2013POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK INTERNATIONAL ...

PSYCHOLOGY
MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY (HEALTH)
Duration: 2 years
Campus: North Terrace
Intake: January
Indicative Annual Tuition Fee: A$29,000
Application closing date:
31 October 2012 for 2013 entry
Faculty: Health Sciences
School: Psychology
Website: www.adelaide.edu.au/psychology
Online enquiry form:
www.international.adelaide.edu.au/enquiries/
Prerequisites/entry criteria: Entry is available
to graduates with an Australian Honours
Psychology degree or equivalent comprising of
a minimum of Second Class, Division A Honours
and an individually-conducted research project
carrying 33% or more of the years work.
Selection procedures depend on academic
results, referee reports and a structured interview
conducted by a panel. There is usually very
strong competition for the limited number of
places available.
Extra admission requirements:
Applicants who have an overseas Honours
qualification should supply a certified copy of
the assessment of their qualifications by the
Australian Psychological Society (APS) and
information about the research component of
their qualifications.
Students who undertake Honours in Psychology
GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Duration: 1 year
Campus: North Terrace
Indicative Annual Tuition Fee: A$20,000
Intake: February
Faculty: Health Sciences
School: Psychology
Website:
www.adelaide.edu.au/psychology
Online enquiry form:
www.international.adelaide.edu.au/enquiries/
Program overview:
This program is suitable for students who have
already completed an undergraduate degree that
does not include studies in Psychology or does
not include studies in Psychology beyond Level I.
The Graduate Diploma consists of all the Level
II and Level III Psychology courses required by
the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council
BRIDGING COURSE: INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY
Duration: 6 weeks
Campus: North Terrace
Indicative Annual Tuition Fee: TBA
Intake: January
Faculty: Health Sciences
80 PSYCHOLOGY www.adelaide.edu.au/psychology
at an accredited onshore Australian university do
not need to have their qualifications assessed.
Applicants are required to name two referees
and have them complete the Referee Report
forms that are available at www.adelaide.edu.au/
psychology/students/prosp/pg/
All applicants studying onshore or offshore must
produce an IELTS (academic) with a minimum
score of 7 in each component.
Program overview: The program will
provide a professional qualification for those
who wish to work as psychologists within the
applied health field. In particular, the aim of the
program is to produce health psychologists
who can apply psychological research and
methods to the prevention and management
of disease and illness; the promotion and
maintenance of health; the identification of
psychological factors contributing to illness;
and the improvement of the health care
system and health policy.
There are three 18-week half-time placements
(two in health promotion and one in clinical health
psychology), and a literature review and research
report in the form of a publishable paper.
Assessment: Coursework is examined by
assignments and examination, placements
are assessed from reports by the placement
supervisor, and the research report is examined
internally by two markers.
Likely careers: Health psychologists specialise
in understanding the relationships between
psychological factors and health and illness.
for students to be eligible to apply for Honours
in Psychology.
Students without the equivalent Level I
Psychology are able to enrol in Introductory
Psychology, a bridging course offered by the
School of Psychology.
Assessment: Assessment is by written
practical reports, online quizzes, and written and
multiple-choice examinations.
Likely careers: In business, commerce,
counselling, education or public health.
Professional accreditation:
Students should check the qualification
requirements in their own country. This
program is accredited through the Australian
Psychology Accreditation Council.
Students completing this program will be eligible
to apply for admission into an Honours program
at any accredited university within Australia.
School: Psychology
Website: www.adelaide.edu.au/psychology
Online enquiry form:
www.international.adelaide.edu.au/enquiries/
Program overview: This program is a bridging
course for the Graduate Diploma in Psychological
Health Psychologists practice in two main areas:
health promotion and clinical health.
Professional accreditation: Accreditation
by the Australian Psychological Society
(APS) for membership, and approved for
Associate Membership of the College of Health
Psychologists, and for registration with the
Psychology Board of Australia.
Program structure: This program commences
in mid January of the first year of study.
Students enrolled in full-time study will complete
seven courses of study and one placement
during the first year and two further placements
and the research project during the second year.
CORE COURSES
Abnormal Psychology
Evidence-based Practice
Health Psychology
Interviewing and Intervention
Introduction to Epidemiology
Psychological Assessment
Placement I
Placement II
Placement III
Public Health Intervention
Research Project in Health Psychology
Completion of Honours can lead to two further
years of study in an approved postgraduate
Masters program. This will lead to registration as
a Psychologist in Australia and membership of
the Australian Psychological Society.
CORE COURSES
Doing Research in Psychology
Doing Research in Psychology: Advanced
Foundations of Health and Lifespan Development
Foundations of Perception and Cognition
Individual Differences, Personality
and Assessment
Perception and Cognition
Psychology in Society
Learning and Behaviour
Psychology, Science and Society
Sciences, required for applicants who do
not have a suitable background in Psychology.
It runs for six-weeks from early January to
mid February.
Assessment: Assessment is by written
practical reports, online quizzes and multiplechoice
examination.