APAC Accreditation Renewed for UNSW Psychology
Published on the 14 November 2014
UNSW Psychology has successfully renewed its accreditation by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).
Following a three-day site visit conducted by APAC in July this year, the programs of study below have been given a seal of approval as meeting the Approved Accreditation Standard (June 2010) for the profession:
Three Year Sequence
Bachelor of Psychological Science
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science (International)*
Bachelor of Science and Business
Bachelor of Arts
Fourth Year
Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Four Year Sequence
Bachelor of Psychology
Bachelor of Science (Advanced)
Fifth and Sixth Years
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Psychology (Clinical)/Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Psychology (Forensic)
Master of Psychology (Forensic)/Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Psychology (Organisational)
Master of Psychology (Organisational)/Doctor of Philosophy
As noted on the APAC website:
Under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009, courses [programs] must first be accredited by APAC before they can be approved by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) as suitable programs of study for the purpose of registration as a psychologist.
* The Bachelor of Science (International) program currently has Accreditation with Conditions. It will be fully accredited without conditions once the first Psychology major students graduate from the program.