Study@CQU 2003

Postgraduate Programs

Graduate Diploma of Psychology CU87

Duration: 6 terms full-time, 12 terms part-time
Mode & Location: internal - ROK, external, multi-modal. It is a requirement of enrolment in the course that all students have access to the CQU website via the Internet. Students will be expected to undertake various components of study in the Diploma using email and the Internet.
Fees: full-fee-paying
Courses/Units of Credit: 12 courses/72 units of credit
Faculty: Arts, Health & Sciences
Entry: direct
Accreditation: TheGDPsych is fully accredited with the Australian Psychological society as a three-year undergraduate award in Psychology.
Residential School: 4 days prior to the commencement of PSYC13015 Advanced Methods in Psychology
Contact: Program Advisor on 07 4930 9253 or email on p.field@cqu.edu.au
International Students: International students studying in Australia must study full-time, on-campus.
CQU CRICOS Program Codes: ROK - 041501F

Program Overview

The Graduate Diploma of Psychology is designed for persons who already hold a degree from a recognised university to undertake in full, or complete, an accredited three year undergraduate program in Psychology for the purpose of establishing their eligibility for entry into a fourth-year degree or postgraduate diploma program in Psychology.

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma will have broad knowledge of the discipline of Psychology and its applications, including major theoretical perspectives within the discipline. In addition, they will have knowledge of the range of core research areas that make up the scientific discipline of Psychology and of the research methodologies and statistical techniques commonly used by researchers for information gathering and analysis. They will be able to apply that knowledge when undertaking research activities in the core areas of scientific study.

Program Structure

To satisfy the requirements of the award, students must complete 12 courses or 72 units of credit as outlined below. Students shall:

  1. at least 36 units of credit (six courses) shall be at Level 3, and include PSYC13015   Advanced Methods in Psychology; and
  2. except with the approval of the Head of School, all course prerequisites in Psychology shall be satisfied. The normal pattern of enrolment is 12 units of credit (two courses) at first level, 24 units of credit (four courses) at second level, and 36 units of credit (six courses) at third level.

Failure to satisfy these requirements will result in non-eligibility to graduate.

Courses in the Graduate Diploma of Psychology

Level 1
PSYC11008   Biological Foundations of Psychology
PSYC11009   Social Foundations of Psychology
Level 2
PSYC12010   Introduction to Human Development
PSYC12047   Research Methods in Psychology A
PSYC12048   Research Methods in Psychology B
PSYC12012   Physiological Psychology
PSYC12013   Personality
PSYC12014   Social Psychology
Level 3
PSYC13015   Advanced Methods in Psychology
PSYC13016   Cognitive Psychology
PSYC13017   Abnormal Psychology
PSYC13018   Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSYC13019   Developmental Psychology
PSYC13020   Individual Differences & Assessment
PSYC13021   Special Topic in Psychology
PSYC13022   Learning

Application for Credit Transfer

Credit for, and exemption from, second and third level courses in Psychology will only be granted where the courses which form the basis of the credit application have been taken as part of a program of study in Psycholgy offered by and accredited Psychology academic organisational unit.

Students shall be eligible to apply for a maximum of 48 units of credit on that basis.

CQU CRICOS Provider Codes: QLD - 00219C; NSW - 01315F; VIC - 01624D

This handbook was correct as at: 16-06-2003

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