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Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology
PgDipPsych
80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Available at
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:
(a) 20 cp from Core units
(b) 40 cp from Research units;
(b) 20 cp from Electives, consisting of 10 cp from each of Group A and Group B.
SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS
Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
CORE UNITS
PSYC404 5 Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology A
PSYC413 10 Ethics and Professional Issues in Psychology
PSYC419 5 Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology B (Pre: PSYC404 Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology A)
RESEARCH UNITS
PSYC409 20 Research Project A
PSYC420 20 Research Project B (Pre: PSYC409 Research Project A)
ELECTIVES
Group A
PSYC406 10 Theories of Intervention
PSYC408 10 Psychology of Human Sexuality
PSYC412 10 Psychology of Ageing
Group B
PSYC405 10 Comparative Psychology
PSYC407 10 History and Philosophy of Psychology
PSYC414 10 Cultural Issues for Psychologists
PSYC415 10 Theories of Psychoanalysis: Freud and Lacan