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Overview

Programme Overview

Study brain and behaviour, sensory and cognitive psychology, lifespan development, learning and communication, social, cultural, and organisational psychology, and models of health and disability, with emphasis on the New Zealand context.

Gain skills related to applied psychological research and practice in your current occupation or progress to postgraduate study, where your options include postgraduate professional programmes.

For more information, please enquire via University of Auckland Online.

Programme Structure

This programme is part-time and will be delivered fully online. Students will take one course at a time across four 12-week term sessions.

There will be one pathway consisting of a set programme of four 30-point courses (one course at stage two that must be taken first, and three courses at stage three).

Please note that in normal circumstances the requirements for a GradDipAppPsych must be completed within four years of initial enrolment.

Programme Careers

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Key Information for Students

Key Information for Students

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Entry Requirements, Fees and Dates

Programme Entry Requirements

You must have completed an undergraduate degree at a recognised university (or similar institution) or have the equivalent practical, professional, or scholarly experience. This will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Further Programme Entry Requirements

English Language Requirements

You will need to provide evidence of your English proficiency if you are:

  • An international applicant whose first language is not English 
  • A domestic applicant under 20 years of age whose first language is not English

You will require an IELTS Academic score of 6.0 with no bands less than 5.5. See alternative English language requirements.

Fees and scholarships

Fees

Fees Disclaimer

Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses. For more information, please see Fees and Money Matters.

*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.

Scholarships

Scholarships and awards

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Loans and Allowances

Student loans and allowances

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Cost of Living

Cost of living

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Key Dates

Application Advice

Please note: we will consider late applications if places are still available. International students should start the application process as early as possible to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.

Key Dates

SemesterApplication Closing DateSemester Start DateSemester End Date
2026 Academic Year Term02 March 202619 June 2026
2026 Academic Year Term06 July 202623 October 2026

Other Important Dates

See important dates for the academic year, including orientation, enrolment, study breaks, exams, and graduation.

Regulations

Preamble

The regulations for this graduate diploma are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.

Admission

1 In order to be admitted to this graduate diploma, a student must have:

either

a completed the requirements for any degree from this University, or the equivalent as approved by Senate or its representative

or

b demonstrated practical, professional, or scholarly experience as approved by Senate or its representative as equivalent to that specified in 1a above.

Duration and Total Points Value

2 a A student enrolled for this graduate diploma must follow a programme equivalent of one full-time year and pass courses with a total value of 120 points.

b The requirements for a Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology must be completed within four years of initial enrolment.

c In all cases, the term of initial enrolment is deemed to be the first term in which the student enrolled for a course which is assigned to the programme.

d In exceptional circumstances the relevant Academic Head may increase the duration allowed for enrolment for a period not normally exceeding one year.

Structure and Content

3 A student enrolled for this graduate diploma must complete the requirements as listed in the Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology Schedule.

4 A student must complete the University of Auckland Academic Integrity course as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic Integrity, of the University Calendar.

5 Cross-credits will not be granted toward the Graduate Diploma in Applied Psychology.

Variations

6 In exceptional circumstances Senate or its representative may approve a personal programme which does not conform to these regulations.

Regulation Commencement or Amendment

7 These regulations and/or schedule have been amended with effect from 1 January 2023.

Schedule

Programme Schedules

Complete 120 points comprising:

  • 120 points for all Compulsory Courses, and
  • 1 item from Academic Integrity Course

Compulsory Courses

Complete 120 points for ALL of the following:

Academic Integrity Course

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

Graduate Profile and Programme Capabilities

Graduate Profile

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Programme Capabilities

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