Program Overview

If you’re working towards becoming a registered psychologist and have already completed an accredited three-year undergraduate psychology degree or equivalent, this course provides you with an alternative option to an honours year to satisfy the educational requirements needed to register and work as a provisional psychologist or further your studies with an application into a relevant master’s course.

If you're in your last semester of your undergraduate psychology degree, you can apply for an early conditional offer based on your results to date. You will need a GPA of at least 2.0 in all psychology units.

Students in the Graduate Diploma in Psychology must complete coursework at an advanced level as well as a group-based research project written up as an individual thesis.

3 reasons to study a Graduate Diploma in Psychology at Murdoch

• Complete a research project in an area of psychology that is of interest to you. You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of a particular topic, and develop high-level writing skills by preparing an individual thesis.
• Take advantage of our scholarships such as the Murdoch University Academic Excellence Award.
• Start your first step to become a registered psychologist throughout the coursework units, which are specifically designed to enhance practical skills and theoretical knowledge necessary for psychologists.

What you'll learn

• Analytics and problem solving
• Research and information sourcing
• Critical thinking, judgment and decision making
• The appreciation of mental health issues and how this impacts at an individual, family and community level
• Interpersonal, oral and written communication