Graduate Diploma in Psychology

Rules Variation Summary for 2025

Summary of Changes for 2025

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

No changes for 2025.

Nil.

Rules Variation Summary for 2024

Summary of Changes for 2024

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

No changes for 2024.

Nil.

Rules Variation Summary for 2023

Summary of Changes for 2023

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

Inherent Requirements have been added to the Level 1 and 2 courses and are attached to this proposal.

The Employment and Accreditation fields have been reviewed and edited to give students more detail than previously published.

Advanced Standing field updated to remove reference to the granting of exemptions. Due to accreditation of core unit sequence, exemptions are not possible.

Note updates to Employment and Accreditation as well as Advance Standing fields

Rules Variation Summary for 2022

Summary of Changes for 2022

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

No changes for 2022.

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2021

Summary of Changes for 2021

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

Program of Study

Core Units:

  • PSYC363 has been added to core units
  • Core units have been increased from 54cps to 60 cps
  • Listed units are no longer required and have been removed from the Program of Study

Note the changes to units

Note the increase to core unit cps

Rules Variation Summary for 2020

Summary of Changes for 2020

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

No changes for 2020.

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2019

Summary of Changes for 2019

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

There are no changes to the Graduate Diploma in Psychology for 2019.

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2018

Summary of Changes for 2018

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

There are no changes to the Graduate Diploma in Psychology for 2018

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2017

Summary of Changes for 2017

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

Program of Study

Listed Units:

  • PSYC306 title changed to Organisational Psychology

Note unit title change.

Rules Variation Summary for 2016

Summary of Changes for 2016

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

The Graduate Diploma in Psychology has been reinstated from Trimester 2 2015

Core Units:

  • PSYC301 code changed to PSYC371 (continuing students only)
  • PSYC302 code changed to PSYC372 (continuing students only)
  • PSYC301 has been withdrawn and replaced with PSYC471
  • PSYC302 has been withdrawn and replaced with PSYC472
  • PSYC366 has been withdrawn and replaced with PSYC466

Listed Units:

  • PSYC315 title changed to Environmental Psychology: How to Tame an Ecological Serial Killer

Current students will be able to complete under current rules or apply to transfer to 2016 course rules (if they have not completed one or more of PSYC301, PSYC302 and PSYC366).

Continuing students who have not changed course rules should note code changes for PSYC301 and PSYC302.

Note change to 400-level units for PSYC301, 302 and 366 for those transferring to 2016 rules.

Note unit code and unit title changes

Rules Variation Summary for 2015

Summary of Changes for 2015

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

The Graduate Diploma in Psychology is being restructured for Trimester 3 2015 (subject to final approval)

Core Units:

  • PSYC301 code changed to PSYC471
  • PSYC302 code changed to PSYC472
  • PSYC366 code changed to PSYC466

Listed Units:

  • PSYC316 title changed to Psychology of Perception

Students were previously advised that they could complete their current degree under their current rules but must complete by 31 December 2018 or alternatively, students could transfer into the Bachelor of Psychological Science under the proposed graduate entry rule. With the reintroduction of the course (subject to final approval) for Trimester 3 2015, students may also, if they have not completed one or more of PSYC301, PSYC302 and PSYC366, transfer to the new 2015 course rules.

Note unit code and title changes

Rules Variation Summary for 2014

Summary of Changes for 2014

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

  • There are no changes for 2014

Nil

Rules Variation Summary for 2013

Summary of Changes for 2013

Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Psychology students

Listed Units:

  • PSYC308 title changed to Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • PSYC309 title changed to Cognitive Affective and Social Neuroscience

Note unit title changes