Master of Clinical Psychology
Master of Clinical Psychology
There is a strong demand for clinical psychology graduates in government and the not-for-profit and private sectors. This Masters course will prepare you for professional practice in clinical psychology, especially for the assessment and treatment of psychological disorders. You’ll learn skills for working with clients across the lifespan, including infants…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
There is a strong demand for clinical psychology graduates in government and the not-for-profit and private sectors.
This Masters course will prepare you for professional practice in clinical psychology, especially for the assessment and treatment of psychological disorders.
You’ll learn skills for working with clients across the lifespan, including infants and families, children, adolescents and adults, groups and couples and people from different cultural and diversity groups.
We’ll also help you find your own professional identity as a psychologist by providing teaching across a broad range of therapeutic approaches.
As a student, you’ll begin with your first placement at the ECU Psychological Services Centre in Wanneroo. We’re one of the few Australian universities that boasts a training clinic located in the community, rather than on a university campus. We also have industry connections with clinical psychologists across Perth in a variety of government organisations, including hospitals, community mental health services, private practices and other organisations that help us provide valuable and enriching placement opportunities for our students.
Course learning outcomes
Critically examine and apply a complex body of psychological knowledge and evidence-based psychological interventions to clinical psychological practice.
Apply technical proficiency in the assessment of and interventions for disorder and functioning that operate within the professional boundaries set by ethical and legal requirements for Clinical Psychology.
Apply communication, collaboration and culturally responsive skills to all aspects of working as a Clinical Psychologist.
Apply self-management, creative and reflective skills with independence to critique and advance clinical psychology practice by conducting a substantial clinical psychology research project and engaging in self-reflective practice.
Career Opportunities
Graduates are eligible to work as clinical psychologists in government agencies (including the Health Department of Western Australia, Department for Child Protection, Department for Corrective Services, and Disability Services Commission) and in the non-government sector.
Possible future job titles
Clinical Psychologist
REQUIREMENTS
Academic admission requirements (Band 7) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
Bachelor Honours degree in a cognate discipline; or
Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.
English competency requirements:
IELTS Academic: overall minimum score of 7.0 (no individual band less than 6.5)
TOEFL iBT: TOEFL iBT: 84 (with no score below 17)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 573, including Test of Written English of 5.0 or better. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years)
Pearson Test of English (PTE): PTE Academic 58, with no score less than 50 for postgraduate standard entry courses. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a large, multi-campus institution serving communities in Western Australia and internationally.ECU was awarded university status in 1991, but despite its relative youth, the University has a proud history of more than a century of service to education in Western Australia and is recognised for its teaching and learning, excellence in research, and partnerships with the community.We have more than 23,300 students, including around 18,500 undergraduates and 4,800 postgraduates. Approximately 3,600 international students attend the University, originating from 104 countries.We are a progressive University with courses developed through ongoing industry input, and employing lecturers who engage fully with their students. We’re a university that knows while knowledge is important, understanding comes from experience –experience that enables you to adapt what you’ve learned to whatever opportunities come your way. Because that’s when you do more than just survive in this world. You thrive in it.
