Graduate Diploma in Psychology
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Unit of study table
Graduate Diploma in Psychology |
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| 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 |
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5000-level coreunits |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
