How is the Graduate Diploma in Psychology different from Honours?
Apart from the fee-basis (Honours is HECS-based, Graduate Diploma is full-fee-paying), the Graduate Diploma is a little more practical in orientation. Both Honours and the Graduate Diploma include Ethics and Conceptual Issues, Counselling and Interpersonal Skills, Psychological Assessment, and Research Methods. Both courses are APS-accredited, and both allow graduates to seek registration with the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria (PRBV) as a probationary psychologist. The two major differences are in coursework and the research component. With regard to coursework, the Graduate Diploma includes two additional modules on areas of Applied Psychology. For the research component, Honours students complete an individual thesis under one-to-one supervision, whereas Graduate Diploma students complete their theses in small groups under a supervisor. Graduate Diploma students are allocated to thesis projects, on the basis of their stated preferences, from a range of project areas th
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