The Graduate Diploma of Psychology is a postgraduate qualification suitable for those who wish to obtain a graduate qualification in psychology from a CPE-accredited institution after having completed an undergraduate degree in any other discipline. As for the Higher Diploma in Psychology with Counselling, the Graduate Diploma of Psychology syllabus covers developmental, biological, cognitive, social, and abnormal psychology, as well as research design and analysis, and personality and psychological testing. The course of study therefore provides students with a comprehensive theoretical background and relevant helping skills to understand mental processes and human behaviour. Psychology aspires to answer the basic question as to why and how people behave and think. The programme provides a broad perspective of the theoretical, empirical and practical aspects of psychology. Over the course of the Graduate Diploma of Psychology programme, the students will * study mental processes and human behaviour using varied classroom and laboratory methods * learn research skills to examine various aspects of human lives * explore and validate theories in psychology through experimentation and research * practice the basics of counselling and helping skills * become well adept in the fundamentals of psychology and apply these to day-to-day life

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