Master of Clinical Psychology (PY18)

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Course Details

Course duration (full-time):	2 years
Course duration (part-time):	Domestic: 4 years
Total credit points:	192
Standard credit points/full-time semester:	48
Standard credit points/part-time semester:	24
Course coordinator:	Assoc Prof Zoe Hazelwood; z.hazelwood@qut.edu.au; +61 7 3138 0592
Discipline coordinator:	AskQUT
Course contact:	+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:	Kelvin Grove
CRICOS code:	052769J
Faculty:	Faculty of Health

Scholarships

Equity scholarships scheme

Professional recognition

The course meets the requirements for accreditation by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and the Australian Psychological Society College of Clinical Psychologists. Graduates meet the requirements for registration by the Psychology Board of Australia.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) requires that graduates demonstrate English language skills at IELTS level 7 or equivalent before being considered for professional registration. For further information visit the AHPRA website.

Please refer to the Psychology Board of Australia website for additional information on the Board's Registration Standards.

Registration

All students seeking registration with the Psychology Board of Australia as a registered psychologist will be required to register as a psychologist with probationary conditions for the duration of the program. Students should apply to the Board as soon as possible to ensure that registration is completed prior to commencement of the program.

Please refer to the Psychology Board of Australia website for information on the Board's Registration Standards.

Study costs

Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

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Course Structures

Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Full Time

Year 1 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN025	Psychological Interventions	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Corequisites: PYN035 Registration with provisional conditions or full registration with AHPRA is required.
PYN027	Advanced Psychological Assessment	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
PYN028	Psychopathology and Treatment	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Corequisites: PYN027
PYN035 Equivalents: PYN631	Supervised Psychology Practicum: Internship 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN027. PYN027 can be studied in the same semester as PYN035 Corequisites: PYN025 Provisional or full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia is required.

Year 1 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN030 Equivalents: PYN603	Professional Psychological Practice and Ethics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Corequisites: PYN607
PYN607 Equivalents: EUN603, LCN627	Development and Disability	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Corequisites: PYN030
PYN046	Supervised Psychology Practicum: Internship 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN035 Registration with provisional conditions or full registration with AHPRA is assumed.

Year 2 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN044	Clinical Psychological Interventions 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046 It is assumed that students will hold registration with provisional conditions or full registration with the AHPRA when undertaking this unit.
PYN045	Clinical Psychological Interventions 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046 Corequisites: PYN044 Registration (provisional or general) with the Psychology Board of Australia is required.
PYN055 Equivalents: PYN037	Supervised Clinical Psychology Practicum: Externship 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN046 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the prerequisite unit's requirements. Registration with provisional conditions or full registration with AHPRA is assumed.

Year 2 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN621	Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046
PYN613	Advanced Clinical Psychology Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN046
PYN056 Equivalents: PYN038	Supervised Clinical Psychology Practicum: Externship 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN055 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the prerequisite unit's requirements. Registration (Provisional or General) with the Psychology Board of Australia is required for enrolment in this unit.

Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Part time

Year 1 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN027	Advanced Psychological Assessment	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
PYN028	Psychopathology and Treatment	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Corequisites: PYN027

Year 1 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN607 Equivalents: EUN603, LCN627	Development and Disability	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Corequisites: PYN030
PYN030 Equivalents: PYN603	Professional Psychological Practice and Ethics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Corequisites: PYN607

Year 2 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN025	Psychological Interventions	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Corequisites: PYN035 Registration with provisional conditions or full registration with AHPRA is required.
PYN035 Equivalents: PYN631	Supervised Psychology Practicum: Internship 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN027. PYN027 can be studied in the same semester as PYN035 Corequisites: PYN025 Provisional or full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia is required.

Year 2 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN046	Supervised Psychology Practicum: Internship 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN035 Registration with provisional conditions or full registration with AHPRA is assumed.

Year 3 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN045	Clinical Psychological Interventions 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046 Corequisites: PYN044 Registration (provisional or general) with the Psychology Board of Australia is required.
PYN044	Clinical Psychological Interventions 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046 It is assumed that students will hold registration with provisional conditions or full registration with the AHPRA when undertaking this unit.

Year 3 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN621	Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046
PYN613	Advanced Clinical Psychology Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN046

Year 4 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN055 Equivalents: PYN037	Supervised Clinical Psychology Practicum: Externship 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN046 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the prerequisite unit's requirements. Registration with provisional conditions or full registration with AHPRA is assumed.

Year 4 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN056 Equivalents: PYN038	Supervised Clinical Psychology Practicum: Externship 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN055 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the prerequisite unit's requirements. Registration (Provisional or General) with the Psychology Board of Australia is required for enrolment in this unit.

Semester 1 (Feb) entry - Part time - commenced 2022 - 2023

Year 1 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN027	Advanced Psychological Assessment	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
PYN028	Psychopathology and Treatment	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Corequisites: PYN027

Year 1 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN621	Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046
For students commencing from 2022, PYN621 Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology will replace HLN712-1 Dissertation
PYN030 Equivalents: PYN603	Professional Psychological Practice and Ethics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Corequisites: PYN607

Year 2 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN025	Psychological Interventions	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Corequisites: PYN035 Registration with provisional conditions or full registration with AHPRA is required.
PYN035 Equivalents: PYN631	Supervised Psychology Practicum: Internship 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN027. PYN027 can be studied in the same semester as PYN035 Corequisites: PYN025 Provisional or full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia is required.

Year 2 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN036 Equivalents: PYN632	Supervised Internship: Practicum 2	Last offered in 2024	Prerequisites: PYN035 or PYN631 and PYN030. PYN030 can be studied in the same teaching period. Registration with probationary conditions or full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia is assumed
For students commencing from 2022, PYN034 Childhood Psychopathology and Treatment will replace PYN044 Clinical Psychology Interventions 2.
PYN034 Childhood Psychopathology and Treatment will be last run in Sem 2, 2024.

Year 3 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN044	Clinical Psychological Interventions 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046 It is assumed that students will hold registration with provisional conditions or full registration with the AHPRA when undertaking this unit.
For students commencing from 2022, PYN622 Contemporary Topics in Applied Psychological Practice will replace HLN712-2 Dissertation
PYN622 Contemporary Topics in Applied Psychological Practice discontinued from 31/12/2024

Year 3 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In
HLN701	Independent Study	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
For students commencing from 2022, HLN701 Independent Study will replace HLN712-3 Dissertation
PYN039 Health Psychology and Rehabilitation will be discontinued from 31/12/2024

Year 4 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN037	Supervised Clinical Externship: Practicum 3	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN030 and PYN036 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the prerequisite unit's requirements.
PYN045	Clinical Psychological Interventions 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046 Corequisites: PYN044 Registration (provisional or general) with the Psychology Board of Australia is required.

Year 4 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN613	Advanced Clinical Psychology Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN046
For students commencing from 2022, PYN613 Advanced Clinical Psychology Practice will replace HLN712-4 Dissertation
PYN038	Supervised Clinical Externship: Practicum 4	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN037 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the prerequisite unit's requirements.

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