Higher Diploma In Psychology, PG:DipHE, at Trinity College Dublin

Higher Diploma In Psychology, PG:DipHE, Trinity College Dublin

Ireland

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
PG:DipHE	Full-time	2 years	-	-	-

About Higher Diploma In Psychology, PG:DipHE - at Trinity College Dublin

The purpose of the course is to provide a pre-professional qualification in psychology, which confers eligibility for
graduate membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) and allows a student to proceed to postgraduate
training, including higher degrees by research, and to specialise in an area of professional psychology. It is a two
year full-time course based on lectures, tutorials, laboratory classes and research projects.

Candidates for admission to the Higher Diploma in Psychology must hold a primary degree with at least second-class
honors. Application for entry is not via the CAO system.

Students will cover the following areas of psychology, as required for professional accreditation:

Biological basis of behaviour

Cognitive psychology

Research design, quantitative andqualitative methods

Developmental and lifespan psychology

Social psychology

Personality and individual differences

Students are evaluated by course work assessment throughout the year, by written examination papers at the end of
each year of the course, and by research project in the second year. The student must complete all the work prescribed.

Entry requirements for this course

Contact Trinity College Dublin to find course entry requirements.

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