How to become a psychologist

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• Monash University psychology programs
• Registration as a psychologist
• Membership of the Australian Psychological Society

 

Monash University psychology programs

APAC Accredited Bachelors degree
with an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited psychology major, or with a Graduate Diploma in Psychology or Diploma of Psychology

Fourth-year psychology (for students who have completed an undergraduate 3-year psychology sequence )
Honours in Psychology	Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology*

Postgraduate degrees
Research degree Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology Clinical Neuropsychology Research Masters	Coursework degree Master of Psychology Counselling* Educational and Developmental*

*Offered by the Faculty of Education

Registration as a psychologist

To practice as a psychologist you must meet the requirements of the Psychology Board of Australia. The academic requirement for registration is a university degree including four years progressive study in psychology.

On completion of this degree, a graduate may register as a provisional psychologist. The further requirement for full registration is either 480 full-time days of supervised psychological work while registered as a provisional psychologist, or completion of an appropriate masters or doctoral degree including practical experience as a provisional psychologist. By satisfying Victorian registration, students will comply with the registration requirements of other states.

Membership of the Australian Psychological Society

To qualify for full membership of the Australian Psychological Society you must complete at least an APAC-accredited six-year sequence of study in psychology. That is, completion of a four-year accredited program plus a further two years of postgraduate training in an accredited masters or doctoral program in psychology. Students enrolled in a psychology program accredited by APAC are eligible for student membership.