Overview

If you are looking to build on the skills you’ve developed at the undergraduate level, the Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced) is an APAC-accredited course that deepens your understanding of human behaviour while preparing you for a successful career as a registered psychologist.Want to explore exciting new areas of psychology and take a big step towards full registration as a psychologist?

For students on the path to becoming a registered psychologist, who also want to learn from leaders in the field and build professional networks, the Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced) ticks all the right boxes.

Career

This Graduate Diploma of Psychology from Deakin University is a pathway towards APAC-accredited master and doctoral-level courses that lead to registration as a psychologist. Areas of practice endorsement in psychology include:

clinical psychology (available at Deakin)
clinical neuropsychology
organisational psychology (available at Deakin)
sport and exercise psychology
forensic psychology
counselling psychology
community psychology

Accreditation

accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Psychological Assessment

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Psychology Research Methods

Client-Centred Skills in Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-25 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

8 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia
Geelong, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Conditional offers may be granted to eligible students.
Final assessment will occur when we receive your final results.
You will be able to allocate your timetable from the day you receive your offer and CONFIRM and ENROL in the units.
If you have a conditional offer, the content will be made available for you until full assessment occurs.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

41400 AUD / year

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Citizens or residents

32200 AUD / year

≈ 32200 AUD / year

Living costs

Melbourne

Australia

1501 - 2659 AUD / month

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