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Graduate Diploma in Psychology

This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 12 December 2025.
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Unit of study table

Graduate Diploma in Psychology

Students must complete 60 credit points consisting of:

(a) 48 credit points of 5000-level core units of study; and

(b) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units of study.

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

5000-level coreunits

PSYC5111
Introduction to Social and Applied Psychology
6  
PSYC5112
Introduction to Experimental Psychology
6  
PSYC5212
Applied Psychology Research Methods
6 A Previous or concurrent completion of PSYC5111 or PSYC5112
PSYC5215
Brain, Behaviour, and Mental Health
6 A Previous or concurrent completion of PSYC5111 or PSYC5112
PSYC5216
Think, See, Know: Cognitive Frontiers
6 A Previous or concurrent completion of PSYC5111 or PSYC5112
PSYC5217
Understanding the Self and Others
6 A Previous or concurrent completion of PSYC5111 or PSYC5112
PSYC5310
Applied Advanced Psychology Research Methods
6 P PSYC5212
PSYC5318
Mental Health in Clinical Contexts
6 P PSYC5215

3000-level selective units

PSYC3011
Learning and Behaviour
6 P (PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC5215) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212)
N PSYC3911
PSYC3911
Learning and Behaviour (Advanced)
6 P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC5215) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212)
N PSYC3011
PSYC3012
Cognitive Psychology
6 P (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216)
PSYC3013
Perceptual Systems
6 P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212)
N PSYC3913
PSYC3913
Perceptual Systems (Advanced)
6 P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212)
N PSYC3013
PSYC3014
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience
6 P [6 credit points from (PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2X15 or PSYC5215)] and [6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216) or (ANAT2X10 or ANAT2011 or NEUR2001 or MEDS2005)]
N PSYC3914
PSYC3914
Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience Adv
6 P [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC5215)] and [6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216)] or (ANAT2011 or ANAT2X10 or NEUR2001 or MEDS2005)]
N PSYC3014
PSYC3015
Individual Differences and Assessment
6 P (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and (PSYC2014 or PSYC2017 or PSYC5217)
PSYC3016
Developmental Psychology
6 P PSYC2013 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC5215
N PSYC3916
PSYC3916
Developmental Psychology (Advanced)
6 P A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2013 or PSYC2X15 or PSYC5215)
N PSYC3016
PSYC3017
Social Psychology
6 P (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2017 or PSYC5217)
PSYC3020
Applied Psychology
6 P 12 credit points from (PSYC1001 or PSYC1002 or PSYC5111 or PSYC5112) and 12 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017 or PSYC5212 or PSYC5215 or PSYC5216 or PSYC5217)
N PSYC3019
PSYC3888
Psychology Interdisciplinary Project
6 P (PSYC1001 or PSYC5111) and (PSYC1002 or PSYC5112) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017 or PSYC5215 or PSYC5216 or PSYC5217)

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
21/11/2025 Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3012 published as:
"P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016)"
Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3012 amended to:
"P (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216)"
21/11/2025 Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3017 published as:
"P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2017)"
Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3017 amended to:
"P (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212) and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2017 or PSYC5217)"
21/11/2025 Assumed Knowledge (A) for PSYC5217 published as:
"A Previous or concurrent completion of PSYC5111 or PSYC5112"
Assumed Knowledge (A) for PSYC5217 amended to:
"A Previous or concurrent completion of PSYC5111 or PSYC5112"
12/12/2025 Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3014 published as:
"P [6 credit points from (PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2X15)] and [6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017) or (NEUR2001 or MEDS2005)]"
Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3014 amended to:
"P [6 credit points from (PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2X15 or PSYC5215)] and [6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216) or (ANAT2X10 or ANAT2011 or NEUR2001 or MEDS2005)]"
12/12/2025 Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3911 published as:
"P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012"
Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3911 amended to:
"P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC5215) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212)"
12/12/2025 Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3913 published as:
"P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012"
Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3913 amended to:
"P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216) and (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212)"
12/12/2025 Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3914 published as:
"P [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 or PSYC5215)] and [6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC5212 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2016 or PSYC5216)] or (ANAT2011 or ANAT2X10 or NEUR2001 or MEDS2005)]"
Prerequisites (P) for PSYC3914 amended to:
"P [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and 6 credit points from (PSYC2012 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 or PSYC2016 or PSYC2017)] or [A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910 or MEDS2005)]"
12/12/2025 Assumed Knowledge (A) for PSYC5217 published as:
"A Previous or concurrent completion of PSYC5111 or PSYC5112"
Assumed Knowledge (A) for PSYC5217 amended to:
"A Previous or concurrent completion of PSYC5111 or PSYC5112"