Master of Professional Psychology

When you study the Master of Professional Psychology you will be taught primarily by practicing psychologists who are focused on preparing you to step into this exclusive profession with confidence. Throughout the course you will have opportunities to build relationships with your teachers and peers, meaning you can build your professional networks before you even graduate. Our approach is fully built around a community-focused, scientist-practitioner model, with an ungraded-pass methodology that focusses on collegiality, competency development, and a genuine depth and breadth of learning that builds confidence and competence in the profession of psychology practice. When you study with us, you receive regular mentorship, collaborative learning, and a dynamic support network not as a student, but as an early career colleague, as we are dedicated to your success. As the national leader in program-wide Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE), you will have opportunities throughout your learning to practice your skills in the moment. On successful completion of the Master of Professional Psychology, graduates will be eligible to undertake a sixth year (the 1 year) of supervised practice. The one-year supervised practice internship is organised between a graduate and their employer, with approval by the Psychology Board of Australia, and leads to general registration as a psychologist, with approval by the Psychology Board of Australia.

Admission to most postgraduate coursework courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects, and meet English language requirements to be eligible for an offer. Applications for the Master of Professional Psychology program are only accepted from those applicants: who have completed, or will complete, a four-year Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited sequence in psychology within the last 10 years, and who have attained a minimum entrance requirement of an Upper Second Class Honours (2A) psychology degree or equivalent, and who are eligible for registration with the Psychology Board of Australia as a provisional psychologist.