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Our Master of Professional Psychology provides our students with high quality education and training that advances our commitment to serve the needs of our community through the development of future psychologists.
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Make sense of who we are
The collective qualifications and experience of the clinical teaching team means that provisionally registered psychologists are provided with exceptional levels of support and training to prepare them for their internship. With our vast professional partnerships, we are committed to securing you a valuable and rewarding placement. This may be with one of specialist clinics or with external organisations.
Professional accreditation
This is a one year fully accredited program by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council. Students who complete this degree will be eligible for provisional psychologist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and will be eligible to commence their Internship.
Learn from the best
Western has been ranked in the Top 200 universities in the world for Psychology in the 2023QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Program structure
Our program structure is outlined in our handbook. Here you can view all of the subjects you will be studying.
Fees and delivery
Fees: $34,864*
Delivery: On campus
Fees: AUD $42,336*
Delivery: On campus
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Your career
The Master of Professional Psychology provides you with one year of the two-year registration process for psychologists. Once you have completed your second year and become fully registered, you’ll be ready to make a real difference to people’s lives in:
- Hospitals and other mental health services
- Education, including school counsellors
- Family and community-based services
- Private practice
- NGOs and not-for-profits
Your career

Psychologist (with further study)
Registered psychologists evaluate and diagnose mental health patterns and provide consultation.

Occupational Psychologist
Occupational Psychologists apply psychological principles and techniques to study occupational behaviour, working conditions and organisational structure, and solve problems of work performance and organisational design.

Educational Psychologist
Educational Psychologists investigate learning and teaching, and develop psychological techniques to foster the development and skills of individuals and groups in educational settings.

Academia
Academia involves being a Lecturer and/or Tutor as well as undertaking world-class research in psychology. As a teaching academic you prepare and deliver lectures and conduct tutorials in one or more subjects within a prescribed program of study and conduct research in psychology.
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*The tuition fees quoted above are the fees for the normal full-time study load of the program (80 credit points) per annum, unless the total duration of the program is less than 80CP. International students will be subject to a variable fee regime; i.e. enrolled students will be required to pay fees during their program based on the approved fee for each calendar year. Fee changes (if any) will occur at 1 January each calendar year. Students who extend their program past the normal finish date of the program will be required to pay additional fees based on the prevailing fee level. Western Sydney University is a multi-campus institution. The University reserves the right to alter the location of its programs between campuses and other locations as necessary. Students should be aware of the possibility of change of location for the whole or part of programs for which they enrol and should plan for the need to travel between Western Sydney campuses.
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