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Key application dates
UPCOMING INTAKES AND KEY DATES
- Summer (January intake) applications due: 15 September 2024
All applications must be submitted no later than 11:59pm AEST on 15 September for the following year’s intake. No late applications will be accepted.
- Deadline to submit referee reports: 15 September
- Deadline to provide APS assessment (only relevant for applicants who have studied outside of Australia): 15 September
- Shortlisted applicants interviewed: November and December
- Final application outcomes released: December and January
There are a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) for this course. To ensure you are considered for a CSP, submit your complete application prior to the application deadline.
How to apply
1. Review entry requirements and eligibility
- Check the entry requirements tab of this course page and ensure you meet the admission criteria.
- Review the English language requirements.
- Consider whether you are eligible for Graduate Access Melbourne.
- If you are applying for multiple courses, ensure you have confirmed your preference order.
2. Gather your supporting documentation
As part of your application, you’ll be required to submit:
- Transcripts and detailed information related to all previous studies you have undertaken and/or completed, including an explanation of the grading system used and official certified English translation of any document that is not written in English. View further information about supporting documentation.
- Evidence of meeting the University's English language requirements.
- Your personal statement, AND
- Two referee reports to be submitted online. The referee does not have to be a clinical psychologist but should be able to comment on the work you have done in their practice or organisation.
3. Submit your application
Additional application considerations:
Where a course offers both Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) and Australian full fee (AF) places, you only need to submit an application for one fee type. You will automatically be considered for a CSP if you are eligible.
After you apply
- All communications related to your application, including requests for additional information and application outcomes, will be sent to the email address you registered for your application. To avoid delays, please upload requested information as soon as possible.
- Track the progress of your application via the Application Portal.
- Please note that the Admissions team will only contact you via email if anything else is needed; there's no need to enquire about the timeline in the meantime.
- If your application is shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a provisional interview between early November and mid-December.
- Successful applicants will be notified at the conclusion of the interview period, while unsuccessful applicants will be notified no later than early January.
- Successful applicants should note the following:
- Deferrals may be only approved in exceptional and unforeseen circumstances. In such cases, deferral will be granted for one year only. Once the deferral has lapsed, a new application will be required.
- This is a full-time course. The option of part-time enrolment may be available to students with exceptional circumstances (i.e. health or family issues). The decision to allow a student to alter their enrolment from a full-time to a part-time position will be at the discretion of the School of Psychological Sciences on a case-by-case basis.
- This course is delivered on-campus and all students are expected to be able to attend classes at the Parkville campus.
Inherent requirements
This course has inherent requirements. Refer to the Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) Handbook for important information on these requirements.
Clinical placements
Clinical Placements are undertaken as part of this course. All students must undertake a Police Record Check, obtain a Working with Children Check and comply with immunisation requirements. Refer to the following pages for important information: