Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental)

Highlights

• Pursue your interest in psychology and enhance your professional practice and career options
• Work with individuals, families and communities to optimise learning and development across the entire lifespan
• Learn to conceptualise, assess and treat diverse presentations through a range of perspectives including cognitive-behavioural, attachment-focused, and multisystemic approaches
• Gain practical experience in QUT's Psychology and Counselling Clinic and external placements in community, health, or educational settings
• Graduates are eligible to apply for general registration as a psychologist in Australia.

Entry requirements

You must have:

• A recognised completed psychology honours or 4-year bachelor degree (or higher) in psychology completed within the last 10 years (2015 or later); and
• A minimum fourth year psychology units grade point average (GPA) of 5.50 (on QUT's 7 point scale) in your psychology bachelor degree; and

Your degree must be accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as a 4-year training (or equivalent) program. For example, QUT's Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours Psychology) degree.

If you have an overseas qualifications you must provide certification with your application from the Australian Psychological Society (APS) stating your degree is equivalent to an APAC-approved, 4-year training in psychology. Please ensure you lodge your certification request with APS as early as possible, as APS processing times can exceed three months.

Additional entry requirements

You must:

1. Ask two referees to provide us with confidential reports via the Psychology Reference System. You will also need to ensure you have shared these reports with QUT in the Psychology Reference System. Please note: This system is the same across many Australian universities. User charges may apply.
2. Provide a completed questionnaire (PDF file, 184 KB).
3. Provide your current CV.
4. Attend an in-person interview, if shortlisted. If you are not currently in Australia you will be invited to participate via Zoom.

Application dates

• 1 July: applications open
• 30 September: final date to apply and provide all required supporting documentation, including meeting the English Language course entry requirements. Applications, supporting documentation, referee reports, and/or English Language test results received after this date will not be considered.

Selection process

Applicants are shortlisted in priority order based on their GPA, referee reports and questionnaire. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted in late October to attend an in-person interview at the Kelvin Grove campus in early November to assess their interpersonal skills in a clinical context . If required, a second round of in-person interviews will be conducted in late November.

Admission is based on GPA, interview, questionnaire, and referee reports. Mid-November is when first round of offers will be issued to selected interviewed applicants along with notifications to unsuccessful applicants. If you were interviewed or did not receive an outcome in mid-November, your application is being held for consideration in late November/early December should places become available.

Applicants expecting to complete their studies by December

You must provide your academic record for all studies attempted up until semester 1 this year by 30 September. If your application is successful you will receive a conditional offer that will stipulate when your final results and course completion must be provided to confirm your place.

If you have summer/semester 3 (or equivalent) studies you will need to apply for entry next July. for the intake year after you complete your studies.

We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.