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| 2011 | Casuarina Campus | 1GD003:1GD503 | I | Casuarina Campus | | 2011 | External Studies | 1GD003:1GD503 | E | Casuarina Campus | |
Full fee paying and Commonwealth Supported places are available for this course. Separate SATAC course codes are allocated to each fee option. |
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This course is designed to meet the needs of graduates from other disciplines who wish to pursue a career in psychology or related fields by providing them with the opportunity to undertake an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited undergraduate major in psychology. It is particularly suited to those who desire subsequent entry to fourth year Psychology courses. Career opportunities available to graduates of this course include: youth work, advertising and marketing, policy and research, consumer research, industrial relations, human resources, program coordination and welfare. Major employers include State and Territory and Commonwealth government departments, local business and multinational corporations, as well as child, family and aged care services, educational and rehabilitation community-based agencies.
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| Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.
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Successful completion of a recognised bachelors degree or equivalent with successful completion of first year Psychology or equivalent study/ experience. Students who have a major in Psychology are not eligible for enrolment. |
| For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.
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For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
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The Graduate Diploma in Psychology is a one year course for graduates without a major or specialisation in Psychology who wish to pursue their interests in working with people in diverse contexts. The course covers cognition, learning, biological bases of behaviour, research design and analysis, life span development and other core areas of psychology. Understanding of psychology is relevant to many careers in business, public service and community-based agencies. The course consists of a selection of core units from the Bachelor of Behavioural Science in the areas of Research Design and Analysis, Developmental, Abnormal, and Socio-Cultural Psychology, Behaviour, Motivation and Personality.
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A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below.
| Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements | Core units
(2 units) | 20 | Compulsory Core Units totalling 20 credit points:
PSY247 Research Design and Analysis
PSY347 Advanced Research Design and Analysis | Specialist Electives
(6 units) | 60 | Specialist Elective units totalling 60 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below:
PSY202 Developmental Psychology
PSY208 Biological Bases of Behaviour
PSY245 Cognition and Language
PSY305 Theories of Personality
PSY308 Behavioural Neuro-psychology
PSY340 Introduction to Behavioural Therapies
PSY353 Abnormal Psychology |  | 80 | Total Credit Points |
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Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:
Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873 |
- Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
- Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
- Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.
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Students Commencing in Semester 1 2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010. The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students enrolling in a reduced or part time load should use the table as a guide for planning an individual program of study.
| Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Year 1 | | PSY247 Research Design and Analysis | CO | PSY347 Advanced Research Design and Analysis | CO | | PSY202 Developmental Psychology | SE | And any three units selected from:
PSY208 Biological Bases of Behaviour
PSY245 Cognition and Language
PSY340 Introduction to Behavioural Therapies
PSY353 Abnormal Psychology | SE | | PSY305 Theories of Personality | SE | | PSY308 Behavioural Neuro-psychology | SE |
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Students Commencing in Semester 22011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.
The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students enrolling in a reduced or part time load should use the table as a guide for planning an individual program of study.
| Legend: | CU = Common Unit | CO = Core Unit | SE = Specialist Elective | E = Elective |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 2 entry Calendar Year 1 | | | Any three units selected from:
PSY208 Biological Bases of Behaviour
PSY245 Cognition and Language
PSY340 Introduction to Behavioural Therapies
PSY353 Abnormal Psychology | SE | Semester 2 entry Calendar Year 2 | | PSY247 Research Design and Analysis | CO | PSY347 Advanced Research Design and Analysis | CO | | PSY202 Developmental Psychology | SE | | | | PSY305 Theories of Personality | SE | | | | PSY308 Behavioural Neuro-psychology | SE |
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As an accredited course with the Australian Psychological Society, students with a Graduate Diploma who go on to complete Honours in Psychology are eligible to train as a Psychologist through professional registration or specialist masters coursework and doctoral programmes. |
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Career opportunities include: youth work, advertising and marketing, policy and research, consumer research, industrial relations, human resources, program coordination and welfare. Major employers include the Northern Territory and Commonwealth government departments, local business and multinational corporations, as well as child, family and aged care services, educational and rehabilitation community-based agencies.
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