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Study graduate diploma psychology & mental health online with University of New England through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

Develop the skills you need to pivot in your career with UNE&#39;s Graduate Diploma in Psychology. Our course is ideal for people who have completed a degree in any discipline who are interested in a career in professional psychology, but who do not have an accredited undergraduate psychology major. Designed as a bridging course to fourth-year psychology programs and beyond, you can gain the knowledge you need to start on the pathway to a career in psychology today.If you have already completed a degree in any discipline but do not have a psychology major, UNE&#39;s Graduate Diploma in Psychology is a bridging course that provides you with a fast-track to an accredited undergraduate major in psychology, without having to complete another undergraduate degree. Our innovative teaching fosters a learning environment that is collegial and collaborative, and enables you to thrive. With excellent support from our experienced academic staff, our Graduate Diploma in Psychology can be completed wholly online. You will develop an understanding of the core aspects of the history and philosophy of psychology, motivation and emotion, psychological health and wellbeing, social psychology, neuroscience and the biological bases of behaviour, cognition, language and perception, individual differences in personality, intelligence and behaviour, learning and memory, lifespan development, and psychopathology and evidence-based interventions.

Explore the workings of the human mind and behaviour. Prepare for impactful roles in community work, counselling, human services, market research, and welfare. Make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and communities.

Graduate Diploma in Psychology

Introduction to Psychology I

Child Development for Educators

Foundations of Psychology

Introduction to Health Psychology

Introduction to Psychology

Crime and Mental Health

Introduction to Mental Health

Music, Mind and Body

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Mental Health and Wellbeing in Older Adults

Culturally-responsive counselling constitutes an important and expanding area of counselling theory and practice. This aspect of counselling requires counsellors to understand the impact that their culturally-learned assumptions, and those of their clients, have on therapy and its outcomes.This unit will increase your awareness of, and skills relevant to, working with clients from a diverse range of cultural belonging. With a focus on Indigenous, migrant, neurodiverse and LGBTQI+ populations, you will enhance your understanding of culturally-responsive assessment and practice, whilst engaging in self-reflexive practice.

Culturally Responsive Counselling

Introducing you to major psychological disorders, this subject offers you an overview of psychopathology, including exploration of the multidimensional impacts psychological disorders may have on affected individuals across the lifespan.You will gain insights into the development and maintenance of psychological disorders across the lifespan, including biopsychosocial and cultural factors.  You will also learn to differentiate and identify symptomology and presentation of the major disorders, along with current evidence-based treatments and interventions for these disorders.With opportunities throughout to develop your interpersonal and professional skills, this unit will help you to add to your psychology skillset and broaden your perspectives about the underlying causes of different behaviour.

Psychopathology

Social psychology is the scientific investigation of how social contexts shape our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. In this subject, your introductory psychology knowledge will be extended as you explore the theories that underpin the field of social psychology, informed by an evidence-based approach.Studying this subject, you will explore a range of current topics in social psychology including social cognition, social perception, the self, justification, conformity, attitudes and attitude change, group behaviour, prejudice, and cultural competence. You will also learn how social psychology can be applied to real-world problems.Assessments encourage you to hone your critical evaluation and communication skills, with an assignment that allows you to put these skills to the test by reading and interpreting published research papers in psychology.

Social Psychology

Equip yourself with research and analytical skills that are invaluable in many contexts and build a broad foundation in the principles and methods of the science of psychology. Studying this introductory psychology subject, you will explore the concepts, methods and major theories of the discipline, gaining insights to explain different psychological phenomena. A range of core topics in psychology are examined, including cognition and language, intelligence, personality and individual differences, psychological health and wellbeing, psychological disorders, evidence-based interventions, social psychology and cross-cultural psychology. You will also have an opportunity to develop transferrable skills in data analysis, critical evaluation, communication and referencing.

Introductory Psychology II

Introductory Psychology I

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