ObjectivesThis course provides students, who have previously completed an accredited three-year sequence in psychology, with the opportunity for advanced level study in a selection of areas of specialisation in psychology. The course has been designed to provide graduates with an approved accredited fourth year of training in psychology.
Entry requirementsCompletion, within last five years, of a Bachelor degree including: 1. an accredited three year sequence in psychology; 2. at least a credit average across all units of the pass degree; 3. at least credit level in four second and third year psychology units; and 4. at least a pass in the prerequisites for units to be undertaken in the Postgraduate Diploma.
Academic titlePostgraduate Diploma in Psychology
Course descriptionThe Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology is recognised by the Australian Psychological Society as an accredited fourth-year program in Psychology. Those students who satisfactorily complete the program will be eligible for probationary registration as psychologists in Victoria, as well as becoming eligible for associate membership with the Australian Psychological Society.
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology
PgDipPsych
80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne, Victoria
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Requirements for Completion of the Postgraduate Diploma
To qualify for the Postgraduate Diploma, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
1. 30 cp from Core Units
2. 40 cp from Research Units;
3. 10 cp from Electives, consisting of 10 cp from each of Group A and Group B, or as otherwise approved by the Course Co-ordinator.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
PSYC413 10 Professional Issues and Ethics
PSYC423 10 Assessment and Intervention (Inc: PSYC406 Theories of Intervention)
PSYC424 10 Research Methods (Inc: PSYC404 Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology A and PSYC419 Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology B)
Research Units
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
PSYC409 20 Research Project A (Pre: or Co: PSYC424 Research Methods)
PSYC420 20 Research Project B (Pre: PSYC409 Research Project A and PSYC424 Research Methods)
Electives
Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
PSYC405 10 Comparative Psychology
PSYC407 10 History and Philosophy of Psychology
PSYC412 10 Psychology of Ageing
PSYC414 10 Cultural Issues for Psychologists
PSYC415 10 Theories of Psychoanalysis
PSYC422 10 Cognitive Neuropsychology