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This intensive two-year full-time program provides essential professional training to become a qualified psychologist. You can focus your studies on counseling psychology, health psychology, or sport and exercise psychology.
Through this program, you'll master key professional skills such as counseling techniques, behavior modification strategies, and psychological evaluation methods. Additionally, you'll gain expertise in ethical considerations and professional guidelines for psychological practice.
The curriculum includes specialized advanced coursework in your selected field, a hands-on research project guided by experienced faculty, along with both specialized and general practical placements.
As part of your training, you'll complete 1,000 hours of supervised clinical work across diverse settings including healthcare facilities, government agencies, community organizations, and private practices.
An approved 4-year bachelor degree in psychology (I or IIA honours) or equivalent 4-year APAC-accredited program.
Applicants must be eligible for provisional or if applicable, full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
Applicants with non-Australian degrees must have their qualifications assessed by the APS.
English Proficiency
IELTS overall 7; reading 7; writing 7; speaking 7; listening 7. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL IBT - Overall 100, listening 25, reading 25, writing 27, speaking 23.
TOEFL PB - Overall 600, listening 59, reading 59, writing 64/6.
Pearsons - Overall 72, sub bands minimum 72.
CES - Overall 185, All sub bands minimum 185.
BEP and OET are not accepted.