^Students enrol at Waurn Ponds (Geelong), however the second year of the course is taught at Waterfront (Geelong). Students commencing in Trimester 2 or Trimester 3 must start their second year in Trimester 1.
Complete the equivalent of a psychology undergraduate and Honours degree in two years full-time instead of four.
If you are interested in a career in psychology and you have already completed an undergraduate degree in another field, this course gets you on the fast track towards your dream job.
In year one, you will complete the equivalent of a three-year psychology sequence. This includes units in social psychology, cognition, research methods, development, personality, psychopathology and neuropsychology, giving a broad understanding of psychology.
In year two, you will undertake the Honours program. You will also undertake coursework designed to support your skills in research.
Once you graduate from this course, you can apply for provisional registration as a psychologist and to pursue entry into postgraduate courses.
Registration as a Psychologist
The current requirements for registration as a provisional psychologist include the completion of four years of academic study of psychology that is recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia. The academic program usually consists of an approved undergraduate psychology sequence followed by an approved fourth-year of study, such as Deakin’s Graduate Diploma of Psychology or honours in psychology.
Following successful completion of an approved fourth-year of psychology study, you may apply for provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and associate membership of the Australian Psychological Society (APS). In order to gain full registration, provisional psychologists must then complete either two years of supervised practice, or a minimum two years of further study, which may include: Master of Psychology, Doctor of Psychology or a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (with supervised practice completed outside the degree).
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Pre-Practice) students must attain 16 credit points. All units in the course are core (these are compulsory) and must be completed; there are no elective units.
Students need to achieve an average grade of 60 across all year one units of the degree to gain entry into year 2.
Students undertaking the final year of the degree part-time must complete the coursework units before the thesis units HPY720 and HPY721 (see Table below for a list of units).
