Master of Professional Psychology (MC-PROPSYC) // Course structure

Course structure

This course consists of coursework, placement and a minor research thesis (6,000 words).

The coursework component consists of 13 classroom-based subjects (some with online component) taken over the two years of the course. These subjects provide students with a comprehensive foundation in professional psychology theory and practice, that is essential to all aspects of psychology practice. This includes fundamental skills in assessment and counselling, ethics, adult and child psychopathology and basic intervention skills and includes the capstone experience of the course.

Students will also complete 300 hours of practical placement over the duration of the course. This will provide an opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge gained through the coursework subjects to the clinical practice environment. The placement experience will constitute a mix of simulation, role-play and direct client work, giving students the opportunity to consolidate their specialist training and apply the knowledge gained in the course to real world scenarios.

The research thesis provides students the opportunity to explore a question that is relevant to contemporary psychological practice. All subjects are compulsory and satisfactory achievement of subjects in the first year of the course is required prior to progression to the second year.

Students enrolled in the Master of Professional Psychology may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Professional Psychology after successfully completing the first 100 CP of the Masters.

Subject options

All subjects are compulsory and must be taken in sequence as the knowledge gained in one group of subjects will enable satisfactory completion of the next group of subjects.

The Master of Professional Psychology requires the successful completion of 200 credit points.

Year 1

Year 2

Last updated: 27 February 2025