Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science

at Deakin University

Course structure

To complete the Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science students must attain 10 credit points. All units in the course are core (these are compulsory) and must be completed. There are no elective units.

All commencing Faculty of Health Undergraduate and Postgraduate course work students are required to complete HAI010 Academic Integrity in their first trimester of study (0 credit point compulsory unit).

Trimester 1
 

• Academic Integrity (0 credit points)
• Introduction to Psychology: Fundamentals of Human Behaviour
• Introduction to Psychology: Individual and Social Development
• The Human Mind
• Human Social Behaviour

Trimester 2
 

• Psychology Research Methods (Introductory)
• Child and Adolescent Development
• Psychopathology
• Personality

Trimester 3
 

• Brain, Biology and Behaviour
• Psychology Research Methods (Intermediate)

* Note for International Students, Trimester 3 is a compulsory trimester.

To be eligible for admission into this new course, applicants will need to have:
 

• a recognised Level 7 undergraduate degree qualification (from a discipline other than psychology).

Deakin University offers admission to postgraduate courses through a number of Admission categories. To be eligible for admission to this program, applicants must meet the course requirements.

All applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements.

Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee selection, which is based on merit, likelihood of success and availability of places in the course.

Estimated tuition fee - full-fee paying place
$36,600 for 1 yr full-time AUD

The 'Estimated tuition fee' is provided as a guide only based on a typical enrolment of students completing this course in the same year they started. The cost will vary depending on the units you choose, your study load, the length of your course and any approved Recognition of Prior Learning.

Areas of practice endorsement in psychology include:
 

• clinical psychology (available at Deakin)
• clinical neuropsychology
• organisational psychology (available at Deakin)
• sport and exercise psychology
• forensic psychology
• counselling psychology
• community psychology

Working as a generalist psychologist might involve:
 

• family therapy
• rehabilitation counselling
• psychological assessment

Not looking to become a registered psychologist? You will still have a broad and exciting range of career opportunities to explore when you graduate from this course. Your deep understanding of psychological assessment methods combined with your client-centred approach to practice will equip you for roles in:
 

• community welfare and case management
• disability services
• human resources
• mental health rehabilitation
• public health
• youth support