MPsych(Ed&Dev)

Credit points

160

Minimum duration

Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Maximum duration: 5 years.

Approved locations

  • Melbourne

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

a.

i. a Bachelor degree with honours in an accredited psychology course with minimum of IIA Honours completed in the last 10 years; OR

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

OR

b.

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 completed in the last 10 years;

OR

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

AND

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

i. academic referee report;

ii. professional referee report; AND

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

AND

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

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2024 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 60 cp from Specified Units (Part A);
  2. 40 cp from Practicum Units (Part B);
  3. 30 cp from Thesis Units (Part C); and
  4. 30 cp from Specialisation Units (Part D).

Maximum periods

The maximum duration of candidature will be not more than 5 years part-time from the commencement of enrolment.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • PSYC621Professional Practice in Psychology10 CP
  • PSYC622Practicum Skills10 CP
  • PSYC623Psychopathology10 CP
  • PSYC624Evidence-Based Practice for Psychologists10 CP
  • PSYC630Psychological Assessment10 CP
  • PSYC638Therapeutic Skills10 CP

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

  • PSYC643Applied Developmental Psychology10 CP
  • PSYC644Applied Educational Psychology10 CP
  • PSYC645Learning Difficulties: Assessment and Intervention10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1 - Full-time

  • Specified UnitsPSYC621Professional Practice in Psychology10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPSYC638Therapeutic Skills10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPSYC630Psychological Assessment10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPSYC622Practicum Skills10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPSYC623Psychopathology

    (Pre: PSYC621 & PSYC630) 

    10 cp
  • Specialisation Units - Educational and Developmental StreamPSYC645Learning Difficulties: Assessment and Intervention

    (Pre: PSYC621 & PSYC630) 

    10 cp
  • Practicum UnitsPSYC613Practicum A

    (Pre: PSYC621 & PSYC622 & PSYC630 & PSYC638)

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPSYC624Evidence-Based Practice for Psychologists10 cp

All units are delivered in campus attendance mode, unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit.

Commencing Semester 1 - Part-time (3 years)

All units are delivered in campus attendance mode, unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit.

Commencing Semester 1 - Part-time (4 years)

All units are delivered in campus attendance mode, unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit.

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