The combined Doctor of Philosophy/Master of Psychology (Clinical) program offers advanced training in research skills that are particularly relevant to clinical areas, and requires a minimum of four full-time years to complete.

It is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as the fifth and sixth years of study and graduates are eligible to apply for full membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA). After completing a Psychology Board of Australia approved Clinical Psychology registrar program, graduates of the program are eligible to apply for APS College of Clinical Psychology Fellowship and endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist.

Alongside a compulsory coursework component, students will work on their research project during the entire candidature until submission, and the same research-related requirements as the stand-alone PhD program (1400) will apply for the duration of candidature. University regulations and guidelines for good practice in postgraduate research supervision will apply to this program.

Students will concurrently undertake the compulsory coursework and professional placement components, typically across the first three years of the program. The program concerns itself with adult, adolescent and child clinical psychology, neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation, and adheres to the scientist-practitioner model for clinical training, emphasising cognitive-behavioural approaches to the understanding and management of clinical programs.

PSYC7001

• 6 UOC
• Psychological Assessment

PSYC7204

• 6 UOC
• Adult and Child Clinical Psychology 2

PSYC7210

• 6 UOC
• Clinical Neuropsychology

PSYC7212

• 6 UOC
• Adult and Child Clinical Psychology 1

PSYC7220

• 6 UOC
• Psychology of Health and Illness

PSYC7221

• 6 UOC
• Evidence Based Clinical Psychology

PSYC7222

• 6 UOC
• Advanced Topics in Clinical Psychology

PSYC7223

• 6 UOC
• Professional and Ethical Practice (Clinical) 1

PSYC7224

• 6 UOC
• Professional and Ethical Practice (Clinical) 2

PSYC7233

• 6 UOC
• Professional and Ethical Practice (Clinical) 3

PSYC7234

• 6 UOC
• Professional and Ethical Practice (Clinical) 4

PSYC7235

• 6 UOC
• Professional and Ethical Practice (Clinical) 5

PSYC7236

• 6 UOC
• Professional and Ethical Practice (Clinical) 6

Each Professional and Ethical Practice (PEP) course is linked with either 1) pre-requisite clinical training workshops or 2) satisfactory progress on or successful completion of a professional placement. Until the pre-requisite clinical training workshops or any professional placement component of a PEP course have been successfully completed (or satisfactory progress has been made), a PE grade will be applied to the course. Failure to meet placement requirements and/or successfully complete the placement (as determined by both the Placement Coordinator and Program Director) will lead to failure of the PEP course. If the pre-requisite clinical training workshops or any professional placement is not completed to a satisfactory standard, or placement requirements have not been met, a UF grade will be applied to the PEP course. Hours from a professional placement that is not completed to a satisfactory standard will NOT count towards the minimum 1000 hours of supervised practical placement experience required for completion of the program.

An accredited four-year, or three-year plus a fourth year, APAC-accredited sequence in psychology, including a major research thesis, completed within the last 10 years with honours class 1 (

IELTS: 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest); TOEFL IBT (Internet Based): 90 overall (min. 23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking); Pearson (PTE - Academic): 64 overall (min. 54 in each subtest); C1 Advanced Cambridge: 176 overall (min. 169 in each subtest); C2 Proficiency Cambridge: 180 overall (min. 180 in each subtest); UNSW Global University English Entry Course (UEEC): Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of C+ and a minimum grade of C in the writing component.