The Graduate Diploma is designed as a one-year full-time period of study and research in Psychology. It is intended primarily as an advanced training program for graduates from overseas universities who wish to obtain specialised training in Psychology. The expectation is that for suitably qualified students the program would allow entrance to a higher degree program (MSc or PhD), provided suitable supervision and facilities were available.

The program is also available to students who have completed an Honours first degree at an Australian university in an area other than Psychology and who wish to pursue graduate research (MSc or PhD) study in Psychology which links to their first degree e.g. a student may have completed an honours degree in Zoology and wishes to undertake graduate research in animal behaviour.

Note: The Graduate Diploma does not satisfy the requirements for an accredited Fourth Year as defined by the Australian Psychological Society and Government Registration Board. To meet these requirements, students who have completed a Pass Science degree in Psychology from another Australian university would need to apply for admission to the Fourth Year Honours program in Psychology. Students who are admitted to and complete this one-year full-time program are awarded a Bachelor of Science Honours degree.

The Graduate Diploma program is adapted to suit the needs and objectives of each student, taking into account the areas of Psychology in which they have already demonstrated competence. It comprises formal teaching in an approved set of courses drawn from the following areas: research methods and statistics, perception, learning, Cognitive Psychology, Psycholinguistics, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Personality, Physiological Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Applied Psychology. Both lectures and practical work will be given.

Students normally also carry out a research project under the supervision of a member of the academic staff of the School. Active research programs exist in most areas including Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, Behavioural Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Cognition and Perception, Data Analysis and Psychometrics, Industrial and Organisational, Psychometrics, and Social, Personality and Developmental Psychology. Particular attention is paid to the interrelationship between scientific theory and the practical application of psychological knowledge.

Please contact the School of Psychology for information.

Please contact the School of Psychology for information.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html