Program Overview

Our Diploma is equivalent to the 1st year of a La Trobe University degree – only with tailored learning and more support.

Diploma of Psychology
The Diploma of Psychology introduces you to subjects relating to statistical modelling, psychology and human behaviour, with a focus on clinical neuroscience. You’ll also learn about the psychology of culture and global citizenship, human relationships, or even animal-human relationships. 

This Diploma will set you on the knowledge path towards careers that help people emotionally and psychologically. You may also look at careers that include social planning and company resource management. You’ll learn about human behaviour, neuroscience, brain structure and professional communication within the psychology field. You will have the opportunity to critically discuss how people and societies may have been impacted by global events and consider pathways to recovery.

Satisfactory completion of any Year 12 English and Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics is a prerequisite for this Diploma.

When you successfully complete the Diploma of Psychology, you are eligible to transfer directly to the second year of your Bachelor of Psychological Science at La Trobe University.

Gain direct entry into 2nd year of:

Bachelor of Psychological Science
La Trobe's Bachelor of Psychological Science will prepare you for a career as a professional psychologist, or in a psychology-related field across industries from clinical psychology to human services and marketing.

Elective subjects with a choice of minor sequences in Human Relationships and Neuroscience gives you the flexibility to work towards the career you want.

You'll learn:

• Analytical, research and communication skills - Learn skills that are essential to your future career in psychology.
• Clinical and health psychology - Gain an understanding of how to help people cope with mental and physical disorders.
• Developmental and social psychology - Understand how environmental factors contribute to peoples' psychological makeup.
• Psychological assessment, intervention and research
  • Become familiar with methods to understand and measure people's psychological state.
  • Learn when and how to intervene and how to conduct research.