Diploma of Psychology

• General information
  • First-year core units
  • Second-year core units
  • Third-year core units
  • Elective units
    • Second year
    • Third year
• Bachelor of Laws/Diploma of Psychology
• Graduate Diploma in Psychology
• Bachelor of Psychology and Management/Marketing
• Further study in psychology
• Further information

General information

Course abbrevition: DipPsychology + Course code: 2193 + Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, off-campus distributed learning
This course is offered to undergraduates who wish to complete an Australian Psychological Society (APS)-accredited undergraduate major in psychology while undertaking a concurrent degree. The course is available only to students enrolled in degrees where it is not possible to study the 60-point APS-accredited sequence. Students must enrol in the diploma in their first year, or not later than the first semester of the second year of their concurrent degree. The course structure is identical to the 60-point undergraduate major sequence in psychology in which students must complete 10 six-point units (nine core units and one elective unit) from the list below.

First-year core units

• PSY1011 Psychology 1A
• PSY1022 Psychology 1B

Second-year core units

• PSY2031 Developmental and biological psychology
• PSY2051 Research design and analysis
• PSY2042 Cognitive and social psychology

Third-year core units

• PSY3051 Perception and personality
• PSY3041 Psychological testing, theories of ability and ethics
• PSY3032 Abnormal psychology
• PSY3062 Research methods and philosophy of psychology

Elective units

Some third-year electives may be undertaken at second year providing prerequisites and corequisites are met. The electives offered may vary from year to year depending on staff availability.

Second year

• PSY2112 Organisational psychology (also available by off-campus distributed learning)

Third year

• PSY3071 Human neuropsychology and its evolutionary perspectives
• PSY3102 Advanced psychobiology: brain and behaviour
• PSY3122 Introduction to counselling
• PSY3132 Health psychology (also available by off-campus distributed learning)
• PSY3162 Psychology of language
• PSY3172 Decision making in professional settings

Bachelor of Laws/Diploma of Psychology

The Bachelor of Laws/Diploma of Psychology award is suitable for students wishing to pursue careers in law and/or psychology. This double award is administered by Monash Law, and inquiries regarding enrolment should be made directly to the General Office, telephone + 61 3 990 53300 or email enquiries@law.monash.edu.au For more information, refer to the Faculty of Law section of this handbook or visit http://www.law.monash.edu.au/undergraduate/courses.html

Graduate Diploma in Psychology

This course is offered to graduates who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline who wish to complete an Australian Psychological Society (APS)-accredited undergraduate major in psychology. The course structure is identical to the 60-point undergraduate major sequence in psychology. Details of the Graduate Diploma in Psychology are included in the graduate studies handbook.

Bachelor of Psychology and Management/Marketing

The Bachelor of Psychology and Management/Marketing will provide students with excellent training for further postgraduate study in psychology and business. This double award is administered by the Faculty of Business and Economics. For more information, refer to the Faculty of Business and Economics section of this handbook.

Further study in psychology

Students completing a degree with a major sequence in psychology will be eligible to apply for entry to a fourth year in psychology through an honours year, the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (Internal) and the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (External). Masters and doctoral degrees are available by coursework and/or research after completion of a fourth year of study in psychology.

Further information

Caulfield: telephone (03) 9903 2691.
Clayton: telephone (03) 9905 3968.
Gippsland: telephone (03) 9902 6415.

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