Offered By	ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment and School of Health & Psychological Science
Duration	3 years full-time
Minimum	144 units
Academic Contact	all enquiries, all enquiries, and Elizabeth.Rieger@anu.edu.au
Academic Plan	9063XDPSYC
CRICOS Code	061826G

Overview/Introduction

The Doctor of Psychology (Clinical) degree is a three-year (full-time) program of coursework, clinical placements (1500 hours) and a research thesis (approx. 30,000 words). This degree is designed for those who wish to gain a more advanced training in clinical psychology than that available via the Masters program. The DPsych program emphasises the scientist/practitioner model of clinical psychology training. It does this by closely integrating research and practice and provides both extra professional clinical training and strong training in research skills via the increased research component. Graduates will have all the opportunities available to them that a Masters graduate would, with the advantage of advanced clinical and research training.

Admission Requirements

Australian/New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents

Entry to all clinical programs is highly competitive and based on consideration of academic obtainment, relevant clinical experience and personal suitability. Applicants meeting the minimum requirement only (as indicated below) may be considered uncompetitive by the Clinical Psychology Selection Committee.

Entry depends on the possession of an honours degree in psychology at the H2A level or better. Entry by a fourth year Graduate Diploma in psychology will also be considered. However, Graduate Diplomas must (a) be of honours standard, (b) contain a substantial research methodology component, and (c) be accredited for Associate Membership of the Australian Psychological Society. Applicants can check the acceptability of their degree by contacting the Australian Psychological Society.

Completion of undergraduate courses in abnormal psychology at the 2nd, 3rd or 4th year level is a prerequisite. Completion of undergraduate courses in the areas of psychometrics, personality and health psychology is highly recommended. Given the research component in each of the clinical psychology degrees, competence in statistics and research methodology is an important criterion, usually demonstrated by the successful completion of an honours thesis.

Eligibility for conditional registration as an intern psychologist with the relevant Psychologists Registration Board is a condition of entry into the Department of Psychology's Clinical Program.

Other entry qualifications need to be assessed for their compliance with the above mentioned standards. The Clinical Psychology Selection Committee invites prospective students who are deemed competitive to a personal interview prior to making a final decision on admission. Offers of entry will be made on a composite judgement based on academic performance, past clinical or other relevant experience and personal suitability for clinical practice, and will be at the discretion of the Clinical Psychology Selection Committee of the Department of Psychology, ANU.

 

International students

International applicants, or those whose application is based on qualifications gained outside of Australia, are required to have their qualifications in psychology formally assessed for compatibility with Australian legislative requirements before submitting an application for any of the clinical program degrees. It is a condition of entry into the clinical training program that students are eligible for conditional registration as an intern psychologist by the relevant Psychologists Registration Board and are eligible for associate membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). Details on how to have qualifications assessed are available from the Australian Psychological Society http://www.psychology.org.au/

Applications based on overseas qualifications without a formal assessment from the APS will not be considered. 

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.