Diploma of Psychological Studies

Subjects

For each 8 point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, residential schools, or examinations.

If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.

Full subject list

Graduation requirements

As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.

Diploma of Psychological Studies

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Certificate of Psychological Studies [Exit Point Only]

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.Full subject list
The pathway program consist of 4 core subjects, 3 restricted electives and 1 unrestricted elective (minimum level 2 subjects)

Core

PSY101 Foundations of Psychology 1
PSY102 Foundations of Psychology 2
PSY114 Indigenous Australians and Psychology: An Introduction
PSY115 An Introduction to Research, Ethics and Reasoning

Restricted electives

Three of the following subjects:

PSY201 Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
PSY202 Developmental Psychology
PSY203 Social Psychology
PSY204 Psychological Testing
PSY208 Biopsychology

Elective

One elective subject chosen either from the Level 2 psychology subjects listed above or chosen from across the undergraduate University offerings (subject to satisfying subject prerequisites/assumed knowledge requirements).