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Master of Clinical Psychology
Master of Clinical Psychology

Master of Clinical Psychology

  • ID:GU610188
  • Level:Master's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

The postgraduate programs in Clinical Psychology are highly competitive and there are many more applicants than places available. Therefore, at Griffith there is a highly structured application process. Admission to all Clinical Psychology programs is restricted to students who are registered Psychologists or who are eligible for provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. The application process involves three stages.

Stage 1: The application

All applicants are required to demonstrate their capability for training in Clinical Psychology as follows:

  • Academic Achievement/Intellectual Ability: Applicants must have completed a program in Psychology extending over four years and accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). Preference is given to applicants who have completed an Honours degree in Psychology which involves an individual research project awarded at the level of a First or Second Class Division A. It is highly desirable that applicants will have completed courses or units that are relevant to Clinical Psychology (for example, Abnormal Psychology, Counselling Psychology or Heath Psychology). The Grade Point Average in the undergraduate degree, fourth year and relevant courses will be taken into account.

  • Interpersonal and Counselling Capability: Given the interpersonal sensitivity and awareness required for effective clinical practice, successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills. Furthermore, in order for the program to build on a reasonably advanced applied skill baseline, successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate at least a basic level of competence in the counselling context, evidence of warmth and empathic responding and an openness to a range of approaches. This may be demonstrated by evidence of previous counselling training and relevant volunteer or work experience.

  • Personal Statement: For assistance with this statement, see the Position description for a Clinical Psychology trainee and the Self-assessment / Colleague-assessment checklists.

  • Support from Referees: Two referee reports are required - one from an academic who knows your work well and a second from a professional referee who can attest to your interpersonal and counselling capabilities. See below for the Australian Psychology Postgraduate Program Reference Request System process.

Stage 2: The interview

Please note that, given the competitive nature of this program, only those applicants who have been evaluated by a panel of the clinical team as having demonstrated their suitability for training in clinical psychology (according to the above criteria and ranked sufficiently high enough relative to others) will be shortlisted for an interview.

The interview itself consists of a multi-station assessment process. Applicants are required to attend a face-to-face session that takes around half a day to complete. Applicants will be required to demonstrate sound interpersonal and emotion management skills as they respond to the various tasks at each station. Tasks include, for example, responding to an ethical dilemma, roleplaying an interview, roleplaying a supervision session, discussing research, responding to questions relating to their own reasons for applying for training in clinical psychology and a written task.

Applicants are assessed by a panel of clinical program staff in the multi-station interview process. Applicants will be ranked according to their performance at each station and those ranked highly enough will be offered a place in the program.

Stage 3: The offer

First round offers will be made by mid-November to applicants who are ranked at a sufficiently high level. A waitlist of applicants will be retained as second and third round offers may be made as late as January. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised as soon as is practically possible.

Note: Applicants are not permitted to defer an offer into the Master of Clinical Psychology program. If an applicant is unable to accept an offer, then they must re-apply for entry in the following year.

English Requirements

  • A minimum overall band score of 7.0 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 7.0

  •  English test results must be no more than two years old.

Course Information

This degree will prepare you for a career as a Clinical Psychologist. You will learn how to undertake psychological assessments, develop case conceptualisations, implement and evaluate interventions, apply research methodologies and engage in ethical professional practice.

The program has been designed to meet the requirements for eligibility for full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and entry to the Registrar program for the area of practice endorsement in clinical psychology. Completion of the degree also meets the requirements for associate membership of the Australian Psychological Society's College of Clinical Psychologists.

CRICOS CODE: 019491J

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Year 1

Students must complete the following courses:

  • Professional Practice 1A - 7150PSY_Y1
  • Assessment, Diagnosis and Formulation - 7151PSY
  • Lifespan Psychopathology and Therapy 1 - 7152PSY
  • Practicum 1 - 8181PSY
  • Research Project 1 - 7157PSY_P1
  • Professional Practice 1B - 7150PSY_Y2
  • Lifespan Psychopathology and Therapy 2 - 7153PSY
  • Advanced Research Methods - 7415PSY
  • Research Project 2 - 7157PSY_P2
  • Practicum 2A - 8180PSY_P1
  • Practicum 2B - 8180PSY_P2

Year 2

Students must complete the following courses:

  • Professional Practice 2A - 7154PSY_Y1
  • Advanced Clinical Psychology Process and Therapy A - 7155PSY_Y1
  • Health, Disability and Neuropsychology A - 7156PSY_Y1
  • Research Project 3 - 7157PSY_P3
  • Practicum 3 - 8183PSY
  • Professional Practice 2B - 7154PSY_Y2
  • Advanced Clinical Psychology Process and Therapy B - 7155PSY_Y2
  • Health, Disability and Neuropsychology B - 7156PSY_Y2
  • Research Project 4 - 7157PSY_P4
  • Practicum 4 - 8184PSY
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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

You will be prepared for work in government organisations such as Queensland Health and in child and youth mental health services, education services, corrections, health psychology as well as non-government agencies, private hospitals and general practitioner practices. In addition the training in clinical psychology also prepares graduates for entering private practice.

You may seek to further your qualifications by enrolling in a higher degree by research in order to follow a research-related career path.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

OSHC: 609 ($) AUD per year

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