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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:
- 30 cp from Core Units;
- 40 cp from Research Units;
- 10 cp from Electives.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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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 |
