Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) (PY19)

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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:	Claire Ting; +61 7 3138 4994; claire.ting@qut.edu.au
Discipline coordinator:	AskQUT
Course contact:	+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:	Kelvin Grove
CRICOS code:	053489J
Faculty:	Faculty of Health

Professional recognition

This program meets requirements for full registration as a psychologist in Australia plus membership of the Australian Psychological Society and associate membership of the College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists.

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Course Structures

Sem 1 (Feb) entry - Full time

Year 1, Sem 1 (Feb)

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
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.
PYN028	Psychopathology and Treatment	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Corequisites: PYN027

Year 1, Sem 2 (July)

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, Sem 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN604 Equivalents: LCN626, EUN602	Interventions in Educational and Developmental Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN046 or PYN036
PYN606	Applied Developmental Science	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN607
PYN655 Equivalents: PYN633	Supervised Educational & Developmental Psychology Practicum: Externship 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the prerequisite unit's requirements. Registration with probationary conditions or full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia is assumed

Year 2, Sem 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN621	Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046
PYN612	Advanced Educational and Developmental Psychology Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN604
PYN656	Supervised Educational & Developmental Psychology Practicum: Externship 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN655 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the pre-requisite unit's requirements. Registration (Provisional or General) with the Psychology Board of Australia is required for enrolment in this unit.

Sem 1 (Feb) entry - Part time

Year 1, Sem 1 (Feb)

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, Sem 2 (July)

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

Year 2, Sem 1 (Feb)

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, Sem 2 (July)

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, Sem 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN604 Equivalents: LCN626, EUN602	Interventions in Educational and Developmental Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN046 or PYN036
PYN606	Applied Developmental Science	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN607

Year 3, Sem 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN621	Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046
PYN612	Advanced Educational and Developmental Psychology Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN604

Year 4, Sem 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN655 Equivalents: PYN633	Supervised Educational & Developmental Psychology Practicum: Externship 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the prerequisite unit's requirements. Registration with probationary conditions or full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia is assumed

Year 4, Sem 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN656	Supervised Educational & Developmental Psychology Practicum: Externship 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN655 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the pre-requisite unit's requirements. Registration (Provisional or General) with the Psychology Board of Australia is required for enrolment in this unit.

Sem 1 (Feb) entry - Full time (commenced 2022- 2023)

Year 1, Sem 1 (Feb)

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
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.
PYN607 Equivalents: EUN603, LCN627	Development and Disability	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Corequisites: PYN030

Year 1, Sem 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN030 Equivalents: PYN603	Professional Psychological Practice and Ethics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Corequisites: PYN607
PYN034 was last offered in 2024. Contact the Faculty of Health Student Support Team for further assistance.
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
PYN621	Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046

Year 2, Sem 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN604 Equivalents: LCN626, EUN602	Interventions in Educational and Developmental Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN046 or PYN036
PYN606	Applied Developmental Science	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN607
PYN655 Equivalents: PYN633	Supervised Educational & Developmental Psychology Practicum: Externship 1	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the prerequisite unit's requirements. Registration with probationary conditions or full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia is assumed
From 2025 on, PYN611, PYN622 and PYN633 will be removed and replaced with PYN655.

Year 2, Sem 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
HLN701	Independent Study	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
PYN612	Advanced Educational and Developmental Psychology Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN604
PYN656	Supervised Educational & Developmental Psychology Practicum: Externship 2	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN655 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the pre-requisite unit's requirements. Registration (Provisional or General) with the Psychology Board of Australia is required for enrolment in this unit.
From 2025, PYN656 replaces PYN634.

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

Year 1, Sem 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN027	Advanced Psychological Assessment	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
PYN607 Equivalents: EUN603, LCN627	Development and Disability	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Corequisites: PYN030

Year 1, Sem 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN621	Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN046
PYN030 Equivalents: PYN603	Professional Psychological Practice and Ethics	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Corequisites: PYN607

Year 2, Sem 1 (Feb)

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, Sem 2 (July)

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
PYN034 Childhood Psychopathology and Treatment will be last run in Sem 2, 2024.

Year 3, Sem 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN611 Psychobiological Models of Lifespan Development: Implications for Wellness and Disability last ran in Sem 1, 2024.
PYN622 Contemporary Topics in Applied Psychological Practice last ran in Sem 1, 2024

Year 3, Sem 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
HLN701	Independent Study	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer
PYN606	Applied Developmental Science	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN607

Year 4, Sem 1 (Feb)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN604 Equivalents: LCN626, EUN602	Interventions in Educational and Developmental Psychology	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN046 or PYN036
PYN633 Equivalents: EDN633	Supervised Educational and Developmental Externship: Practicum 3	Last offered in 2025	Prerequisites: PYN036 or PYN632 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the pre-requisite unit's requirements. Registration (Probationary or Full) with the Psychologists Board of Queensland is required for enrolment in this unit.

Year 4, Sem 2 (July)

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
PYN612	Advanced Educational and Developmental Psychology Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: PYN604
PYN634 Equivalents: EDN634	Supervised Educational and Developmental Externship: Practicum 4	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: PYN633 or EDN633 Other Requisites: Course Coordinator must approve enrolment on the successful completion of the pre-requisite unit's requirements. Registration (Probationary or Full) with the Psychologists Board of Queensland is required for enrolment in this unit.