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. Admission Requirements1
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed, within the last five years, a Bachelor degree including:
- an accredited three year sequence in psychology;
- at least a credit average across all units of the pass degree;
- credit level or above in four second and third year psychology units; and
- at least a pass in the prerequisites for units to be undertaken in the Postgraduate Diploma.
2. 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 |
PSYC420 |
20 |
Research Project B
(Pre: PSYC409 Research Project A) |
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 |
1 A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
Page last updated:
2017-06-28
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