Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) [Online] (GDipPsych(Adv))
Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) [Online] (GDipPsych(Adv))
Program Code
GDPSA
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 (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 full-time duration of 1 year. However, this program is only offered part-time for a duration of 1.3 years.
Conditions
Condition of Enrolment
Interruption of program: Research Project A and Research Project B courses must be taken in consecutive Online Teaching Periods. Leave of absence requests are not permitted under ordinary circumstances once a student has commenced or completed Research Project A.
Academic Program Rules for Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) [Online]
There shall be a Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) [Online].
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:
- Core courses to the value of 18 units:
- Carousel 1 (9 units)
- Carousel 2 (9 units)
- Research project courses to the value of 6 units
- Carousel 3 (6 units)
Core Courses
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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 and Interventions 3 PSYCHOL 6605OL Project Planning, Managing and Analysing Data 3 -
Research
To satisfy the requirements for Research, students must complete Research Project courses to the value of 6 units.
Research Project Courses
The research project component of this program totals 9 units and comprises the Carousel 2 course PSYCHOL 6605OL Project Planning, Managing and Analysing Data (3 units), as well as the Research Project A (3 units) and Research Project B (3 units) courses.
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PSYCHOL 6606AOL Research Project A 3 PSYCHOL 6606BOL Research Project B 3