Master of Professional Psychology

Minimum Entry Requirements (International students): A fourth year of psychology study from any course accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC), which may be a Graduate Diploma or Bachelor's honours degree, with at least a high credit (65%) average in fourth year psychology. These qualifications must have been completed within the last 10 years of the commencement date of further studies. Applicants with international qualifications will need to have their qualifications assessed by the PSYBA approved assessment organisation. In addition, applicants must provide evidence of demonstrated suitability for work as a professional psychologist determined by completion of a supplementary form and satisfactory referee reports (one academic and one professional), relevant voluntary or paid work experience, and an interview. English entry requirements (Level F): IELTS (Academic) 7.0 overall (Listening 7.0, Reading 7.0, Writing 6.5, Speaking 7.0) or PTE (Academic) 66 overall (Listening 66, Reading 66, Speaking 66, Writing 58) or TOEFL iBT 98 overall (Reading 24, Listening 24, Speaking 23, Writing 24) or Cambridge (C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency) 185 overall (Listening 185, Reading 185, Writing 176, Speaking 185). Extra requirements: mandatory provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) upon commencing the course and before undertaking professional experience, maintained throughout the course. The course requires off-campus professional experience activities with mandatory attendance for the clinical component of each applicable unit.

Graduates are prepared for a final year of supervised generalist practice under the '5 + 1 internship model', after which they progress to full general registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA), enabling practice as a professional psychologist across a range of settings in Australia.