UWA Handbook 2025

Note: (1) This course is only available to re-enrolling students.

(2) Students undertaking the Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) are enrolled in course code 52590. Students undertaking the Master of Psychology (Industrial and Organisational Psychology) are enrolled in course code 51590.

Applicability of the Doctor of Philosophy Rules and the Student Rules, policies and procedures

1.(1) The Doctor of Philosophy Rules apply to this course.

(2) The Student Rules, policies and procedures in the Student Procedures, Rules and Policies section apply except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.

Academic Conduct Essentials module

1.A(1) Except as stated in (2), a student who enrols in this course for the first time, irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module).

(2) A student who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module is not required to repeat the module.

(3) A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in the rules for this course.

(4) A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of (3) is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation'.

Admission

2. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

either

(a) had a PhD proposal approved by the Board of the Graduate Research School;

or

(b) an honours degree in psychology of at least 2A level or equivalent.

Submission of research proposal and thesis

3.(1) A student who is permitted to enrol in terms of Rule 2(a) must submit a full research proposal to the Board of the Graduate Research School no later than 31 October in the year of their commencement of candidature if enrolled full-time or within nine months of their date of commencement if enrolled part-time.

(2) A student must, before submission of the thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, complete the Master of Psychology component set out in Rule 4.

Master of Psychology component

4. The Master of Psychology component consists of units to the value of 72 points comprising either:

(a) for students enrolled prior to 2012:

(i) for the Clinical Psychology program, all of the following:

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Availability	Unit code	Unit name
	PSYC5510	Evaluation and Research Methodology I1
	PSYC5552	Assessment1
NS	PSYC5678	Practicum I
	PSYC5565	External Practicum
	PSYC5566	Psychopathology and Clinical Problems 1
	PSYC5567	Clinical Health Psychology1
	PSYC5568	Adult and Child Psychotherapy 11
	PSYC5569	Adult and Child Psychotherapy 21
	PSYC5661	Specialist Topics
NS	PSYC5679	Practicum II
NS	PSYC5663	External Practicum
NS	PSYC5664	External Practicum

¹ This unit is no longer available.

or

(ii) for the Clinical Neuropsychology program, all of the following:

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Availability	Unit code	Unit name
	PSYC5566	Psychopathology and Clinical Problems1
	PSYC5510	Evaluation and Research Methodology I1
	PSYC5552	Assessment1
	PSYC5592	Neuropsychological Assessment1
	PSYC5591	Neuropsychopathology1
	PSYC5567	Clinical Health Psychology1
	PSYC5541	Theories and Disorders1
	PSYC5595	Plasticity and Rehabilitation
	PSYC5665	Topics in Neuropsychology
S1	ANHB2217	Human Neurobiology
	PSYC9903	Placement I 1
	PSYC9904	Placement II 1

¹ This unit is no longer available.

² Students still to complete this unit should enrol in PSYC5539 Human Neuroanatomy and Neuropsychology.

or

(iii) for the Industrial and Organisational Psychology program:

A. all of the following:

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Availability	Unit code	Unit name
	PSYC5512	Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling
S1	PSYC5513	Research Methods in Applied Settings
S1	PSYC5514	Assessment and Selection
S2	PSYC5515	Organisational Development and Change
	PSYC5516	Professional Issues in Industrial and Organisational Psychology
NS, S2	PSYC5517	MIOP Practical Placement 3
S1	PSYC5573	Psychology of Training
S2	PSYC5830	Health, Safety, and Human Factors at Work
	PSYC5831	Practical Placement I
NS, S2	PSYC5832	MIOP Practical Placement 2

and

B. two units offered by the UWA Business School approved by the course coordinator or Head of School—12 points

or

(b) for students who commenced in 2012:

(i) for the Clinical Psychology program:

A. all of the following:

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Availability	Unit code	Unit name
S2	PSYC5533	Clinical Psychology and Health
S1	PSYC5672	Foundations in Clinical Skills I
S1	PSYC5673	Foundations in Clinical Skills II
S1	PSYC5674	Assessment and Intervention—Childhood Disorders
S2	PSYC5675	Assessment and Intervention—Emotional Disorders
NS	PSYC5678	Practicum I
NS	PSYC5679	Practicum II
S2	PSYC5530	Applied Research Methods
S2	PSYC5531	Assessment and Intervention—Adult Complex Disorders
NS	PSYC5663	External Practicum
NS	PSYC5664	External Practicum

and

B. one specialist unit from:

Availability	Unit code	Unit name
N/A	PSYC5534	Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology
	PSYC5535	Advanced Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology
S1	PSYC5536	Neuropsychology 1
S2	PSYC5537	Neuropsychology 2
		or, another combination of Specialist Units approved by the Head of School and on recommendation of the Psychology PhD panel and program coordinator

¹ This unit is not available in 2015.

or

(ii) for the Industrial and Organisational Psychology program:

A. all of the following:

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Availability	Unit code	Unit name
	PSYC5512	Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling
S1	PSYC5513	Research Methods in Applied Settings
S1	PSYC5514	Assessment and Selection
S2	PSYC5515	Organisational Development and Change
	PSYC5516	Professional Issues in Industrial and Organisational Psychology
NS, S2	PSYC5517	MIOP Practical Placement 3
S1	PSYC5573	Psychology of Training
S2	PSYC5830	Health, Safety, and Human Factors at Work
	PSYC5831	Practical Placement I
NS, S2	PSYC5832	MIOP Practical Placement 2

and

B. two units offered by the UWA Business School approved by the course coordinator or Head of School—12 points.

Satisfactory progress

5. Students who—

(a) do not pass units to a points value of at least half the total points value of any units in which they remain enrolled; or

(b) fail a unit that they have previously failed; or

(c) do not satisfy the Board through relevant reports that their progress towards the PhD has been appropriate,

will not have made satisfactory progress.

Progress status

6. Unless the Faculty and the Board approve otherwise in recognition of exceptional circumstances, students who fail to make satisfactory progress in accordance with Rule 5 are assigned a progress status of 'Excluded'.

Qualification for award

7.(1) A student who completes the units required under Rule 4 and completes the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy will qualify for the award of the degrees of Master of Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy.

(2) A student who fails to qualify for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy may submit the results of their research in a form approved by the Faculty in order to be considered for the award of the degree of Master of Psychology.

Time limit

8. Unless the Faculty on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Psychology approves otherwise, students must complete the units required under Rule 4 within four calendar years from the date of first enrolment in the combined course.

Note: This course is only available to re-enrolling students who should refer to the 2011 Rules for the course.