Graduate Diploma in Psychology
Units of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Graduate Diploma in Psychology |
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| To qualify for the award of Graduate Diploma in Psychology a candidate must complete 60 credit points consisting of: | |||
| (i) 24 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (ii) 24 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 12 credit points of 3900-level or 4000-level selective units | |||
2000-level Units |
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| Students must complete 24 credit points from the following: | |||
| PSYC2012 Statistics and Research Methods for Psych |
6 | A Recommended: HSC Mathematics, any level P PSYC1001 OR PSYC1002 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC2015 Brain and Behavioural Psychology |
6 | P PSYC1002 N PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2915 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC2915 Brain and Behavioural Psychology (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or greater in PSYC1002 N PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2015 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC2016 Perception, Cognition, and Intelligence |
6 | P PSYC1002 N PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC2017 Personality and Social Psychology |
6 | P PSYC1001 and PSYC1002 N PSYC2013 or PSYC2014 |
Semester 2 |
3000-level Units |
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| Students must complete 24 credit points from the following: | |||
| NB: For students who have not completed PSYC2015/2915 at the intermediate level, these 24 credit points must include PSYC3018. Students who want to be eligible for entry to the Honours program must also include PSYC3010. | |||
| NB: For those intending to take the theoretical thesis option in Psychology Honours: HPSC3023 is needed as a prerequisite. | |||
| PSYC3010 Advanced Statistics for Psychology |
6 | P PSYC2012 plus at least one other Intermediate Psychology Unit of Study from PSYC2010; PSYC2910; PSYC2011; PSYC2911; PSYC2013; PSYC2014; PSYC2015, PSYC2915, PSYC2016; PSYC2017 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3011 Learning and Behaviour |
6 | P (PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3911 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3911 Learning and Behaviour (Advanced) |
6 | P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3011 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3012 Cognition, Language and Thought |
6 | P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016) |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3013 Perceptual Systems |
6 | P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3913 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3913 Perceptual Systems (Advanced) |
6 | P (A mark of 75 or above in PSYC2X10 or PSYC2X11 or PSYC2016) and PSYC2012 N PSYC3013 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3014 Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience |
6 | P [(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 [(PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC015 or PSYC2915) and (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910) and PCOL2011] N PSYC3914 |
Semester 2 |
| 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) 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) and PCOL2011] N PSYC3014 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3015 Personality and Psychology Assessment 2 |
6 | P PSYC2012 and (PSYC2014 or PSYC2017) |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3016 Developmental Psychology |
6 | P PSYC2013 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915 N PSYC3916 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3916 Developmental Psychology (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 75 or above in (PSYC2013 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) N PSYC3016 |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC3017 Social Psychology |
6 | P PSYC2013 or PSYC2017 |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3018 Abnormal Psychology |
6 | P (PSYC2010 or PSYC2910 or PSYC2011 or PSYC2911 or PSYC2015 or PSYC2915) and (PSYC2014 or PSYC2017) |
Semester 1 |
| PSYC3020 Applied Psychology |
6 | P 12 credit points of 1000-level psychology units and 12 credit points of 2000-level Psychology units N PSYC3019 |
Semester 2 |
| HPSC3023 Psychology and Psychiatry: History and Phil |
6 | A HPSC2100 and HPSC2101 P (12 credit points of Intermediate HPSC units) OR (Credit or greater in an HPSC Intermediate unit) OR (12 Intermediate credit points in Psychology units) |
Semester 1 |
4000-level Units |
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| Students must complete 12 credit points of the following: | |||
| NB: Students may request permission to substitute a 3900-level unit for one of the 4000-level units below | |||
| PSYC4000 Introduction to Clinical Practice |
6 | P 12cp of PSYC3XXX including PSYC3018 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Departmental Permission is required |
Semester 2 |
| PSYC4003 Health Psychology |
6 | A Students who have not completed PSYC3020 may be required to do additional reading P 12cp of PSYC3XXX units of study Note: Department permission required for enrolment Departmental Permission is required |
Semester 2 |