ObjectivesThe objective of this stream is to provide graduates with the skills to work as professional neuropsychologists. Graduates should obtain a detailed understanding of the affective, behavioural and cognitive manifestations of diseases of the central nervous system, particularly those affecting the brain, in adults and children. Graduates are expected to acquire competence in various approaches to the study of brain disease, including basic and applied clinical sciences, and are expected to acquire an understanding of objective assessment of the many behavioural features of brain diseases.
Practical experienceThere is a clinical placement associated with this program.
Academic titleMaster of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology)
Course descriptionThe full time structure of the course comprises 200 points distributed as follows:
200 Point Master of Psychology (Organisational/Industrial) Course Structure
Course Element Points
Thesis/Research Proposal 62.5 points
Placement Subjects 50 points
Coursework 87.5 points
Year 1
Year 1 Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) Subjects Subject Code Subject Title Points
512 900 Research Proposal 25
512 903 Basic Interventions 6.25
512 904 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 6.25
512 910 Advanced Psychological Assessment & Diagnosis 6.25
512 950 Graduate Research Methods 6.25
512 952 Neuropsychological Assessment across the Lifespan 6.25
512 953 Introduction to Psychopathology 6.25
512 956 Adult Neuropsychological Disorders 6.25
512 971 Clinical Neuropsychology Placement 1 12.5
512 975 Neuroscience: Brain Systems & Higher Functions 12.5
Year 2
Level 2 Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) Subjects
Subject Code Subject Title Points
512 902 Thesis 37.5
512 972 Clinical Neuropsychology Placement 2 37.5
512 907 Ethics and Professional Issues 6.25
512 914 Advanced Psychopathology 6.25
512 957 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 6.25
512 974 Child Neuropsychological Disorders 6.25