About

The Master of Professional Psychology is an alternative pathway to your career as a professional psychologist, without needing an Honours degree.

The two-year program includes coursework on psychological assessment, interventions and professional skills; a group research project in the first year and practical placement experience in the second year. The Master of Professional Psychology is less research-intensive than Honours.

Disciplines

College of Health and Medicine

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Admission Requirements

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry.

Where ranking of applications is required, the ANU selection rank calculated from your qualifications will be used.

Academic achievement & English language proficiency

The minimum academic requirement for full entry and enrolment are:

Completion of an Australian bachelor degree or international equivalent with an APAC accredited sequence of courses in Psychology with a GPA of at least 5.00/7.00.

Two referee reports

Supplementary form and CV

Successful assessment of suitability which will be based on interview, supplementary forms, CV and the referee reports.

All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students.

Program-specific Requirements

For the selection criteria for domestic applicants, please click here.

For the selection criteria for international applicants, please click here.

Additional information for prospective students

Applications must be received by the 30th September each year in order to be considered.

Competitive applicants will be invited to participate in a suitability assessment process which will include a panel interview and other activities. Full details will be available on the School of Medicine and Psychology website.

Applicants with qualifications obtained outside Australia must have a formal assessment completed by the Australian Psychological Society before submitting an application for study.

This program has a quota on places due to availability of supervision. 50% of places will be reserved for ANU undergraduate students. 10% of places will be reserved for Indigenous applicants and will be awarded if there are suitable applicants. Opportunities for accessing professional scholarships for Indigenous applicants will be explored.

Due to the highly structured nature of this program, it is highly recommended that this program should be taken full-time. Part-time enrolment should be negotiated with the Program Convener and would require part-time with a minimum of two courses per semester, taken in the order prescribed by the School of Medicine and Psychology.

Students must satisfy the progression requirements of provisional registration or equivalent with the Psychology Board of Australia before progressing to the final 48 units. Students who do not satisfy the progression requirement of provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia will be transferred to graduate from the Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychology.

Supplementary form and referee report are available from the College of Health and Medicine webpage https://health.anu.edu.au/study/masters/master-professional-psychology

English Requirements

PTEMin 64
IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 80

Career

Employment Opportunities

Career opportunities

Graduates from the degree will be required to complete a 1 year internship and pass the National Psychology Examination before they can apply for full registration as a psychologist.

Fully registered Psychologists can work in private practice or diverse community, non-government and government settings.

Graduates will be eligible for Associate Membership of the Australian Psychological Society.

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Fee Information

Tuition Fee

40,078 / year(s)

Application Fee 150