2015 Course Enrolment Guide
School of Psychology
Brisbane, QLD
Melbourne, VIC
Master of Professional Psychology
This Guide is provided to assist you to select your units for the 2015 academic
year. Specific information regarding unit outlines, assessments or content
will be provided by your School.
Information last updated on 26 September 2014
Students should note that the Course Enrolment Guides are updated regularly.
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Course Enrolment Guide – Master of Professional Psychology – Brisbane, Melbourne
2015
Contact Details:
Course Coordinators and/or Course Advisors will be available to assist with enrolment
and re-enrolment. You can telephone, email or contact them in person to make an
appointment.
Course Enquiries, Brisbane
Email:
Telephone:
Psychology.AdminQld@acu.edu.au
+617 3623 7215
Course Enquiries, Melbourne
Email:
Telephone:
Psychology.AdminVic@acu.edu.au
+613 9953 3106
For any other enquiries, please contact your local Student Centre.
(http://www.acu.edu.au/42835).
Enrolment Instructions:
This Course Enrolment Guide 2015 provides you with information on when and where
the units available for study in this program(s) will be offered in 2015.
1. Refer to your program map for information on unit availability.
2. Refer to Administration & Enrolment on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/332297) for information on how to enrol. This page
also provides detailed information on managing your studies.
3. Log on to Student Connect and enrol (http://students.acu.edu.au/136953).
Information last updated on 26 September 2014
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2015
COURSE STRUCTURE: Master of Professional Psychology
The Master of Professional Psychology is a fifth-year program in psychology, open to
graduates of an accredited fourth-year psychology program.
The Master of Professional Psychology program is designed to provide graduates in
psychology an additional year of full-time education in the professional practice of
psychology. This year is sufficient to prepare graduates for a final year of supervised
practice prior to general registration as a Psychologist.
The Master of Psychology program provides students with an opportunity to
demonstrate their knowledge and skills in the 8 core capabilities and attributes as
required to practice psychology. This program includes two (2) supervised clinical
practicums to enhance the student’s theoretical knowledge with professional and ‘real
world’ skill development. This program offers students an alternative supervised
practice pathway under the ‘5 + 1’ model to register as a Provisional Psychologist.
Requirements to Complete Award
For information on the duration of your course, and the requirements to complete your
award, please refer to the course rules for your program. Course rules are available in
the ACU Handbook on the ACU website (http://www.acu.edu.au/142401).
 Select the handbook for the year you commenced the course:
 Select the Faculty which offers the course;
 Select Courses by Faculty for the correct course rules.
Unit descriptions are also available in the current handbook.
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Program Map: Master of Professional Psychology
Students enrolling in units which do not follow the sequence recommended in their
Program Map cannot be guaranteed a clash free timetable.
Prerequisite units are shown in italics and parentheses. These units must be completed
before the unit above them.
Full-time course structure (1 year)
Year 1
Term 2
PSYC650
Issues and
Practice
Skills
in
Professional
Term 3
PSYC651
Individual Assessment
Term 4
PSYC652
Clinical Assessment and Intervention 1
(Co: PSYC651 Individual Assessment)
Term 5
PSYC654
Practice Across the Lifespan
(Pre: PSYC650 Issues and Skills in
Professional Practice and PSYC651
Individual Assessment)
PSYC656
Practicum 2
(Pre: PSYC655 Practicum 1)
Term 6
Term 7
PSYC655
Practicum 1
(Pre: PSYC650 Issues and Skills in
Professional Practice)
PSYC653
Research Methods for Practitioners
(Pre: PSYC651 Individual Assessment)
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*Elective
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Part-time course structure (2 years)
Year 1
Term 2
PSYC650
Issues and Skills in Professional Practice
Term 3
PSYC651
Individual Assessment
Term 4
Term 5
PSYC654
Practice Across the Lifespan
(Pre: PSYC650 Issues and Skills in Professional Practice and PSYC651
Individual Assessment)
Term 6
Term 7
PSYC653
Research Methods for Practitioners
(Pre: PSYC651 Individual Assessment)
Year 2
Term 2
Term 3
PSYC655
Practicum 1
(Pre: PSYC650 Issues and Skills in Professional Practice)
Term 4
PSYC652
Clinical Assessment and Intervention 1
(Co: PSYC651 Individual Assessment)
Term 5
Term 6
PSYC656
Practicum 2
(Pre: PSYC655 Practicum 1)
Term 7
*Elective
*Elective: Electives may be selected from ACU courses PSYC657 Forensic Psychology (Pre: PSYC651 Individual
Assessment) or PSYC658 Advanced Cognitive Neuropsychology (Pre: PSYC651 Individual Assessment)
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2015
4. Units Offered in 2015
(NOTE: amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand.)
Prerequisite units are shown in italics and parentheses.
SEMESTER ONE
Unit Code
Unit Title
Location - Delivery Mode
PSYC650
Issues and Skills in Professional
Practice
5 x 8 hour full day workshops
(including breaks) equivalent to
36 hours over a 12 week
semester
Melbourne and Brisbane
PSYC651
Individual Assessment
5 x 8 hour full day workshops
(including breaks) equivalent to
36 hours over a 12 week
semester
Melbourne and Brisbane
PSYC652
Clinical Assessment and
Intervention 1
(Co: PSYC651 Individual
Assessment)
5 x 8 hour full day workshops
(including breaks) equivalent to
36 hours over a 12 week
semester
Melbourne and Brisbane
PSYC655
Practicum 1
(Pre: PSYC650 Issues and Skills
in Professional Practice)
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150 hours of client-related
practice plus case conference
and associated supervision
Melbourne and Brisbane
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SEMESTER TWO
Unit Code
Unit Title
Location - Delivery Mode
PSYC653
Research Methods for
Practitioners
(Pre: PSYC651 Individual
Assessment)
5 x 8 hour full day workshops
(including breaks) equivalent
to 36 hours over a 12 week
semester
Melbourne and Brisbane
PSYC654
Practice Across the Lifespan
(Pre: PSYC650 Issues and
Skills in Professional Practice
and PSYC651 Individual
Assessment)
5 x 8 hour full day workshops
(including breaks) equivalent
to 36 hours over a 12 week
semester
Melbourne and Brisbane
PSYC656
Practicum 2
(Pre: PSYC655 Practicum 1)
150 hours of client-related
practice plus case conference
and associated supervision
Melbourne and Brisbane
PSYC657
Forensic Psychology
(Pre: PSYC651 Individual
Assessment)
5 x 8 hour full day workshops
(including breaks) equivalent
to 36 hours over a 12 week
semester
Melbourne and Brisbane*
PSYC658
Advanced Cognitive
Neuropsychology
(Pre: PSYC651 Individual
Assessment)
5 x 8 hour full day workshops
(including breaks) equivalent
to 36 hours over a 12 week
semester
Melbourne and Brisbane*
* Subject to enrolments.
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Unit Information:
For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU website
(http://www.acu.edu.au/142401).
Delivery Modes:
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Attendance – Primarily attendance, either face-to-face or via video conference, at
an ACU campus or another location.
Multi-mode – Some online with a compulsory attendance component (including
examinations, practicums, residentials etc).
Online – Fully online (including assessments).
Additional Requirements
Registration
Students must register as a provisional psychologist under a 5+1 pathway with the Psychology
Board of Australia (PsyBA) immediately upon enrolment in their course.. ACU will provide
evidence of students’ enrolment to PsyBA prior to the beginning of the semester. Applications
for registration can take up to two months to process. Students may not begin their first clinical
placement until they have provided evidence of registration to the Placement Co-ordinator.
Applications can be accessed on the PsyBA website http://www.psychologyboard.gov.au/.
It is the responsibility of students to obtain and fill in the appropriate forms.
Police Check
As part of the postgraduate programs, students undertake field placements in agencies such as
family welfare centres, court clinics, hospitals, schools, centres for homeless youth and so on.
Most agencies require a police check and clearance of anyone working in any capacity in that
agency. Such a procedure protects the agency, the clients, and those undertaking the
practicum. Some organizations may require an additional check, over and above the ordinary
police check. New legislation may also require additional checks as mandated by that
legislation.
All information is confidential and remains with the Postgraduate Programs Coordinator.
Students who do not wish to have a police check will not have to do so, but may have a limited
choice of placements and/or meet some difficulties in completing the practicum requirements.
Please return relevant forms to the Postgraduate Programs Coordinator.
Working with Children Check
Similarly there is a requirement for a second check to do with working with Children.
Under the Working with Children legislation, people engaging in ‘child-related work’ must apply
for authorization. Students in Victoria require a Working with Children (WWC) Check. The
Working with Children (WWC) Check applies to work that is in connection with the services,
bodies, places or activities. The information regarding this check is at the following website:
http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/workingwithchildren/home/applications/the+application+process/ .
Students in Queensland require the equivalent Blue Card. For further information visit this
website: http://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/applications/applications.html
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