Overview
About this course
Psychology is a fascinating area of study. It will help you understand human behaviour, mental processes, and allow you to better understand how we think, act and feel. If you are interested in a deeper understanding of the human condition, this is the course for you.
Who is it for?
For graduates brand new to psychology, the Graduate Diploma opens the doors to the discipline. Whether you want to gain registration as a practising professional or continue on to higher studies beyond, this postgraduate course will get you started on the path to becoming a psychologist.
Structure
What you’ll study
The Graduate Diploma in Psychology is a postgraduate coursework diploma that provides graduates with a pathway to completing honours or higher degrees in psychology, and to registration as a psychologist. You will complete selective units in psychology covering topics including experimental psychology, mental health and psychopathology and research methods in psychology.
Costs
Funding
Admissions
For admission to this course:
- You must hold a Bachelor degree from any discipline;
- You must not have previously completed a major in Psychology; and
- You must have successfully completed Psychology 1001 (PSYC1001) and Psychology 1002 (PSYC1002) or equivalent introductory psychology units within the last 10 years.
You are required to submit evidence (e.g. academic transcript and unit/subject descriptions unit of study outlines) of successful completion of Psychology 1001 and 1002 or equivalent with your application.
If you have not yet completed Psychology 1001 or 1002, you can apply to undertake these units through Science Undergraduate Non-Degree Study at the University of Sydney in the regular semester or in the January Intensive.
International qualifications
For qualifications awarded outside Australia, equivalencies and entry requirements are determined based on the country, institution, and qualification.
A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band