MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY (Child and Family) - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY (Clinical) - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
M Psych (Child&Fam)/PhD
MPsych (Clinical)/PhD
320 credit points

Duration 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Available at Melbourne Campus Vic (St Patrick's)

This is a combined degree offered through the School of Psychology within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. It comprises postgraduate professional training within Clinical or Child and Family Psychology as well as a research Doctor of Philosophy.

Mode of Offering
The course will be offered on campus with lectures, tutorials and seminars. Practicums are carried out at the campus-based clinic and at external agencies.

Admission
Application forms are available from the Research Services website: www.acu.edu.au/research, or by email to Res.Cand@patrick.acu.edu.au

Apply directly to:
Research Services, Locked Bag 4115 Fitzroy Vic 3065
Telephone (+61 3) 9953 3154 Facsimile (+61 3) 9953 3315

Entry requirements:

• For direct entry, a First Class Honours degree in psychology,
• Interview.
• Two referees' reports, one professional/personal and one academic.
• For indirect entry, applicants with a Second Class Division A Honours or equivalent and whose performance in the Master of Psychology is at an appropriate level will be eligible to apply for a place in the combined degree following completion of the first year of the Master of Psychology.

Requirements for Completion of Award

Completion of 320cp from:

• 5 core units, 10 cp each, (50cp);
• 3 specialisation units, 10 cp each (30 cp)
• 4 practicum units, 10 cp each (40 cp);
• Thesis (200cp).

Course Structure

Core units

PSYC600 Clinical Assessment

PSYC601 Psychopathology

PSYC602 Research Methods in Psychology

PSYC604 Approaches to Counselling and Therapy

PSYC605 Interventions for Children, Youth and Families 1

Practicum units

PSYC613 Practicum A

PSYC614 Practicum B

PSYC708 Practicum F

PSYC709 Practicum G

Thesis units

PSYC616 Thesis - Part 1

HUMA710 Doctoral Thesis (Full-Time) (190cp)

HUMA711 Doctoral Thesis (Part-Time)

Specialisation units: Child and Family Stream

PSYC607 Current Issues in Lifespan Development

PSYC609 Interventions for Children, Youth and Families 2

PSYC620 Advanced Assessment and Intervention

Specialisation units: Clinical Stream

PSYC610 Adult Clinical Assessment

PSYC611 Clinical Interventions

PSYC619 Clinical Health Psychology

Further information regarding the professional training component may be obtained from the School of Psychology.

MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - ENROLMENT PATTERN

Students enrolled in the combined Master of Psychology/PhD undertake a common program with the exception of three specialized units which differ for the two streams as shown in the table below.

Child and Family Stream		Clinical Stream
PSYC607	Current Issues in Lifespan Development	PSYC610	Adult Clinical Assessment
PSYC609	Interventions for Children, Youth and Families	PSYC611	Clinical Interventions
PSYC620	Advanced Assessment and Intervention	PSYC619	Clinical Health Psychology

The combined program is shown below. The timing of enrolment in practicum units will be negotiated with students according to the nature of their research needs and progress within the four-year period of the degree.