Contacts
Academic Chair
Name:Andrew Lewis
Email:Andrew.Lewis@murdoch.edu.au
Structure
84 credit points
Major84 credit points
Required Units84 credit points
Admission requirements
Enrolment restrictions
All graduate courses are subject to restriction.
Special requirements
Graduate students must be registered from the start of their higher degree as a provisional psychologist. Within the first two weeks of commencing the program, the student must gain provisional registration with Psychology Board of Australia. As many agencies require all staff working with their clients or patients to have a police clearance, students are required to obtain a Federal police clearance (which will include WA clearance) if accepted into the course. Successful applicants also need to have a Working with Children Check before they begin work in the internal clinic. Clearly any agency will only be seeking information about behaviours that may place vulnerable clients at risk and will not be interested in any other type of behaviours. The student meets the cost of these clearances. Please note that some organisations providing professional placements require students to provide full immunisation records. Applicants must be in a position to provide these documents if required.
Entry requirements (onshore)
There are two modes of entry to the DPsych program.
1) For direct entry to the DPsych, applicants should hold a four year sequence of study in an APAC-accredited Psychology program with the equivalent of a 2A honours degree in Psychology. These students will commence the coursework component of the DPsych and complete the same units as students undertaking the Master of Applied Psychology (Clinical) for the first year of the program.
2) Students who complete the first year of the relevant Master of Applied Psychology and who average grades of Distinction in their core first year units may apply for transfer to the DPsych. Applicants for the DPsych are required to submit a synopsis of their intended research and the name of a supervisor on the staff of the University as part of their application.
Applicants will be required to present their research plans to a panel of Psychology staff prior to admission. Students permitted to transfer from the Master of Applied Psychology will be exempt from the units common to both degrees.
Applicants who hold the equivalent of the relevant Master of Applied Psychology can apply for entry and are to complete the balance of units in the DPsych. A maximum of 36 points of credit may be granted to those applicants who have completed equivalent coursework. In some circumstances, the degree may be undertaken on a part-time basis but requires attendance of on-campus seminars and, for parts of the course, full-day attendance on campus or at a practicum site.
English language requirements
English competence. International students demonstrating English competence via IELTS need a score of 7.0, with no individual band less than 7.0 in reading and writing and no band below 7.5 in speaking and listening.
Professional outcomes
Professional recognition
Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC), and approval by the relevant Colleges of the Australian Psychological Society (APS).