Master of Applied Psychology (Community Psychology)

Pursue a career as a community psychologist with the Master of Applied Psychology (Community Psychology).

You'll be part of a vibrant learning environment where your psychology skills and knowledge will be directed towards applied community psychology.

This course is founded on the scientist-practitioner model of professional training. Two key elements of the model are:

• combined knowledge and skills acquisition with reality-based psychological understandings
• facilitation of a clear stance of inquiry in relation to all aspects of theory, research and practice.

You'll undertake a combination of theoretical coursework, skill-based practice coursework, practicum placements and an applied community psychology focused research project.

Graduating students will have completed 1000 hours of supervised practical placement experience.

To practise as a psychologist, you must meet the requirements of the Psychology Board of Australia. This involves completing a minimum six-year sequence of study in psychology accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.

This course is a fully APAC accredited 5th and 6th year of psychology training.

Graduates may find employment in:

• community mental health
• organisational, applied social, environmental, ecological and health psychology or related areas
• policy development, research and evaluation
• community organising, advocacy and program development
• applied social, environmental health psychology
• community psychology and related areas.

To attain the Master of Applied Psychology (Community Psychology) students are required to complete:

• 192 credit points of Core studies.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.