Our Master of Professional Psychology provides our students with high quality education and training that advances our commitment to serve the needs of our community through the development of future psychologists.
The collective qualifications and experience of the clinical teaching team means that provisionally registered psychologists are provided with exceptional levels of support and training to prepare them for their internship. With our vast professional partnerships, we are committed to securing you a valuable and rewarding placement. This may be with one of specialist clinics or with external organisations.
Professional accreditation
This is a one year fully accredited program by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council. Students who complete this degree will be eligible for provisional psychologist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and will be eligible to commence their Internship.
Your career
The Master of Professional Psychology provides you with one year of the two-year registration process for psychologists. Once you have completed your second year and become fully registered, you’ll be ready to make a real difference to people’s lives in:
Hospitals and other mental health services
Education, including school counsellors
Family and community-based services
Private practice
NGOs and not-for-profits
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
March 2025
Penrith Campus
Second Avenue,
KINGSWOOD,
New South Wales,
2747, SYDNEY, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
March 2025
Penrith (Kingswood) Campus
Second Avenue,
Kingswood,
New South Wales,
2747, Australia
Places will be offered to qualified applicants based on academic merit and interview performance according to the following admission criteria.
Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited four-year undergraduate Psychology degree within the last 10 years, with an indicative academic achievement, based on entry in previous years, of a grade point average of 5.0 or higher (counting Year 2 to 3 as 50% and Year 4 as 50%).
English Language Requirements:
IELTS: 7.0 overall score, minimum 7.0 in each subtest; TOEFL internet-based score: Total score 100; Writing 27, listening and reading 24 and speaking 23; Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 65 overall; minimum 65 in each of the four skills Writing, Speaking, Listening and Reading in one sitting.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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