Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Course code/s: SDCP - Melbourne
The Doctor of Psychology research degree requires 420 credit points – 120 points for each of the three years of full-time study and 60 points for the last half year (or the part-time equivalent). The three components of the course are lectures and seminars (16.5%, 70 credit points), practical placements (16.5%, 70 credit points) and the research thesis (67%, 280 credit points). Generally, the first two years of the course include all the components of the Master of Psychology degree. In the third year of the research Doctoral program candidates undertake advanced-level coursework and an extended internship (total of 200 days of practicum placement across the three-and-a-half years of the course). Doctor of Psychology research candidates also complete a thesis of a maximum of 75,000 words. There is no provision for external study.
Course Structure
|
Components of course |
Credit points (% in brackets) |
|
Coursework |
70 (16.5) |
|
Practical placements |
70 (16.5) |
|
Research |
280 (67) |
First year core subjects (120 credit points)
|
Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
Credit points |
|
TE-SEM-1 |
Doctoral Clinical Psychology Professional Studies A |
PSY6DCA |
25 |
|
TE-SEM-1 |
Doctoral Thesis A |
PSY6DTA |
35 |
|
TE-SEM-2 |
Doctoral Thesis B |
PSY6DTB |
35 |
|
TE-SEM-2 |
Doctoral Practicum A |
PSY6DPA |
10 |
|
TE-SEM-2 |
Doctoral Clinical Psychology Professional Studies B |
PSY6DCB |
15 |
Second year core subjects (120 credit points)
|
Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
Credit points |
|
TE-SEM-1 |
Doctoral Clinical Psychology Professional Studies C |
PSY6DCC |
10 |
|
TE-SEM-1 |
Doctoral Practicum B |
PSY6DPB |
15 |
|
TE-SEM-1 |
Doctoral Thesis C |
PSY6DTC |
35 |
|
TE-SEM-2 |
Doctoral Clinical Psychology Professional Studies D |
PSY6DCD |
10 |
|
TE-SEM-2 |
Doctoral Practicum C |
PSY6DPC |
15 |
|
TE-SEM-2 |
Doctoral Thesis D |
PSY6DTD |
35 |
Third year core subjects (120 credit points)
|
Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
Credit points |
|
TE-SEM-1 |
Doctoral Clinical Psychology Professional Studies E |
PSY6DCE |
10 |
|
TE-SEM-1 |
Doctoral Practicum D |
PSY6DPD |
15 |
|
TE-SEM-1 |
Doctoral Thesis E |
PSY6DTE |
35 |
|
TE-SEM-2 |
Doctoral Practicum E |
PSY6DPE |
15 |
|
TE-SEM-2 |
Doctoral Thesis F |
PSY6DTF |
45 |
Fourth year core subjects (60 credit points)
|
Teaching period |
Subject name |
Subject code |
Credit points |
|
TE-SEM-1 |
Doctoral Thesis G |
PSY6DTG |
60 |
