We believe your life should be enhanced by your learning, not hampered by it. That's why we've produced a program that's flexible, allowing you to balance work and family commitments. With classes being offered one day per week, with two days a week dedicated to clinical placements, it may be possible to both study and earn a part-time living. In fact, many of our students are employed as part-time psychologists. If you're looking for rapid completion, then the full-time on campus nature of the program is the perfect option. Alternatively our part-time on campus option caters for those with heavier commitments.

The Master of Clinical Psychology is a professional qualification for those who wish to work as clinical psychologists. Graduates will be knowledgeable, skilled and ethical practitioners of Clinical Psychology, capable of adhering to the 'scientist-practicioner' model of practice.

The program is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC), and approved by the College of Clinical Psychologists for the purposes of determining College membership, and accepted by the Psychology Board of Australia as an approved fifth and sixth year of study.

Two years full-time or four years part-time study. Students commence studies in February. Please refer to the Term dates on the University website at: www.newcastle.edu.au/dates/. To qualify for admission to the Master of Clinical Psychology, a candidate shall satisfactorily complete a program of study totalling not less than 160 units, comprising: Four Clinical Placements (40 units), three Research and Research-related courses (30 units), and nine Compulsory taught courses (90 units). The placements are available in a wide range of settings and the placement supervisors are all qualified Clinical Psychologists who are eligible for membership of the College of Clinical Psychologists of the Australian Psychological Society. One of the four placements will be in the Psychology Clinic of the University of Newcastle. One of the research courses is a taught course on research methods while the other two comprise an individual research project undertaken under supervision. The project must make an original contribution to scientific knowledge and must address a topic relevant to Clinical Psychology. The remaining taught courses include professional and ethical practice, counselling and clinical interventions, clinical neuropsychology, health psychology, and the clinical psychology of adults, children, older adults, and people with intellectual disabilities.

The approval guidelines of the College of Clinical Psychologists (of the Australian Psychological Society) stipulate that students must spend at least 1000 hours in clinical placements. This requirement will be met with four of the courses within the program being devoted to clinical placements.

There are many career opportunities for Clinical Psychologists in Area Health Services, both mental health and general health. There are also opportunities in the Department of Community Services, the Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care and in both non-government organisations and the private sectors.