PhDPsychology
Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Neuropsychology
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
This is a combined four year professional and research doctoral pathway (course code 01890/54590) that packages the Master of Clinical Neuropsychology with a PhD. It is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and is designed to produce clinical neuropsychologists grounded in the scientist practitioner tradition, who combine high level clinical competence with the ability to advance the discipline through original research. Graduates who complete the program become eligible to apply for general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and may pursue endorsement in clinical neuropsychology after completing the Board's Registrar Program. This combined pathway is not being offered for new entry in 2026, though it remains an active accredited program in UWA's handbook.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- The course totals 264 credit points over a standard 4 year full time candidature (8 year maximum). It combines 72 points of mandatory coursework
- including Applied Research Methods
- Assessment and Intervention (Adult Complex Disorders)
- Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology
- Human Neuroanatomy and Neuropsychology
- Foundations in Clinical Skills I and II
- and Assessment and Intervention (Emotional Disorders)
- with supervised clinical placements totalling at least 730 hours across two placement blocks. The research component is a PhD thesis of a minimum of 24 points undertaken in the area of clinical neuropsychology
- governed by the standard Doctor of Philosophy rules
- with a research proposal required within 6 months of enrolment
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Admissions
Applicants must hold an APAC accredited Honours degree (or equivalent) in psychology with a mark of at least upper second class Honours (2A) completed within the last 10 years, or hold current registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (Ahpra). Applicants must be eligible for provisional registration as a psychologist with the Board, and must secure agreement from at least one PhD supervisor who is an academic staff member of the School of Psychological Science before applying. Selection is competitive and considers a personal statement, two referee reports, a curriculum vitae, and an interview, subject to an annual intake quota.
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