JCU SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE, 1 June 2006. JCU Singapore is pleased to announce that its psychology programs, from Bachelors to Doctoral level, are the first full sequence in Singapore to be granted accreditation by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

APAC, jointly formed by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and the Council of Psychologists Registration Boards (Australasia), is the body that assesses and approves the minimum qualifications from recognised Schools of Psychology for the purposes of registration as a psychologist in Australia and for membership of the Australian Psychological Society

“Our JCU Singapore psychology programs are the only ones in Singapore that have received the APAC accreditation for the complete pathway from Bachelor to Doctorate degrees,” remarks Dr Kylie Oliver, Academic Director for JCU Psychology Programs in Singapore.

Accreditation means that graduates of JCU Singapore’s postgraduate psychology degrees are eligible for registration to practise as a psychologist in both Singapore and Australia.

Second year JCU Psychology student, Melissa Huang is excited at this news. “Accredited programs are definitely more valuable and I know that my degree will be recognised in the industry. Accreditation also gives me further assurance that the program content is current and relevant.”

Emphasising the increasing demand for qualified psychologists in Singapore and the region, Dr Oliver explains: “Psychology, being a broad subject, can be applied in almost any vocation where human interaction is involved.”

JCU Singapore has been offering psychology degrees by an experienced faculty of lecturers and visiting lecturers since October 2003.

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About JCU Singapore: James Cook University is one of Australia’s premier research and teaching universities. Its first offshore campus established in Singapore in April 2003. Currently, JCU Singapore offers programmes to students from all JCU Faculties the Faculty of Law, Business and Creative Arts, the Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Information Technology and the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences to come. Visit www.jcu.edu.sg for more information.