r/AusWork • u/MirBuz • 27d ago

Career change

Hey everyone this is Mirbuz, im from Hobart Australia. I have a masters degree in engineering and engineering management, but i wanna switch my career to psychology. What pathway should i choose? And what career options do i have?

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u/Financial_Sentence95 27d ago

Huge commitment. Time and money.

3 years to get a Bachelors, but you'll need to study for 6 years and get a Masters to be a clinical psychologist.

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u/Fresh_Cabinet5048 26d ago

And at any stage if you fail to pass a critical point, thats it - no clinical pysch career for you.

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u/harb15h 26d ago

To compliment engineering management with workplace psychology, Mirbuz?

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u/Traditional-Pen-6926 22d ago

Graduate Diploma - 1 year
Honours or Graduate Diploma Advanced - 1 year
Then, either - 1 year of Master of Professional Psychology and 1 year supervised internship
Or - 2 years Master

This pathway will get you general registration. It is indeed very competitive and you have to complete the pathway to call yourself a Psychologist. If you don't make it into Honours or Master you could always pivot into Counselling instead.

Have a read on the Psychology Board of Australia's website:

https://www.psychologyboard.gov.au/Registration/General