International students must have:
Minimum English Language Requirements
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Academic IELTS minimum overall band of 7.0 with no individual band below 7 (completed in the past two years), or
Pearson Test of English (PTE): Academic PTE score of 66 (completed in the past two years).
English language competency that meets the requirements outlined in the Psychology Board of Australia ‘English language skills registration standards’.
If an alternative to IELTS or PTE is being supplied as part of the application, please read more information on English Language Test Equivalency.
International students: Please note that as part of the registration requirements for the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) you must meet the AHPRA ‘English language skills registration standards’. These standards require the demonstration of English language competency in one of a number of specified equivalent ways. For more information, read the PBA Registration Standards.
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by ACAP as equivalent to Australian qualifications.
You’re ready to make your mark and help change people’s lives for the better. Our Master of Professional Psychology continues your deep understanding of human behaviour, and is the fifth year of the six years' professional training required for general registration as a psychologist in Australia.
You can then complete a one-year Psychology Board of Australia approved internship or the Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychological Practice to have the fifth and sixth years of training required for general registration as a psychologist.
This course is conditionally accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). The accrediting body may have additional requirements to meet professional accreditation standards. For more information visit apac.au.
This course has been accredited by ACAP under its self-accrediting authority.
The Master of Professional Psychology course is comprised of 9 units, which are level 500 units. To find out unit delivery information view the relevant Yearly Planner.
The course duration is 1 year full time or up to 3 years part time. For more information on the recommended course sequence click here.
Once you graduate from the Master of Professional Psychology, you will open doors to a range of possible career opportunities. Listed below are a few typical roles you could consider.
*Following completion of registrar period under supervision
OSHC: 700 AUD per year
