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Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology CU97

Duration: 2 terms full-time, 4 terms part-time
Mode: Internal, External, Multi-modal. It is a requirement of enrolment in the course that all students have access to the CQU World Wide Web site via the internet. Students will be expected to undertake various components of study in the Diploma using e-mail and the internet.
Fees: Full-fee paying.
Location(On-Campus): R.
Courses/Units of Credit: 48 units of credit/3 courses.
Faculty: Arts, Health & Sciences.
Entry: Direct.
Accreditation: Accreditation has been sought in 2000 for recognition of the PGDPsych as a fourth year award in Psychology.
Residential School: 4 days during 53500 Advanced Studies in Psychology
Interim: 1 week unsupervised with a practising psychologist.
Exit Awards: Nil.
Contact: Program Adviser on 07 4930 9253.

The Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology is designed for graduates who have, as part of their undergraduate degree, completed an accredited three year program in Psychology, and who wish to complete an accredited fourth year in Psychology for the purpose of registering conditionally as a psychologist in an Australian State or Territory. In the Postgraduate Diploma students will undertake advanced research training, and will be introduced to applied and professional uses of Psychology. As a part of their studies they will acquire knowledge of professional ethics in Psychology, and an appreciation of the social and cultural contexts of psychological research and professional practice.

Program Structure

Applicants will be graduates who have completed an accredited 3-year program in Psychology. To obtain a Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology a student must obtain credit for the 48 units of credit shown in the following list of courses.

Courses in the Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology

Code Course
PSYC20026   Advanced Studies in Psychology
PSYC20027   Professional Practice of Psychology
PSYC19028   Psychology Research Project


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