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Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science

Program overview

The Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science is the second step on the pathway to becoming a registered psychologist.  It follows on from the bachelor’s degree and is a recognised fourth year pathway.

Under the guidance of your supervisor, you will be fully trained in research methods, psychometrics, statistics, and data analytics as you work towards the submission of your final thesis.  Tailor your studies to your interests, with elective studies in your choice of forensic psychology, neuropsychology, clinical psychology and more.

Upon completion of the fourth year program, graduates will be eligible to apply for provisional registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) and progress to a master’s level program.

Bond’s School of Psychology has earned a reputation as a leader in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research.  It offers the full suite of psychology qualifications required to gain registration as a practising psychologist; all of which are accredited by the Australian Psychological Accreditation Council (APAC) and approved by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA).

This program is recognised by APAC as the equivalent of the fourth year of the six-year psychology training pathway.  You can complete this qualification in just 8 months and the full pathway to registration in 4 years 8 months.

Program code: HS-23001

CRICOS code: 063195G

Program overview

The Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science is the second step on the pathway to becoming a registered psychologist.  It follows on from the bachelor’s degree and is a recognised fourth year pathway.

Under the guidance of your supervisor, you will be fully trained in research methods, psychometrics, statistics, and data analytics as you work towards the submission of your final thesis.  Tailor your studies to your interests, with elective studies in your choice of forensic psychology, neuropsychology, clinical psychology and more.

Upon completion of the fourth year program, graduates will be eligible to apply for provisional registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) and progress to a master’s level program.

Bond’s School of Psychology has earned a reputation as a leader in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research.  It offers the full suite of psychology qualifications required to gain registration as a practising psychologist; all of which are accredited by the Australian Psychological Accreditation Council (APAC) and approved by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA).

This program is recognised by APAC as the equivalent of the fourth year of the six-year psychology training pathway.  You can complete this qualification in just 8 months and the full pathway to registration in 4 years 8 months.

Program code: HS-23001

CRICOS code: 063195G

The pathway to becoming a registered psychologist

About this program

The Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science is designed to provide students with an integrated, comprehensive, and complete education in the discipline of Psychology. Students undertake advanced training in a range of methodological (research methods, psychometrics, statistics) and applied areas, and develop competence in conducting research. All applied material is based on the scientist-practitioner model, and evidence-based approaches to psychological intervention are stressed. The Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science provides students with advanced education and training in the core Psychology graduate attributes, including but not limited to the following:

  • Advanced theoretical and empirical knowledge in some of the core research areas of the discipline
  • Knowledge of the theoretical and empirical bases underpinning the construction, implementation and interpretation of some of the most widely used cognitive and personality assessments
  • Knowledge of the theoretical and empirical bases underpinning evidenced based approached to psychological intervention
  • Explaining how the science and practice of psychology is influenced by social, historical, professional and cultural contexts.

The Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science prepares graduates for a career in Psychology. On completion of this course, graduates may apply for provisional registration as a Psychologist providing they enrol in further postgraduate studies or undertake two years’ supervised training.

What you'll be studying

  • Semester 1

    You will start preparing for your thesis by covering foundational Multivariate Research Methods and research ethics, Human Experimental Psychology, and an elective.

Program features

  • Personalised learning

    As a Fourth-Year student, you will have access to our dedicated Fourth Year Lab, equipped with the latest data analysis software, which provides a quiet place for you to develop your research findings.  Experience small group learning in areas of applied psychology, taught by internationally recognised experts in clinical, cognitive, forensic and neuropsychology.

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Hear from our Bondies

  • School of Psychology

    Our Psychology academics are recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise and are dedicated to supporting students through their journey at Bond. Our academics partake in ongoing research, including interests such as addiction, arson, human cognition and development, mental health, mindfulness, neuroeducation via virtual reality, personality and behaviour, spatial navigation 3D, trauma and family violence.

    Dr Bruce Watt - Head of Discipline
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