Graduate Diploma in Psychology [Online] (GDipPsych)
Graduate Diploma in Psychology [Online] (GDipPsych)
Program Code
GDPS
Program Faculty
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Academic Year
2023
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 is a fully online offering designed for applicants who have already completed a three-year undergraduate degree at AQF Level 7 that may or may not have included psychology.
Courses focus on contemporary research, theories and applications to develop critical and analytic thinking and research skills, providing broad foundational and advanced knowledge in the scientific discipline of psychology.
The Graduate Diploma in Psychology is an AQF Level 8 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 1.25 years. However, this program is only offered part-time for a duration of 1.7 years.
Conditions
Interruption of Program: Students must apply for permission from the Program Coordinator or Delegate before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Graduate Diploma in Psychology [Online]
There shall be a Graduate Diploma in Psychology [Online].
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Psychology, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 30 units, comprising:
- Foundation courses to the value of 6 units
- Core courses to the value of 24 units.
Core Courses
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Core Courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 30 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Foundation Courses
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 6500OL Foundations of Psychology 3 PSYCHOL 6501OL Research Methods, Design and Analysis 3 and
All of the following courses must be completed:
Core Courses
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 6502OL Developmental Psychology 3 PSYCHOL 6503OL Psychological Health & Wellbeing 3 PSYCHOL 6504OL Applying Research Methods in Psychology 3 PSYCHOL 6505OL Culture and Context 3 PSYCHOL 6506OL Social Psychology 3 PSYCHOL 6507OL Cognitive Psychology 3 PSYCHOL 6508OL Individual Differences and Assessment 3 PSYCHOL 6509OL Learning and Behaviour 3