Graduate Diploma of Psychology

at James Cook University

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS
 

• Group Project Part 1 of 2
• Group Project Part 2 of 2
• Ethics for Research and Professional and Evidence Based
• Design and Analysis for Research
• Operationalising the Scientific Practitioner model
• Psychology: Now and the Future

Course pre-requisites
 

• Completion of an AQF Level 7 bachelor degree that includes an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council approved three-year sequence in Psychology completed within the past 10 years; and a minimum program GPA of 5.0; or
• Completion of an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council approved bridging degree that achieves foundational competencies within the past 10 years; and a minimum program GPA of 5.0; or
• Other qualifications recognised by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Tropical Health and Medicine as equivalent to the above.

Special note: Applicants for the 2022 or 2023 intakes that have completed a JCU AQF Level 7 bachelor degree that includes an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council approved three-year sequence in psychology within the past 10 years, and that do not meet the above–stated entry requirement, may be assessed as a transitional arrangement under the previous entry requirement of a credit average in all level 2 and 3 psychology subjects taken as part of that degree.

Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD34,960.00

Course fees are charged per year of full-time study. International course fees are reviewed annually and subject to change.

JCU Psychology graduates are broadly-skilled and go on to study and work in various specialised health fields.

Graduates pursue careers in various areas including private practice and consulting firms, academic and applied research settings, human resources, advertising, research, sport, and education.

With further training, you could find employment as a clinical psychologist, counselling psychologist, educational psychologist, forensic psychologist or occupational psychologist.

To become eligible for registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia, you are required to complete a minimum 6-year sequence of education and supervised training. Visit the Psychology Board of Australia website for more information on registration requirements.