D6008 Master of Professional Psychology

Monash Level D, that is:  IELTS (Academic): 7.0 overall (no band lower than 7.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic):  score of 65 overall with no band lower than 65; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score 98 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 27, Listening: 24, Reading: 24 and Speaking: 23

A minimum six-year sequence of education and training in psychology is required for you to become eligible for general registration as a psychologist in Australia. Registration requirements are determined by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA), consistent with the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme. You can read more about the pathways to registration on the Australian Psychological Society (APS) website.

This course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and meets the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) requirements for a generalist fifth year in psychology.

If you are a successful course applicant, you must apply and obtain provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia before commencing your study and maintain registration throughout your period of enrolment.

If you are a graduate of the course, you will be eligible to undertake a Psychology Board of Australia approved one-year internship in a setting of your choice.

The Psychology Board of Australia requires applicants for general registration who have completed the 5+1 internship pathway to sit the national psychology examination.

On successful completion of a Psychology Board of Australia approved one-year internship and successful completion of the national psychology examination, as a graduate, you will be eligible for full membership of the Australian Psychological Society.

This course prepares selected psychology graduates for general registration as a psychologist in a range of settings in Australia. On completion of the course, you will have acquired the necessary psychotherapeutic and assessment skills and professional knowledge to undertake a final year of supervised practice in the field and obtain general registration under the '5 + 1 internship model' for registration.

The course will develop you as an independent professional with a commitment to applying the theoretical, research, assessment and therapeutic skills involved in psychology. It will develop your ability to think critically, reflexively and analytically about the processes involved in psychology. Guided by sound ethical principles, the competencies required to practise as a psychologist are developed through your collaborative participation in coursework, workshops, professional development and professional experience activities under the supervision of experienced practitioners. This course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as a generalist fifth year of study (APAC Level 3).