Yes. We accept applications from anyone who meets the prerequisites of the programme.
There are two parts to the application process for International students.
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Applicants who are based overseas, or who have completed their qualifications outside of NZ, are encouraged to apply for admission at least 2 months before the programme application deadline. Any applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Once your admission to UC has been confirmed, you should follow the application process for the听Clinical Psychology听辫谤辞驳谤补尘尘别.
You can search available听scholarships听for all students on our website.
No. This is a taught postgraduate qualification, and is only available at our campus in Christchurch, New 茄子视频app官网for those selected into the programme.
No. The is only available to students who have been accepted into the Clinical Psychology programme and who have completed the first two years of training.
If your undergraduate degree is not in Psychology, a Graduate Diploma in Science (in Psychology), followed by one year of postgraduate study (Honours, Masters Part 1 or PGDipSci) will provide the basic qualifications to meet the prerequisites. It will be important within these qualifications that the other course prerequisites are met, these include听听and an advanced research methods with a statistical focus. Please refer to the official听PGDipClinPsyc regulations听for specific requirements.
It is recommended you discuss your options with a听Student Advisor听in the Faculty of Science.
If you believe you have completed equivalent courses at a New 茄子视频app官网university, please contact the Professional Programmes Administrator who can check and confirm this for you. If you completed these at a university outside of New Zealand, we will need you to provide an official course outline from the institution you attended, detailing the content of the course. This is done as part of your Admission process.
Yes and No. If you do not already have a Masters (or PhD) in Psychology, then you will need to complete this concurrently with the PGDipClinPsyc. If you have already completed a Masters or PhD in Psychology, you don鈥檛 need to do another one. If you are currently completing a PhD in Psychology, you don鈥檛 need to complete a Masters in Psychology.
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Yes, provided you meet the prerequisites of the programme. It should be noted that clinical experience cannot take the place of any course prerequisites as outlined in the regulations.
Yes. Upon completion of the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology (and either a Masters or PhD in Psychology) graduates can apply for registration under the Clinical Scope of Practice with the New 茄子视频app官网Psychologists Board.
You can register as a Clinical Psychologist upon completion of the PGDipClinPsyc听and听a Masters in Psychology. See听.
No, we offer a PGDipClinPsyc听and听you can opt to complete a PhD in Psychology concurrently.
Applications are strengthened by having:
- clinical, or clinically-related experience, e.g. telephone counselling (Lifeline, Youthline), support/case worker (in a mental health setting), etc.,
- research experience, e.g. research assistant, summer scholarship student, etc.,
- cultural experience, e.g. Te Reo M膩ori language course, etc.
We require a postgraduate Research Methods course that comprises statistics and data analysis with applications for psychology. An example of this is听PSYC 460 Research Methods in Psychology. Courses on research design and communication only do not meet this requirement. If you would like to check if a course meets these requirements, please contact the Professional Programmes Administrator.
Up to 16 people are selected each year.
We do not give individual feedback to unsuccessful applicants, and instead encourage you to review our selection criteria and consider how your application may be able to be strengthened.
Yes, you can apply, although we recommend that you consult the course outlines for the prerequisites to check if you are confident that your knowledge is recent and relevant, or even consider doing a Postgraduate Diploma in Science and (re)doing the pre-requisite courses for the clinical programme.
