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Graduate Diploma in Psychology

Course code: 2088 + Course abbreviation: GradDipPsych + Total credit points required: 60 + 6 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield; Clayton; Gippsland; Singapore)
Off-campus (Caulfield; Clayton; Gippsland; Singapore)
Multimode (Caulfield; Clayton; Gippsland; Singapore)

Course description

This course, offered through the Department of Psychology, offers graduates a 60-point major in psychology accredited by the Australian Psychological Society (APS), permitting them to undertake the further training needed to obtain professional qualifications. The course replaces enrolment in single psychology units.

Entry requirements

Entry will be open to graduates who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline. Selection will be based on academic merit, in particular, academic merit in the final year of study. Students with previous studies in psychology may be granted credit up to a maximum of the first two years of an undergraduate psychology major studied within the last seven years and accredited by the Australian Psychological Society.

Course structure

Students are normally expected to pass all units at a given year level before proceeding to the next year level. The minimum time for completion in this manner is three years. Students wishing to accelerate their progress through this course should contact an adviser in the Department of Psychology. Students who do not pass any unit after two attempts will be liable for exclusion. The course structure is identical to the 60-point APS-accredited undergraduate major sequence in psychology, ie nine core units and one elective unit.

Core units

Year one
Year two
  • PSY2031 Developmental and biological psychology
  • PSY2042 Cognitive and social psychology
  • PSY2051 Research design and analysis
Year three
  • PSY3032 Abnormal psychology
  • PSY3041 Psychological testing, theories of ability and ethics
  • PSY3051 Perception and personality
  • PSY3062 Research methods and theory

Elective units*

At least one elective unit from the following:

Year two
Year three
  • PSY3100 Advanced psychobiology: brain and behaviour
  • PSY3120 Introduction to counselling
  • PSY3130 Health psychology
  • PSY3150 Contemporary social psychology
  • PSY3160 Psychology of language
  • PSY3170 Decision making in professional settings
  • PSY3180 Human neuropsychology: developmental and neurodegenerative disorders

    * Electives offered may vary from year to year.

Contact details

Inquiries

Postgraduate Studies
Department of Psychology
Building 17
Monash University, Victoria 3800
Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4359

Email: psychology.enquiries@med.monash.edu.au

Website: www.med.monash.edu.au/psych/student/pgrad/

Course coordinator

Dr Thomas Whelan

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