The Master in Clinical Psychology program is designed for four year graduates who have completed an accredited four year program in psychology and who wish to complete an accredited Master in Clinical Psychology program at the year 5 - 6 level.  Graduates are eligible for the purpose of registering as a psychologist in an Australian State or Territory.  In the program, students will undertake 96 units of credit (12 courses each 6 units of credit per course reflecting taught and practical components; 2 courses each 12 units of credit per course reflecting the thesis requirement) to satisfy the requirements of the award.  Specifically, students will complete advanced taught, practical and research training in clinical psychology.  As part of their training, they will acquire knowledge, practice and research skills reflecting advanced training in clinical psychology.  Additional specialist training in select areas including crisis management/post-traumatic stress disorder, problems of children and families, including anxiety disorders and disruptive disorders, or others may be additionally offered.  Specialist areas offered will be through material embedded in coursework, practical placements and thesis research topics.

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 14 compulsory courses.

As this is a professionally accredited program leading to registration as a psychologist, students may only:

1.  defer their study for period of 2 terms (part-time) during their enrolment in the program with the approval of the Program Coordinator;

2.  enrol twice in PSYC22003 Thesis I *; and

3.  fail and repeat only one of the coursework components.  A fail within a course includes withdrawal fail, WF and absent fail, AF.

Students enrolled in the Thesis I course, who withdraw after the census date, or who do not successfully complete the requirements will be automatically withdrawn from the Thesis II course.

* As noted in point 2 above, such students would have one further opportunity to successfully complete Thesis I course.  Students may withdraw from Thesis II course with the approval of their supervisor and the Program Coordinator.  These students must re-enrol in Thesis II the subsequent academic year term 2 in order to complete the original project proposed in PSYC22004 Thesis II without academic penalty.

Students who do not meet the above criteria will be withdrawn from the program.

Computing requirements

It is a requirement of enrolment in the program that all students have access to the CQU website via the Internet.  Students will be expected to undertake various components of study in the program using email and the Internet.