Develop skills and knowledge in relevant psychotherapeutic approaches, including psychodynamic orientation to work in a variety of clinical settings as a clinical psychologist.

At the end of Year 1, you have the option to graduate with a Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) or continue on and complete this Doctor of Psychology.

If you are applying for a graduate program in Psychology at VU, you must complete a Referee Report

The Advice to applicants in Psychology  will advise you which referee report/s you need to submit.

Graduates qualify for registration as a psychologist with the psychology board of Australia. The program is accredited by the Australian Psychological Accreditation Council (APAC) as a fifth and sixth year in Psychology, and approved by the APS College of Clinical Psychologists.

Full college membership is available to graduates who also complete a minimum of one year of full-time equivalent supervised practice.

• Location:
  St Albans
• College:
  College of Arts
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  AZPL
• Duration:
  3 years
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

Specialist professional psychologist in the area of Clinical Psychology.

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The founding philosophy of Victoria University is to embody theoretical and research activities which inform, in a direct and progressive way, the application of theory and research to practical use in the community at large. It is conceived as a forward thinking and proactive institution, both with respect to knowledge and understanding that is pursued, and with respect to its relationship with Australian society at all levels.

In this overall context, the School of Social Sciences and Psychology of the Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development has a firm commitment to extending the horizons of applied psychology from a consolidated base of academic excellence. Its mission includes the provision of courses in psychology and allied disciplines which respond to the identified and anticipated needs of the general community. The active development of theoretical, research and practical approaches within psychology that will promote creative growth in the profession itself is also part of this mission. In the context of these aims, the postgraduate courses are viewed as an enriching contribution to both the wider community and to the scientific discipline of psychology.

The coursework program is conducted on an intensive full-time basis or part-time equivalency. The course is comprised of three interlocking strands of theoretical/ knowledge-based units, research units (including an independent project and thesis) and a clinical practice strand.

• Research Project 1

  Unit code

  APC5201

  Credits

  12

• Clinical Experience 1

  Unit code

  APC5203

  Credits

  6

• Professional Practice Issues

  Unit code

  APC5204

  Credits

  6

• Child and Adolescent Psychopathology

  Unit code

  APC5206

  Credits

  6

• Adult Psychopathology

  Unit code

  APC5207

  Credits

  6

• Interventions 1

  Unit code

  APC5211

  Credits

  6

• Clinical Psychology Assessment 1

  Unit code

  APC5216

  Credits

  6

• Research Project 2

  Unit code

  APC5208

  Credits

  12

• Clinical Experience 2

  Unit code

  APC5210

  Credits

  6

• Research Methods

  Unit code

  APC5213

  Credits

  6

• Clinical Psychology Assessment 2

  Unit code

  APC5217

  Credits

  6

• External Placement 1

  Unit code

  APC5218

  Credits

  6

• Interventions 2

  Unit code

  APC6206

  Credits

  6

• Interventions 3

  Unit code

  APC6207

  Credits

  6

• Clinical Experience 3

  Unit code

  APC6204

  Credits

  6

• Clinical Health Psychology 1

  Unit code

  APC6205

  Credits

  6

• Child and Family Interventions

  Unit code

  APC5215

  Credits

  6

• Advanced Assessment and Clinical Skills

  Unit code

  APC6216

  Credits

  6

• Interventions 4

  Unit code

  APC6214

  Credits

  6

• External Placement 2

  Unit code

  APC6217

  Credits

  6

• Research Project 3b

  Unit code

  APC6202

  Credits

  12

• Research Project 3a

  Unit code

  APC6201

  Credits

  12

• Research Project 3b

  Unit code

  APC6202

  Credits

  12

• Group Process

  Unit code

  APC5205

  Credits

  6

• Neuropsychology Disorders and Psychopharmacology

  Unit code

  APC6211

  Credits

  6

• Clinical Experience 4

  Unit code

  APC6212

  Credits

  6

• Clinical Health Psychology 2

  Unit code

  APC6213

  Credits

  6

• External Placement 3

  Unit code

  APC6218

  Credits

  12

• Research Project 4a

  Unit code

  APC6209

  Credits

  12

• Research Project 4b

  Unit code

  APC6210

  Credits

  12

• Observational Methods

  Unit code

  APC5212

  Credits

  6

• Research Project 5

  Unit code

  APC7201

  Credits

  24

• Clinical Experience 5

  Unit code

  APC7202

  Credits

  6

• External Placement 4

  Unit code

  APC7209

  Credits

  12

• Research Project 6

  Unit code

  APC7205

  Credits

  24

• Clinical Experience 6

  Unit code

  APC7206

  Credits

  6

• Advanced Clinical Psychology Theory and Practice 2

  Unit code

  APC7207

  Credits

  6

• External Placement 5

  Unit code

  APC7210

  Credits

  12

• Mature: To qualify for admission to the course, an applicant must have successfully completed the first year of the Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) course and demonstrated a capacity for carrying out research at the professional doctorate level. Please note: enrolment in this course is via internal transfer from the Master program only.