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Off-Campus Learning Guide 2005
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Master of Psychology (Health)

Course code: 3502 + Off-campus (Department of Psychology, Caulfield) +
Full-fee-paying course: $TBC (Australian residents) (not available to international students)

On completion of the course, students will have:

Entry requirements

Applicants should have a minimum of a second class honours degree in psychology or equivalent from an APS-accredited program. Students should therefore be eligible for associate membership of the APS. Suitability to the role of a professional working in the public arena will be assessed by referees' reports and, if necessary, by interview. Students must be registered as a probationary psychologist at the beginning of the course to qualify for legal registration as a psychologist in the State of Victoria at the completion of the program.

Advanced standing for previous studies

There will be scope for students who have completed coursework and/supervised placements of equivalent standing to those in the program to be granted an exemption for the relevant component(s) of up to 50 per cent of the coursework units. Appropriate methods of assessment of equivalence of prior study will be applied either through a viva, written examination, submission of referees' reports and/or presentation of written work. Credit will not be given for previous research.

Attendance

Attendance at residential schools is compulsory throughout the four years of the program. There will be one five-day compulsory residential school per semester. The first of three supervised placements (42 days each) will begin in year two and will continue through the remainder of the program. Work towards the research report will also commence in year two and continue until the completion of the course.

Course structure

The course is offered over four years part-time.

Major studies

The following units will be offered:

Only one of the following units:

Assessment

Assessment consists of coursework, a research report and supervised placements. A pass in all components is required for satisfactory completion of the course.

Professional recognition

The program has been granted conditional accreditation by the Australian Psychological Society and students are eligible for associate membership of the APS College of Health Psychologists. Students are able to apply for registration as a psychologist at the completion of the program.

Further information

For more detailed information, contact Ms Renata Kumar, Postgraduate Administrator, Department of Psychology, telephone +61 3 9903 1482 or email renata.kumar@med.monash.edu.au. Application forms are available online at http://www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/student/pgrad or from the postgraduate administrator, telephone +61 3 9905 4359.

Completed applications

Applicants should complete and submit the following forms:

  • `Monash University off-campus learning application for admission 2005' form
  • `Master of Psychology (Health)' application form

Completed applications are to be forwarded to Ms Renata Kumar, Department of Psychology, Monash University, PO Box 197, Caulfield East, Victoria 3145, Australia, by 31 October 2004.

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