Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies

Western Sydney University

About

The Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as a three-year sequence in Psychology.

The Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies prepares graduates for an accredited fourth year in Psychology;

it does not comprise such a fourth year.Accreditation This course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) as an undergraduate three year sequence in Psychology.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 120 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Units run concurrently on both Bankstown and Penrith Campus.

Full-time

Units offered at Bankstown and Penrith Campus

Code	Name
101184	Psychology: Human Behaviour

Code	Name
100013	Experimental Design and Analysis

Code	Name
101684	Brain and Behaviour

Code	Name
101680	Perception

Code	Name
101676	Human Learning

Code	Name
101678	Motivation and Emotion

Code	Name
101683	Social Psychology

Code	Name
101677	Cognitive Processes

Code	Name
101681	Abnormal Psychology

Code	Name
101679	Personality

Code	Name
101689	Advanced Research Methods

Code	Name
101682	Developmental Psychology

Code	Name
101681	Abnormal Psychology

(Note: Spring Session offering to be taken by students who do not complete Abnormal Psychology in Summer)

Part-time

Code	Name
101184	Psychology: Human Behaviour

Code	Name
101680	Perception

Code	Name
101676	Human Learning

Code	Name
101678	Motivation and Emotion

Code	Name
100013	Experimental Design and Analysis

Code	Name
101684	Brain and Behaviour

Code	Name
101683	Social Psychology

Code	Name
101677	Cognitive Processes

Code	Name
101689	Advanced Research Methods

Code	Name
101682	Developmental Psychology

Code	Name
101679	Personality

Code	Name
101681	Abnormal Psychology

(this unit is also offered in Summer)

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