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Course overview

Entry without a bachelor's degree
Have the opportunity to study psychology and begin the pathway towards becoming a registered psychologist without a bachelor’s degree. If you have five years of work experience in any field, you can gain entry to the Graduate Certificate of Psychology.
Pathway towards a career as a registered psychologist
The Graduate Certificate of Psychology can be your first step towards becoming a registered psychologist. Study an additional four units and gain your Graduate Diploma of Psychology, which can be a pathway to further study.
Enhance your current skill set
Apply psychology in professional contexts that benefit from an understanding of human behaviour. Take your career in education, human resources, marketing or another human-centred field to the next level.

With ECU’s Accelerated Online Graduate Certificate of Psychology, you will build your psychological literacy and gain a foundational understanding of the field.

Learn to promote psychological health and wellbeing, develop your cultural awareness and gain skills that you can apply to a number of roles and sectors.

This degree is a great option for professionals who want to gain skills in psychology that can be applied to their current and future roles.

Key facts

Delivery

Online

Study level

Postgraduate

Course type

Graduate Certificate

Duration

8 months (Part time)

Commitment

15 - 20 hours/week

Units

Fees

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Price per unit

$3,650

Intake

January, 2025
March, 2025
May, 2025
July, 2025
September, 2025
November, 2025

What you will study

The Graduate Certificate of Psychology online consists of any four of the following units.

Psychological Science of Wellbeing
Psychological Development and Diversity in Childhood
Psychological Development and Diversity in Adulthood
Psychological Science of Human Social Behaviour
Psychological Science of Human Information Processing
Neuroscience and Human Behaviour
Correlational Research Design and Analysis
Experimental Research Design and Analysis

Entry requirements

To gain entry to the Graduate Certificate of Psychology online, applicants must have:

An Australian bachelor's degree or equivalent, or higher-level qualification in any discipline (besides Psychology) from a recognised tertiary institution OR
At least five years of relevant professional experience

Upon successfully completing the Graduate Certificate of Psychology online, you will have skills and knowledge that can be applied to a number of human-centred professions including:

Education
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Human Services

You can also choose to continue your studies to gain your Graduate Diploma of Psychology and Graduate Diploma of Psychology (Advanced) and continue the pathway to becoming a registered psychologist.

Fees & FEE-HELP

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The fees shown are per unit. The number of units are listed below fees. Together they indicate the total fees for the course.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.

Graduate Certificate of Psychology