New stand-alone masters approved by APAC

The Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) has approved a new Master of Clinical Psychology – Advanced entry course for generally registered psychologists at University of Southern Queensland.

This degree allows psychologists who have held general registration for at least one year to gain a Master of Clinical Psychology qualification in one year. Following completion of this program, graduates are eligible to undertake the clinical psychologist registrar program, which must be completed in order to apply for endorsement as a clinical psychologist.

Additional accredited stand-alone programs available in Australia include:

• Australian College of Applied Psychology – Master of Psychology Practice (Clinical)
• University of Newcastle – Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)
• Cairnmillar Institute – Master of Clinical Psychology (Post-registration)
• Monash University – Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology Advanced
• Curtin University – Master of Clinical Psychology

Edit: this item was updated following publication. The course was initially referred to as a 'bridging course'. We apologise for this error.