In Australia, to be registered as a psychologist by the Psychology Board of Australia, one has to satisfy either of the following criteria:
Prior to 30 June 2022, a third pathway was available for new applicants wanting to become a registered psychologist in Australia, it was called the "4+2 pathway" and consisted of four years of university education followed by two years of supervised practice and passing the NPE. [2]
University | Location(s) | Degree(s) [note 1] |
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Australian Catholic University | Melbourne and Sydney [3] | BPsychSc, [3] BPsych (Hons), [4] MPsych, MProfPsych (only offered in Melbourne), MPhil and PhD. [5] |
Australian National University | Canberra | BSc(Psych), [6] BPsych (Hons), [7] MClinPsych, MProfPsych, MPhil [8] and PhD. [9] |
Bond University | Gold Coast | BPsychSc, [10] BPsychSc (Hons), [11] GDipPsychSc, [12] GDipPsych(Brid), [13] MProfPsych [14] and MPsych(Clin). [15] |
Central Queensland University | Adelaide, Bundaberg, Cairns, Rockhampton, Townsville and online [16] | BPsychSc, BSc(Psych), BPsychSc (Hons), [note 2] MClinPsych (Rockhampton only) and MProfPsych. [note 2] [17] |
Charles Darwin University | Darwin and online | DipPsych, BPsychSc (graduate entry one year counterpart exists), BPsychSc (Hons), [18] MPsych(Clin) (Darwin only), [19] MRes and PhD. [20] |
Charles Sturt University | Bathurst, Port Macquarie and online [21] | DipPsychSt, UCertPsychSt, BSocSc(Psych), BPsych, BSocSc(Psych) (Hons), GCertIslamPsych, GDipPsych, PGDipPsych, MClinPsych, MProfPsych, MPsychPrac and PhD. [22] |
Curtin University | Perth [23] | UCertPsych, [24] BPsych, [23] GCertHealthPsych, [note 2] [25] MClinPsych, [26] MPsych, [27] MPsych(Prof), [28] MRes [29] and PhD. [30] |
Deakin University | Geelong, Melbourne, Warrnambool and online [31] | BPsychSc, [31] BA(Psych), [note 3] [32] BPsych (Hons), [note 3] [33] GDipPsychSc, [note 3] [34] GDipPsych(Adv), [note 3] [35] MPsych(Clin), [note 3] [36] MPsych(Org), [note 4] [37] MProfPsych, [note 3] [38] MPhil (only offered at Geelong), [39] [40] DPsych(Clin) (only offered at Melbourne) [41] and PhD. [42] |
Edith Cowan University | Perth and online [43] | BPsych, [43] BPsychCouns, [44] BPsych (Hons), [note 2] [45] GCertPsych, [note 2] [46] GDipPsych, [note 2] [47] GDipPsych(Adv), [note 2] [48] MClinPsych (only offered on campus at Perth) [49] MProfPsych (only offered on campus in Perth). [50] |
Federation University Australia | Ballarat, Gippsland, Melbourne and online [51] | BPsychSc, [51] BPsychSc (Hons), [52] MProfPsych (only offered at Ballarat), [53] MPsych(Clin) (only offered at Ballarat), [54] MAppSc [note 5] and PhD. [55] |
Flinders University | Adelaide and online | BHealthSc(Psych), [note 6] [56] BPsychSc, [57] BPsych (Hons), [note 6] [58] GDipPsych(Adv), [note 6] [59] MProfPsych, [note 6] [60] MPsych(Clin) [note 6] [61] and PhD. [note 6] [62] |
Griffith University | Brisbane and Gold Coast [63] | DipPsychSc, BPsychSc, BPsychSc (Hons), BPsych (Hons), MClinPsych, MClinPsychPrac, MProfPsych and PhD. [63] |
James Cook University | Townsville and online [64] | BPsychSc (Townsville only), BPsychSc (Hons), GCertPsych, GDipPsych, MProfPsych, MPhil and PhD. [64] |
La Trobe University | Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Melbourne and online [65] | BPsychSc, BPsychSc (Hons), BPsych (Hons), MAdvProfPsych, [note 2] MClinPsych (Melbourne only), MProfPsych, [note 2] MPsychSc(Res) (Melbourne only), MPhil and PhD. [65] |
Macquarie University | Sydney [66] | BPsych, MClinNeurPsych, MClinPsych, MOrgPsych, MProfPsych and MRes. [67] |
Monash University | Malaysia and Melbourne [68] | BPsych, [68] and BPsych (Hons), [69] GDipPsych, [70] GDipPsychAdv, [71] GDipProfPsych (only Melbourne), MProfPsych (only Melbourne), MEdDevPsych (only at Melbourne), MEdDevPsychAdv (only at Melbourne) and PhD. [72] [73] |
Murdoch University | Perth [74] | BA(Psych), [75] BSc(Psych), [74] BA(Psych) (Hons), [76] BSc(Psych) (Hons), GDipPsych, [77] MAppPsych(Prof), [78] MAppPsychClinPsych, [79] MPhil, DPsych(ClinPsych) [80] and PhD. [81] |
Queensland University of Technology | Brisbane | BBehSc(Psych), [82] BBehSc(Psych) (Hons), MClinPsych, MPsych(EdDev), MPhil and PhD. [83] |
RMIT University | Melbourne and online [84] | BAppSc(Psych) (Hons), [note 4] BCrimPsych (Melbourne only), BPsych, [note 4] BSocSc(Psych), [note 4] GDipPsych, [note 2] MClinPsych, [note 4] MSc(Psych) [note 4] and PhD. [note 4] [84] |
Southern Cross University | Coffs Harbour, Gold Coast and online [85] | DipHealth(PsychSc), BPsychSc, [85] BPsychSc (Hons), MProfPsych, MThes and PhD. [86] |
Swinburne University of Technology | Melbourne and online | BHealthSc(PsychForSc), BPsych (Hons), [note 7] BPsychSc, BPsychSc (Hons), GDipForPsych, [note 7] GDipPsych, [note 2] GDipPsych(Adv), [note 2] MPsych(ClinPsych), [note 7] MRes [note 7] and PhD (includes an integrated counterpart). [note 7] [87] |
Torrens University Australia | Online [88] | BPsychSc. [88] |
University of Adelaide | Adelaide | BPsychSc, BPsych(Adv) (Hons), BPsychSc (Hons), GDipPsych (online), GDipPsych(Adv) (online), MPhil and PhD. [89] |
University of Canberra | Canberra | BSc(Psych), BSc(Psych) (Hons), MClinPsych and PhD. [90] |
University of Melbourne | Melbourne | BA(Psych), [91] BSc(Psych), [92] BSc(ExtPsych), [93] BBiomed(Psych), [94] BA(Psych) (Hons), [95] BSc(Psych) (Hons), [96] BSc(ExtPsych) (Hons), [97] BBiomed(Psych) (Hons), [98] GDipPsych, [99] GDipPsych(Adv), [100] MAppPosPsych (also offered online), [101] MAppPsych, [102] MProfPsych, [103] MPsych(ClinNeuroPsych), [104] MPsych(ClinPsych), [105] MPhil [106] and PhD. [107] |
University of New England | Armidale and online | UCertPsychSc, [108] AdvDipArts, [109] BA(Psych), [110] BPsychSc, [111] BSocSc(Psych), [112] BPsych (Hons) (online only), [113] GDipPsych, [114] MProfPsych (online only), [115] MPsych(Clin), [116] MPhil [117] and PhD. [118] |
University of New South Wales | Sydney | BPsychSc, BSc(Psych), BAdvSc(Psych) (Hons), BPsychSc (Hons), BPsych (Hons), GDipPsych, MPsych(Clin), MPsych(For), MClinNeurPsych, MRes and PhD. [119] |
University of Newcastle | Newcastle, Central Coast, New South Wales and online | BA(PsychSt), [note 8] [120] BPsychSc, [note 6] [121] BPsychSc(Adv), [note 9] [122] BSocSc(PsychSt), [note 8] [123] BPsychSc (Hons), [note 6] [124] BSocSc(PsychSt) (Hons), [note 6] [125] GDipPsychSc, [note 9] [126] MBusPsych, [note 2] [127] MClinPsych, [note 9] [128] MProfPsych, [note 9] [129] [130] MPhil and PhD. [131] |
University of Notre Dame Australia | Fremantle and Sydney | BA(Psych), [132] BA(Psych) (Hons) [133] and MProfPsych. [134] |
University of Queensland | Brisbane | BA(Psych), BSc(Psych), BPsychSc (Hons), MBusPsych, MClinNeuroPsychClinPsych, MClinPsych, MOrgPsych, MPsych, [135] MPhil and PhD. [136] |
University of South Australia | Adelaide and online | BA(Psych), [note 6] BPsych, BPsych (Hons), [note 6] BPsychScSoc, [note 2] MPsych(Clin), [note 6] MRes [note 6] and PhD. [note 6] [137] |
University of Southern Queensland | Ipswich, Toowoomba, external and online [138] | UCertPsychFund, [note 2] BSc(Psych), [note 10] BSc(PsychExt), [note 11] BSc(Psych) (Hons), [note 12] BPsych (Hons) [note 12] MClinPsych, [note 11] MClinPsychAdvEnt, [note 11] MProfPsych, [note 11] MRes [note 12] and PhD. [note 11] [139] |
University of Sydney | Sydney | BA(PsychSc), [140] BPsych, BSc(PsychSc), [141] BSc(Health)(PsychSc), [142] GCertCoachPsych, GDipCoachPsych, GDipPsych, MClinPsych, MSc(CoachPsych), MPhil and PhD. [143] |
University of Tasmania | Cradle Coast, Tasmania, Hobart, Launceston and online | BPsychSc, BPsychSc (Hons), [note 13] [144] GDipProfPsychPrac, [note 13] MClinPsych(AdvEnt), [note 13] MProfPsych, [note 13] MPsych(Clin) [note 13] [145] and PhD. [146] |
University of Technology Sydney | Sydney and online | BPsych, [note 6] BPsych (Hons), [note 6] BPsychSc (Hons), [note 6] GCertPsych, [note 2] GDipPsych [note 2] and GDipPsych(Adv). [note 2] [147] |
University of the Sunshine Coast | Moreton Bay and the Sunshine Coast | BBehSc(Psych), BPsych (Hons), BBehSc(Psych) (Hons), MProfPsych, MPsych(Clin), MA, [note 5] and PhD. [148] |
University of Western Australia | Perth | BA(Psych), BPsych, BSc(Psych), BA(Psych) (Hons), [149] BPsych (Hons), [150] BSc(Psych) (Hons), [149] MBusPsych, MIndOrgPsych, PhD, MClinNeurPsych/PhD, MClinPsych/PhD and MIndOrgPsych/PhD. [151] |
University of Wollongong | Wollongong [152] | BA(Psych), BPsychSc, BPsychSc (Hons), BPsych (Hons), MPsych(Clin), MProfPsych, MPhil, PhD and PhDI. [153] |
Victoria University | Melbourne | UCertPsychSt, BA(Psych), [154] BPsychSt, BPsychSt (Hons), BPsych (Hons), MAppPsych(ClinPsych), MAppPsych(CommPsych), MProfPsych, PhD and PhD(I). [155] |
Western Sydney University | Sydney | BA(Psych), BPsych (Hons), GDipPsych, MClinPsych and MProfPsych. [156] |