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Postgraduate Diploma in Consultancy Psychology

Postgraduate Diploma in Consultancy Psychology (PgDipConsultPsych)
Course code: P1047

Availability: Murdoch campus (internal)

Duration: 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent

This course is designed to provide candidates with advanced skills and knowledge in organisational psychology and consulting practice. The course is suitable for individuals who wish to establish themselves as consultants to business and other forms of organisations or work within organisations in consulting relationships. The curriculum combines a range of postgraduate organisational psychology units with elective options drawn from the areas of law and business. Credit for relevant units completed is transferable should a candidate later enrol in the Master of Applied Psychology.

Please note this award does not fulfill the requirement for the 4th year APS accredited professional training. Students who are seeking to complete a 4th year should access the information relating to the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology.

Employment Prospects: Excellent. This course is designed to provide candidates with advanced skills and knowledge in organisational psychology and consulting practice. The course is suitable for individuals who wish to establish themselves as consultants to business and other forms of organisations or work within organisations in consulting relationships.

Admission Requirements: Onshore course offerings: Applicants should EITHER hold a 3 or 4 year degree in Psychology OR a bachelors degree in another discipline combined with at least one year of relevant work or study experience.

Articulation: Units completed in the Graduate Certificate in Organisational Human Resources and Safety may be used as advanced standing toward the Postgraduate Diploma in Consultancy Psychology or the Master of Applied Psychology (Organisational). Relevant units completed in the Postgraduate Diploma in Consultancy Psychology may be used as advanced standing toward the Master of Applied Psychology (Organisational Psychology).

Course Structure (24 points)

Core Units -- 12 points 

Title
Semester
Credit Points

PSY568 Human Resources

Murdoch: S1-internal 
3 pts

PSY512 Work and Well-being

Murdoch: S2-internal 
3 pts

PSY552 Organisation of Work

Murdoch: S2-internal 
3 pts

PSY563 Professional Practice and Organisational Consulting 

Murdoch: Y-internal
3 pts
 
Specified Electives -- 12 points 
Select 12 points from the following; at least one unit must be from the Psychology list and no more than 8 points may be from the General list: 
Psychology List 
PSY531 Principles of Counselling 1 Murdoch: S1-internal
3 pts
PSY532 Principles of Counselling 2 Murdoch: S2-internal
3 pts
PSY524 Counselling: Working with Organisations Murdoch: S2-internal
3 pts
PSY633 Psychology: Program Evaluation Methods

Murdoch: S1-internal

4pts
General List 
EDU637 Program Evaluation Murdoch: S1-external 
4 pts
MBS513 Accounting for Managers Murdoch: T1-internal, T1-external 
4 pts
MBS507 Marketing Management Murdoch: T1-internal, T1-external 
4 pts
MBS506 Business Finance Murdoch: T2-internal, T2-external 
4 pts
MBS502 Law for Business Murdoch: T3-internal
4 pts