2014 Course Enrolment Guide

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1 2014 Course Enrolment Guide School of Psychology Melbourne, Brisbane VIC, QLD Master of Psychology (Clinical) This Guide is provided to assist you to select your units for the 2014 academic year. Specific information regarding unit outlines, assessments or content will be provided by your School. Information last updated on 19 February 2014 Students should note that the Course Enrolment Guides are updated regularly. Check the website for latest updates

2 Contents 1. Contact Details: How to use this Guide Program Information Course Structure Program Map Master of Psychology (Clinical) Additional Requirements Units Offered in Information last updated on 19 February 2014 Page 2

3 1. Contact Details: Course Enquiries - Melbourne Phone Contact: (03) Psychology.AdminVic@acu.edu.au Course Enquiries - Brisbane Phone Contact: (07) Psychology.AdminQld@acu.edu.au Information last updated on 19 February 2014 Page 3

4 2. How to use this Guide This Course Enrolment Guide 2014 provides you with information on when and where the units available for study in this program(s) will be offered in Enrolling in units for Read Section 3. Program Information for information on course structure and unit sequence. Take note of any prerequisite or co-requisite requirements before selecting particular units. A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met by a student before enrolment in a stipulated unit. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the prerequisites for a unit prior to enrolling into that unit. A co-requisite is a requirement that must be met by having already passed or being concurrently enrolled in an associated unit in order to be able to enrol in the stipulated unit. If you wish to enrol into a unit for which you have not met the prerequisite or corequisite requirements, please obtain approval from your Course Coordinator. 2. Refer to the unit listings in Section 4. Units Offered in 2014 to select your units. Take note of the study period in which units are offered. 3. You must refer to Administration & Enrolment on the ACU website ( for information on how to complete your enrolment via Student Connect. Administration & Enrolment also provides detailed information on managing your studies. 4. Log on to Student Connect and enrol ( Student Connect is a web interface allowing students to complete their ACU enrolment online. IMPORTANT NOTE Failure to enrol or re-enrol before the published due dates for re-enrolment on the ACU website ( may result in late fee penalties. Even if you are unsure of what units you need to enrol in, please ensure that you enrol or re-enrol in at least one unit before the due date. Enrolling in at least one unit by the due date will enable you to add further units, or amend your enrolment via Student Connect up until the final dates published in the Critical Dates for Variation of Enrolment on the ACU website ( Information last updated on 19 February 2014 Page 4

5 3. Program Information 3.1 Course Structure COURSE TITLE: Master of Psychology (Clinical) The Master of Psychology (Clinical) is offered over 2 years full time, or part time equivalent. Students will complete coursework, supervised practice and independent research in the discipline of clinical psychology over both years of the program. The first semester of the program is dedicated to course work in preparation for the internship offered in Semester 2. Internship hours are completed at the ACU psychology clinic. The externship is offered in the second year of the program. Externship hours are completed at an appropriate agency recognised by ACU. All internship and externship hours are a compulsory part of the program. The research thesis is completed in the second year of the program and students negotiate a topic with their chosen supervisor. At this stage of the program specialist-elective units are set, and different elective choices are not possible. 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 Title Master of Psychology (Clinical) Course Rules Information last updated on 19 February 2014 Page 5

6 3.2 Program Map Master of Psychology (Clinical) Students enrolling in units which do not follow the sequence recommended in their Program Map cannot be guaranteed a clash free timetable. Pre-requisite units are shown in italics and parentheses. These units must be completed before the unit above them. Semester Year 1 1 PSYC630 Psychological Assessment PSYC631 Psychological Disorders PSYC632 Foundations of Practice PSYC633 Counselling One-to-One 2 PSYC634 Research Methods PSYC635 Assessment and Interventions with Adults (Pre-requisites PSYC630/631) PSYC613 Practicum A (Pre-requisites PSYC630/633) PSYC616 Thesis Part 1 (Corequisite PSYC634) Semester Year 2 1 PSYC637 Health Psychology (Pre-requisite PSYC630) 2 PSYC615 Practicum C (Pre-requisite PSYC614) PSYC636 Child, Youth, & Family Interventions (Pre-requisites PSYC630/631/633/635) PSYC614 Practicum B (Pre-requisite PSYC613) PSYC617 Thesis Part 2 (Prerequisite PSYC616) PSYC618 Thesis Part 3 (Pre-requisite PSYC617) 3.3 Additional Requirements Students must register as a provisional psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia upon enrolment in their course unless they are already fully registered. Applications can be accessed on the PBA website It is the responsibility of students to obtain and fill in the appropriate forms. 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. New legislation may also require additional checks as mandated by that legislation. Information last updated on 19 February 2014 Page 6

7 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. Similarly there is a requirement for a second check to do with working with Children. Under the Working with Children Act 2005, only people engaging in child-related work must apply for and pass the 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: ocess/ Information last updated on 19 February 2014 Page 7

8 4. Units Offered in 2014 (NOTE: amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand.) Master of Psychology (Clinical) Pre-requisite units are shown in italics and parentheses. These units must be completed before the unit above them. SEMESTER ONE Unit Code Unit Title Brisbane on-campus PSYC613 PSYC614 PSYC615 Practicum A (PSYC630/633) Practicum B (PSYC613) Practicum C (PSYC614) Melbourne on-campus PSYC616 Thesis - Part 1 PSYC617 Thesis - Part 2 (Pre-requisite PSYC616) PSYC618 Thesis Part 3 (Pre-requisite PSYC617) PSYC630 Psychological Assessment PSYC631 Psychological Disorders PSYC632 Foundations of Practice PSYC633 Counselling One-to-One PSYC636 PSYC637 Child Youth & Family Interventns (Child, Youth and Family Interventions) (Pre-requisites PSYC630, PSYC631, PSYC633, PSYC635) Health Psychology (Pre-requisite PSYC630) Information last updated on 19 February 2014 Page 8

9 SEMESTER TWO Unit Code Unit Title Brisbane on-campus Melbourne on-campus PSYC613 PSYC614 PSYC615 Practicum A (Pre-requisites PSYC630 and PSYC633) Practicum B (PSYC613) Practicum C (Pre-requisite PSYC614) PSYC616 Thesis - Part 1 (Pre-requisite PYSC634) PSYC617 Thesis Part 2 (PSYC616) PSYC618 Thesis - Part 3 (Pre-requisite PSYC617) PSYC634 Research Methods PSYC635 Assessmt & Interventns Adults (Assessment and Interventions with Adults) (Pre-requisites PSYC630 and PSYC631) For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU website ( Please select the appropriate Handbook, and then select Unit Descriptions. Delivery Modes: On Campus Offered face-to-face or with an online component via the Learning Environment Online (LEO) at any one of the six ACU campuses. On Site Offered face-to-face or with an online component via LEO at any location other than one of the six ACU campuses. Distance Offered wholly through the provision of printed material to the student. These units may include an online component via LEO but printed material is the primary source of teaching. Information last updated on 19 February 2014 Page 9

10 Online Offered wholly through online study via LEO. Mixed mode A combination of online, distance, on-campus and/or on-site delivery modes. Now that you have read your Course Enrolment Guide, you can now enrol in units online for the 2014 Academic Year, using Student Connect ( For more information about the enrolment processes for both new and continuing students, please refer to the guides provided. Students please note: The course enrolment guides are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates to your course information. If you require any academic advice, please contact your course coordinator. For any other enquiries, please contact your local Student Centre. ( Information last updated on 19 February 2014 Page 10