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ACU's Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) is a two-year postgraduate program that combines academic studies with hands-on training in assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and lifespan approaches, along with a research component. Graduates qualify for general psychologist registration and can pursue a two-year registrar program leading to PsyBA accreditation in Educational & Developmental psychology.
After finishing the program, graduates can register as general psychologists. With further supervised practice, they become eligible for specialized endorsement in educational and developmental psychology from the Psychology Board of Australia.
Program length - 2 years full-time
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites: 1.a. Bachelor degree with honours in accredited psychology course with minimum of IIA honours completed in the last 10 years; or
b. Bachelor degree with accredited four year major study in psychology completed in the last 10 years; or
2. a. Bachelor degree with accredited three year major study in psychology and satisfactory completion of an additional year of accredited study in psychology, or equivalent, with an overall mark equivalent to IIA Honours completed in the last 10 years; or
b. qualifications and experience assessed as equivalent by the selection committee; and
3.demonstrated suitability to undertake the course as evidenced by satisfactory:
a. academic referee report;
b. professional referee report; AND
for short-listed candidates, interview with the selection committee; and
4.be eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia as a conditional/provisional psychologist.
5.Overseas Degree must be assessed by the Australian Psychological Society
If the Bachelor degree was completed outside of Australia, applicants must seek an ‹Assessment of Overseas Qualifications› from the Australian Psychological Society (APS) to confirm that it is equivalent to an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited three-year sequence in psychology. Evidence of this must be submitted with the application.