Course summary

The Master of Professional Psychology (School Psychology) specialisation is for graduates of a four-year accredited psychology program who are interested in pursuing a career as a school psychologist. This specialisation is only available to applicants who hold a graduate scholarship offered by the NSW Department of Education.

The School Psychology specialisation will prepare you to work as a school psychologist by providing a 5th year of structured learning and supervised practice in the school setting. Following completion of this 5th year degree, you undertake a 6th year of supervised internship within a school setting, prior to applying for general registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.

What you will study

The program provides one year of full-time education in the professional practice of psychology that:

• forms the foundation for professional practice, building on the existing knowledge and skills base acquired as part of an APAC-accredited (Australian Psychology Accreditation Council) four-year undergraduate course;
• takes an evidence-based approach based to the scientist-practitioner model;
• is broad and generalist in nature; and
• grounds the core professional competencies as outlined in the APAC accreditation standards.

To prepare you for a career as a school psychologist, you will focus on School Psychology in Context through supervised practicum in NSW schools, research, reflective practice and applied interventions.

This degree

Delivery of this course is flexible, using a combination of e-learning, online lectures, webinars, teleconference tutorials, online discussion groups, and simulated laboratory exercises. In addition, you will attend two one-week intensive sessions on-campus for skills training and competency assessments. Supervised school psychology placements will strengthen your learning and competence.