Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology
PostgradDipPsych
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Fees may apply
The course is designed
to provide fourth year training in psychology and an avenue to postgraduate
study. The course was previously known as the Graduate Diploma of Counselling,
indicating its orientation.
Enrolment through
Bathurst Campus
Study mode
Distance education
Normal course duration
Part-time 2 years (4
sessions)
Admission criteria
Applicants:
• should hold a degree which includes a three-year major in psychology accredited by the Australian Psychological Society completed within the last 10 years;
• must have grades of credit average or better in APS major psychology subjects; and
• should be personally suitable for work in the area of counselling psychology.
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students
must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Residential schools
Compulsory residential
schools are held on campus each session. In some subjects, attendance at
weekend schools may be required. Students will be notified of precise
residential school dates in the preceding session.
Professional recognition
The Postgraduate
Diploma of Psychology is accredited as a fourth year psychology course by the
Australian Psychological Society and the NSW Psychologists Registration Board.
Enrolment pattern
Session 1 (Autumn)
PSY401 Advanced Personality Theory
PSY402 Counselling Skills
Session 2 (Spring)
PSY403 Research Project 1
PSY404 Psychological Assessment
Session 3 (Autumn)
PSY406 Research Project 2 (16 points) (commenced)
PSY423 Industrial/Organisational Psychology
or
ESS417 Disorders of Child and Adolescent Development*
EDS405 School Counselling Practice*
Session 4 (Spring)
PSY406 Research Project 2 (completed)
PSY405 Advanced Social Learning Theory
or
ESS416 Psychological Determinants of Motivation and Development*
*These subjects are
available only for the students sponsored by the NSW Department of School
Education or other school systems. Please note that sponsored students must
also complete EDS405
School Counselling Practice, which is additional to the 64 points required for
graduation.
School Counselling Sponsorship
The NSW Department of
School Education and other school systems sponsor students in this course.
These students, referred to as sponsored students, should complete the subjects
indicated with an asterisk in the Enrolment pattern above.
Inquiries
Course Coordinator
Dr Graham Tyson
School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies
Telephone: (02) 6338 4297
Facsimile: (02) 6338 4401
Email: gtyson@csu.edu.au
Psychology Administrative Assistant
Stephanie Gee
Telephone: (02) 6338 4553
Facsimile: (02) 6338 4401
Email: sgee@csu.edu.au