Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) (GDipPsych(Adv))

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Detailed Program Information

Program Code
GDPSA

Program Faculty
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Academic Year
2021

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) is a flexible and fully online alternative to a fourth year (Honours level) in psychology. It is designed for applicants who have already completed an APAC accredited three-year undergraduate psychology degree at AQF Level 7, or an APAC accredited graduate diploma in psychology at AQF Level 8.

Commensurate with APAC accreditation requirements, courses focus on pre-professional competencies in psychology practice, including but not limited to; interpersonal communication, interviewing and assessment, intervention and strategy design, as well as research skills. The program concludes with a demonstration of these skills via an individual research project capstone.

The Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) is an AQF Level 8 qualification with a standard part-time duration of 1.4 years.

Academic Program Rules for Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced)

There shall be a Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced).

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced), the student must satisfactorily complete a program of study consisting of the 24 units, comprising:

  1. Core courses to the value of 18 units:
  • Carousel 1 (9 units)
  • Carousel 2 (9 units)
  1. Research project courses to the value of 6 units:
  • Carousel 3 (6 units)

Core Courses

  • Core Courses

    To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 24 units.

    Students must complete all courses in carousel 1 before progressing to courses in carousel 2. Student must then complete all courses in carousel 2 before progressing to carousel 3. Courses within carousels 1 and 2 may be completed in any order.
     

    Carousel 1

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    PSYCHOL 6600OL Professional and Interpersonal Skills 3
    PSYCHOL 6601OL Understanding, Synthesising Psychological Evidence 3
    PSYCHOL 6602OL Applied Quantitative and Qualitative Methods 3

    Carousel 2

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    PSYCHOL 6603OL Psychological Measurement and Assessment 3
    PSYCHOL 6604OL Psychological Applications & Interventions 3
    PSYCHOL 6605OL Project Planning, Managing and Analysing Data 3

  • Research

    To satisfy the requirements for Research students must complete courses to the value of 6 units.

    Research Project Courses

    All of the following courses must be completed:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    PSYCHOL 6606AOL Research Project A 3
    PSYCHOL 6606BOL Research Project B 3

Published on: 12 March, 2024 | 12:26:05

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