Diploma

Graduate Diploma in Psychology

  • CRICOS code: 061720G

The experience

Overview

The academic staff are internationally renowned researchers in their fields who guide students to develop advanced skills in critical thinking, scientific reasoning, psychological research design, data analysis and the application of research findings to a range of contexts. In addition, students develop their ethical reasoning skills and an awareness of and respect for the diversity of human experiences.

The Graduate Diploma culminates in the Level 3 Capstone subject in which students pursue their own research project in small teams under the supervision of a member of academic staff.

The Graduate Diploma in Psychology has been designed to enable flexible study options. Students can complete the entire 125 credit point accredited sequence of subjects in one year, full-time. Or, students can undertake the course part-time over a period of up to six semesters. Students wishing to complete the course in one year full-time complete the two required Level 100 subjects in an intensive Summer Term and then enrol in the remainder of the course full-time over the following two semesters.

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Charity Lane

Charity studied a Bachelor of Science, and after working full time, decided she wanted to explore her interests in psychology. As a current student of the Graduate Diploma in Psychology, she's had her eyes opened to the many career pathways within the field.

"So far one of the most interesting and practical aspects of my study has been a lab report we did in Developmental Psychology that used data from the student cohort and generated interesting, unexpected results. I appreciated the focus on gaining practical knowledge about psychological research so early on in the course."

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