Adelaide University
Master of Psychology (Health)
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
Lead others toward better health by inspiring meaningful, lasting change, delivering culturally sensitive care and helping build a healthier, more supportive society.
Course overview
Adelaide University’s Master of Psychology (Health) is your path to becoming a registered psychologist. As one of only two health psychology degrees offered in Australia, it delivers comprehensive training in both health promotion and clinical health psychology.
With a focus on promoting healthier lifestyles and clinical health care, you’ll acquire a diverse set of skills relevant to a variety of careers as a psychologist. Learn to assess a broad range of clients and develop treatments to address issues like anxiety, depression and pain. Understand chronic illness management and how to support patients dealing with trauma, disability and rehabilitation. Gain an evidence-based approach to clinical practice and an understanding of how psychology can be used to advance public health.
Across 1000 hours and three industry placements, you’ll develop the skills to master behavioural change techniques to help people sustain healthier habits and conduct psychological assessments to create personalised intervention strategies.
Key features
- Gain a qualification that enables you to become eligible to register as a psychologist upon graduation.
- Benefit from small class sizes with top health psychologists and educators.
- Explore illness, disease and the psychological factors influencing health.
- Study healthcare systems, policies and strategies for health promotion and maintenance.
- Develop practical skills in three hands-on industry placements totalling a minimum of 1000 hours.
- Connect with potential employers in the mental health, health care and government sectors.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
What you will study
Students must complete 96 units comprising:
- 72 units for all core courses
- 24 units for all work integrated learning
Unless otherwise indicated, each course is worth six units.
Complete 72 units for all of the following:
- Interviewing and Intervention (Health)
- Promoting Health in Individuals and Populations (PG)
- Psychopathology and Clinical Practice
- Public Health Evaluation and Economics (PG)
- Health Psychology (Health)
- Research Project in Health Psychology I (12 units)
- Research Project in Health Psychology II (18 units)
- Evidence-based Practice (Health)
- Psychological Assessment (Clinical and Health)
Entry requirements
Admission criteria
To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate that they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
- A completed four-year psychology honours degree with at least an upper second class or equivalent overall mark, or an equivalent degree that is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council; AND
- Undertake the Casper Situational Judgement Test (CSJT); AND
- Provide two referee reports via the HODSPA – VTAC reference portal system; AND
- Attend an interview if invited.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Adelaide University is committed to recognising the contribution of students’ prior learning towards their program requirements.
Credit may be granted for formal, informal and non-formal learning, with guidance on eligibility provided to prospective students in a clear, transparent and publicly available credit framework.
Credit determinations will be:
- Evidence-based, equitable and transparent.
- Academically sound.
- Applied consistently, fairly and subject to review.
Credit will be granted for prior learning that is relevant and equivalent to the learning required for the courses for which credit is sought.
Credit will only be granted if it:
- Maintains the credibility and integrity of the program for which credit is sought.
- Does not contravene the conditions of the program’s professional accreditation.
- Does not disadvantage the student’s ability to achieve the expected course or program learning outcomes.
For more information, contact the university or visit its website.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
As a graduate of the Master of Psychology (Health), you’ll be highly sought after for roles in the public and private sectors. You can also choose to start your own psychology practice. You might work in health promotion, developing programs to assist clients in preventing illnesses like heart disease, cancer or sexual health. Perhaps you’ll work with other health professionals to understand the behaviours that contribute to compulsive eating and how they can be altered. Or you might work in clinical health, helping someone to cope with psychological issues like anxiety or addiction arising from an injury.
Upon graduation, you’ll be eligible for general registration as a Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia. If you choose to undertake a supervised registrar program, you can also gain endorsement by the Psychology Board of Australia as a Health Psychologist.
Fees and CSP
Estimated student contribution amount per 1.0 EFTSL (48 units) in 2026: $9,537 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
Commonwealth-supported students are charged a portion of the cost of their higher education through a student contribution. Where the duration of the program is less than one year, the total cost of the program is displayed.
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP)
A Commonwealth Supported Place is a higher education place where the Australian Government subsidises your fees so that you only pay a portion through a student contribution amount.
The amount of student contribution you’ll pay depends on:
- Number of courses you are enrolled in.
- Unit value of courses.
- Funding cluster your courses fall under.
A HECS-HELP loan allows students to borrow from the Australian Government to cover some or all of their student contribution. To be eligible for HECS-HELP, you must be studying in a Commonwealth Supported Place.
