Duration
2 years full time / 4 years part time
Mode (Location)
On campus (Parkville)
Intake
March
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Fees
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available
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Entry schemes
Access Melbourne is available
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Course overview
Overview
Support young people’s learning and wellbeing with a career in educational psychology
Pursue a career in education and wellbeing with a Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental). One of only four educational psychology degrees in Australia, this course will prepare you to help individuals with learning and developmental challenges. Start developing your practical abilities on placement from semester one, and graduate with highly sought-after skills in psychological assessment, counselling, and research.
Key features
- Become a registered educational psychologist. Register as a general psychologist when you graduate. You will be eligible for the two-year registrar program to become endorsed as an Educational and Developmental Psychologist.
- Learn from globally recognised experts. Learn from educational psychology experts with extensive experience in settings like schools, private practice, and healthcare.
- Access excellent employment opportunities. Graduates almost always gain employment by the start of the year after graduating and many are employed prior to graduating.
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Why study educational psychology at Melbourne?
As part of a close cohort of students, you’ll gain a specialist education that includes key knowledge and skills imparted in the classroom, flexibility to choose your study load, and practical work experience so you’ll graduate career-ready.
- Develop foundational and specialist skills. Guided by expert teaching staff, you will cover essential psychological skills including counselling, assessment, and research methods, and build specialist knowledge in human development and learning.
- Gain practical, real-world experience. Develop your practical skills through 1,000 hours of supervised placement in a range of settings including schools, hospitals, and community settings.
- Balance work and study. Choose to study full-time (2 years) or part-time (4 years), with some subjects offered partially in intensive Saturday workshops.
Student support
Stop 1 offers support across the full range of student services. Attend a workshop, visit in person (on Swanston Street), or submit an enquiry online.
- Course planning and academic skills advice. Meet with an advisor or attend a workshop to make the most of your studies.
- Mentoring opportunities. Learn more about academic and peer mentoring opportunities.
- Global exchange and overseas study support. Explore overseas study opportunities with a wide range of global partners.
- Fees and scholarship information. Get on top of your finances and learn about scholarships.
- Visa information. Have your visa questions answered.
- Wellbeing and accommodation. Understand options for financial support, accommodation, and counselling.
- Student administration. Help with all aspects of student admin, including organising your student cards and IT.
What students say
“This course allowed me to combine my background in learning and education with my passion for psychology and working with children. I gained confidence via the variety of placements and learned a great deal from the academics in the course.”
— Neisha Keirnan, Master of Educational Psychology
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Postgraduate psychology information session
When: Tuesday, 25 August 2026, 6.00–7.30pm AEST
Are you interested in postgraduate psychology studies as the next step on your pathway to professional registration as a psychologist?
Hear from academics and current students about study at the University of Melbourne in the following programs:
- Master of Professional Psychology
- Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental)
- Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology)
- Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology)
- Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology
Learn more about the Faculty of Education.