Master of Psychology in Sydney

These Units of Study are available only to Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and citizens of New Zealand. Participants are expected to complete the assessment work and if successfully completed, will be eligible to receive credit towards a future degree.

For more information about the University's credit policy, please see the Credit for Previous Studies page.

To be eligible for admission to The University of Notre Dame Australia, all applicants must meet the University's minimum requirements for admission for postgraduate programs.

Specific Program Requirements for Admission

To be eligible for admission to the program, an applicant must meet the following requirements:

• Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited 4-year sequence of study in Psychology within the last 10 years, with a minimum of Second-Class Honours Division B or equivalent (70%)
• Be eligible for provisional registration as a psychologist (NB students must obtain and provide evidence of provisional registration from the Psychology Board of Australia before commencing the program and maintain it over the course of their program)
• Demonstrate suitability to undertake the course as evidenced by satisfactory:
  1. Referee reports (1 x academic and 1 x professional) and
  2. Interview (based on ranking)

Students who have obtained their qualifications outside Australia must have their qualifications assessed prior to applying for this program and prior to applying for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. The Australian Psychological Society (APS) provides this assessment service for the Board and the assessment assists the board in determining if the student's qualifications are equivalent to an 'approved qualification'. However, the final decision on equivalence rests with the Board.

If you obtained your qualifications outside Australia please submit evidence of your APS equivalency with your application.

Applicants who have successfully completed subjects at another University, which are relevant to the selected program of study, may be eligible for Advanced Standing.

• Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited four year bachelors degree with honours in psychology from a higher education provider, gaining at least first class honours or equivalent.
  • The bachelors degree with honours must include a major research project and thesis as an essential part of the degree.

• You must satisfy the Head of the School of Psychology (or delegate) of your personal suitability for the practice of clinical psychology through your application, references and selection interview.
• Applicants for the MCP/PhD must additionally meet the PhD admission requirements.

Gadigal Program applicant qualifications

Please note that Gadigal Program applicants have different qualification requirements, please see detailed information below.

Non-Australian qualifications (if relevant)

• The Australian Psychological Accreditation Council (APAC) provides information on APAC accredited psychology qualifications in Australia.
• The Australian Psychological Society (APS) assesses non-Australian qualifications for APAC equivalence. All qualifications obtained from a non-Australian Higher Education Provider must be assessed as equivalent by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) before an application may be submitted.

Admission to this course requires:

• a Bachelor of Education from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies, or professional experience equivalent to one year full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study; or
• a bachelor's degree and either the Graduate Diploma in Education or Bachelor of Teaching or Master of Teaching from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; or
• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies in Education, or professional experience equivalent to two years full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study; or
• completion of the embedded Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Educational Psychology) from the University of Sydney; or equivalent qualification.

If you do not meet the requirements listed above for direct entry to the Master's degree, you may be able to enter via a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in the same subject area and upgrade to the Master's after successful completion of the shorter course.

A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.

See recognised qualifications

This course requires you to pass the audition requirement.