James Cook University

Course Details

Graduate Diploma of Psychology

Course Description

The Graduate Diploma of Psychology provides fourth year training in Psychology for students who have completed an accredited 3 year undergraduate psychology program. Upon completion of this program students will be eligible for provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. Graduates of this course who wish to become fully registered as psychologists must complete, in addition to this course, two years of supervised practice in the field or an accredited Master's degree (e.g. Master of Psychology) with one further year of supervised practice. This is program is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

Course Duration

NumberDuration
12month

Career outcomes

Graduates can progress to careers as professional psychologists in private practice, government policy development, health and allied health, education, human resource management, research institutions, or the criminal justice system and correctional facilities.




Graduate Diploma of Psychology James Cook University