Master of Professional Psychology
Master of Professional Psychology
Overview Take the next step to become a registered psychologist with UniSQ’s Master of Professional Psychology. Have you have already completed a four-year psychology degree and want to achieve general registration? Our Master of Professional Psychology, plus one year of full-time supervised practice, will qualify you for a career as…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
Take the next step to become a registered psychologist with UniSQ’s Master of Professional Psychology.
Have you have already completed a four-year psychology degree and want to achieve general registration? Our Master of Professional Psychology, plus one year of full-time supervised practice, will qualify you for a career as a Psychologist.
Your professional psychology masters and practical experience will prepare you to provide psychological assessment and intervention strategies in a variety of different settings.
Work under the supervision of Counsellors or Clinical Psychologist during your internship at the UniSQ Psychology and Counselling clinics based in Toowoomba or Ipswich.
Further study
Graduates seeking to specialise as a clinical psychologist can apply to articulate into the Master of Clinical Psychology.
Professional accreditation
The Master of Professional Psychology has received accreditation with conditions from the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as a fifth-year program in Psychology.
Upon completion of your Master of Professional Psychology degree and a further one year of full-time supervised practice, you will be able to apply for general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Graduates will also be able to apply for full membership with the Australian Psychological Society after a period of supervised practice.
Career outcomes
As a graduate, you will be able to find employment as a general psychologist in a variety of public health and community services, as well as private practice.
REQUIREMENTS
- Completed an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)-accredited four-year bachelor degree (Honours AQF Level 8).
- Hold, or be eligible for, immediate Provisional Registration or General Registration from the Psychology Board of Australia.
- Provide two satisfactory referee reports1 and a report to address the selection criteria (PDF 514KB) indicating your abilities to successfully undertake the professional and research components of the program.
- Provide a CV of your work and study history.
- Provide an academic transcript demonstrating strong academic performance.
- Be assessed in a face-to-face interview with a panel of school staff.
IELTS (Academic only) – a minimum of IELTS 7.0 or equivalent.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.1 QS Stars World University Rankings, 20242 Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 20243 Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 20244 QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022
