program are given in full day workshops from one to two day duration over the semester. These workshops are normally held on weekdays.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 8 years to complete this program.

IT requirements

Students should visit the USQ to check that their computers are capable of running the appropriate software and versions of Internet web browsers and to check the minimum and recommended standards for software.

Recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.