Course code: 3508 + Department of Psychology, Caulfield campus + Full-fee-paying course: $9800 (Australian residents); $16,300 (international students) + Attendance is compulsory
This course is offered as a two-year, part-time off-campus learning program for students who hold a first degree with an accredited Australian Psychological Society accredited major in psychology. The course provides an introduction to the professional practice of psychology, advanced studies in psychology and training in research that will equip students to undertake higher degrees in psychology. The guiding orientation of the psychological practice component of the course is towards developing the conceptual understanding that will enable graduates to undertake supervised practice. In the research component of the course, students will undertake studies in research design and analysis, followed by the development of an independent research proposal that will be carried out and written up in the form of a research report.
A limited number of places in some components of the Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology (External) are available for applicants who have already completed an APS-accredited fourth-year degree in psychology, or who are currently registered psychologists. This option is not intended as an alternative form of entry to fourth year. The research component is only available to those students undertaking the complete course.
The course meets the accreditation requirements of the Australian Psychological Society.
Admission to the course is open to applicants who possess a bachelors degree and a major in psychology from any course accredited by the Australian Psychological Society with at least a credit average in third-level psychology. Referees reports attesting to relevant experience and personal suitability for the profession of psychology will also be required.
Students are required to attend a five-day residential program each semester. The residential schools are devoted to key aspects of course content and experiential components of the curriculum and attendance is compulsory. These residential schools are normally held in April and July in Australia.
The
course comprises four core components and three electives. These are completed
on a part-time basis, over two years.
The sequence in which components are undertaken may be varied (within
time-tabling constraints) according to the experience, interests and career
plans and enrolment status of individual students, in consultation with the
postgraduate diploma coordinator. It is not advisable for a student to attempt
the research project before undertaking the research and design component. The
four core components, and their contribution to the final mark, are:
Students are required to take one topic from elective A studies (6 credit points). These may include:
Students are required to take two topics from elective B studies (12 credit points). These will include:
In selecting elective B
studies, students should check with the Psychologists Registration Board in
their state that their combined fourth-year and undergraduate studies meet
registration requirements as it is usually necessary to have completed studies
in psychological assessment in order to commence supervised practice.
Note that not all electives will be offered each year.
To qualify for the Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology (External), a student
shall (a) complete all the prescribed components of study, and (b) attend four
residential schools of five days duration over the duration of the course.
Assessment consists of both assignments and examinations. Assignments cover a variety of formats including essays, reports, presentations, counselling tapes, assessment reports, research proposals, and reviews of methodology of published articles. A major course requirement is the compilation of a report of an individual research project (PSY4511).
There are no credits/exemptions for this course.
For
further information about the program, contact Mr Gordon Walker, course
coordinator, telephone (03) 9903 2728 or email
gordon.walker@med.monash.edu.au.
For other information, contact the Department of Psychology, telephone (03)
9905 3968.
Applicants should complete the common fourth-year psychology online application form. This will be available from September 2002 at www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/student/ 4thyear/. Applications close on 31 October 2002.
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