The Graduate Diploma of Psychology is designed for graduates who have, as part of their undergraduate degree, completed an accredited three year program in psychology that includes a 3rd level statistics course, and who wish to complete an accredited fourth year in psychology for the purpose of provisionally registering as a psychologist in an Australian State or Territory. In the Graduate Diploma students will undertake 48 units of credit (6 courses each 8 units of credit per course) to satisfy the requirements of the award.  Students will be introduced to applied and professional uses of psychology  as well as professional ethics and an appreciation of the social and cultural contexts of psychological research and professional practice. Students will also undertake advanced research training, and have the opportunity to conduct their own original piece of research that may in some case lead to publication in a professional journal.

When applying please note:
Applications for entry to this program will be assessed on merit taking into account such things as your weighted grade point average (GPA) for all courses in psychology within your undergraduate degree. The calculation of the GPA includes those courses for which a failing grade has been awarded and applications with psychology GPA's below 5.0 are not considered.  Importantly, the third level (year three) of the Psychology program that you have completed, must include a unit in Research Methods (i.e. a level 3 statistical course).

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 48 units of credit as outlined in the course details. 

 

As this is a professionally accredited program students may only:

 

(1) defer their study for a period of one term during their enrolment in the program with the approval of the program coordinator; 

 

(2) enrol twice in PSYC20032 Postgraduate Research Project in Psychology A *; and 

 

(3) fail and repeat only one of the 4 coursework components. A fail within a course includes withdrawal fail, WF and absent fail, AF.

 

Students enrolled in PSYC20032 Postgraduate Research Project in Psychology A, who withdraw after the census date, or who do not successfully complete the requirements will be automatically withdrawn from PSYC20033 Postgraduate Research Project in Psychology B.

 

* As noted in point 2 above, such students would have one further opportunity to successfully complete PSYC20032 Postgraduate Research Project in Psychology A and PSYC20033 Postgraduate Research Project in Psychology B. 

Please note: PSYC20032 Postgraduate Research Project in Psychology A is only available in term 1 and PSYC20033 Postgraduate Research Project in Psychology B is only available in term 2.

 

Students who do not meet the above criteria will be withdrawn from the program.

 

Residential schools

Check the Residential Schools timetable for details.