Master of Clinical Psychology - Advanced Entry

Overview

• Have you completed a postgraduate Psychology Masters (coursework) degree, or held General Registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia for a minimum of 12 months? This degree allows you to fast-track your studies and training in Clinical Psychology, with a focus on psychological assessment and clinical intervention.
• The first qualification of its kind in Australia, the Master of Clinical Psychology - Advanced Entry gives you the opportunity, as a registered psychologist, to return to study to gain a Master of Clinical Psychology qualification in just 1 year.
• All coursework courses are offered via a combination of online workshops and mandatory mid-week residential schools held on-campus at UniSQ Toowoomba.

Starting your study in 2023? UniSQ will be delivering flexible new ways of teaching, with different calendar offerings, making the balance of study and life easier. Read more in our new academic calendar FAQs for postgraduate psychology.

Professional accreditation

The Master of Clinical Psychology - Advanced Entry is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as a sixth-year program in psychology.

Graduates can apply for:

• general registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia
• an area of practice endorsement in Clinical Psychology clinical endorsement with the Psychology Board of Australia, after completion of the Clinical Psychology Registrar program
• full membership to the Australian Psychological Society (APS) after graduation
• admission to the APS College of Clinical Psychology, after completion of the Clinical Psychology Registrar program practice.

Career outcomes

• Graduates of this degree can work as a fully registered General Psychologist in the public and private sectors, and as a Clinical Psychologist following completion of the Clinical Psychology registrar program.

Degree structure

To complete this degree students must complete 8 units. Most courses (similar to 'subjects') are valued at 1 unit. To study full-time you would usually complete 4 units per semester.

Courses to be studied Units Coursework courses 6 Practicum courses 2 Total 8

All coursework courses are offered via a combination of online workshops and mandatory mid-week residential schools held on-campus at UniSQ Toowoomba.

You will be required to accrue a minimum of 750 hours of practicum experience plus at least 50 hours of supervision from a registered psychologist who is accredited as a board-approved supervisor with the Psychology Board of Australia.

Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for courses to be studied and recommended enrolment patterns.

Clinical experience

As part of the degree, you will complete clinical experience during practicum courses, where you will further develop your knowledge and skills in provision of psychological assessment and intervention to clients under supervision of a board-approved psychology supervisor.

All students are required to meet the professional requirements of clinical psychology practice within the degree.

It is a mandatory requirement for all Master of Clinical Psychology - Advanced Entry students to be registered as Provisional Psychologists or General Psychologists with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

How to apply

Complete your online application directly to UniSQ.

Apply direct to UniSQ

Closing dates:

• Applications for 2024 are now open.

Further information

Discover further information on applying to study at UniSQ that is relevant to you. Remember, from 2023 UniSQ will be delivering a new flexible way of teaching this degree. Read more in our new academic calendar FAQs.