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Graduate Diploma Psychology, Graduate Diploma

University of West London, the United Kingdom

University of West London

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About Graduate Diploma Psychology, Graduate Diploma - at University of West London

Course summary

OverviewThe Graduate Diploma in Psychology offers a fast route to eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Why choose this course?Membership of the BPS is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.
Career and study progressionWhen you have completed this course successfully, there are many career options within professional psychology. The Graduate Basis for Chartered membership may also be advantageous if you are looking to pursue a career in educational, clinical, health, occupational or counselling psychology.
When you have completed this course successfully, there are many career options within professional psychology. The Graduate Basis for Chartered membership may also be advantageous if you are looking to pursue a career in educational, clinical, health, occupational or counselling psychology. 

For further information about this course, please contact admin.psychology@uwl.ac.uk.  

More information

http://www.uwl.ac.uk/psychology
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Other options available for Graduate Diploma Psychology

  • Full time - September 2017, Brentford site
  • Part time - September 2017, Brentford site
  • Part time - September 2018, Brentford site
  • Full time - September 2018, Brentford site

Fees

Notes

HK$80,000

Funding

Help with funding is available to a range of students, whether you are studying full or part-time, in your home country or overseas.

You may be eligible for a student loan to cover the cost of tuition fees or a maintenance loan to support you during your studies. Additional funding is available to some types of students, such as those with dependants, disabled students and more. Find out more about applying for student loans and other funding options.

We also offer a range of scholarships and bursaries to help you. Current scholarships include:

  • Full Time Undergraduate Bursary: a £3,000 award for new undergraduate students.
  • Path to Success Scholarship: a £4,000 award for students on a four-year degree course with a foundation year. 

Other scholarships are also available, including awards for specific subjects. Find out more and check your eligibility for the scholarships and bursaries listed above.

Please note fees are paid for each year of study unless otherwise stated. You will be required to re-enrol and pay fees at the beginning of each academic year. Fees may be subject to government regulations on fee increases. Future inflationary increases will be applied to each subsequent year of the course, subject to government regulations on fee increases.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

The entry requirements for the Graduate Diploma course are:

  • An honours degree in psychology which does not provide eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC; formerly known as the Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR)) with the British Psychological Society (BPS).
  • An ordinary degree in psychology.
  • A honours degree in a subject other than psychology.
  • In addition to the above, all applicants would normally be expected to demonstrate that they have covered the equivalent of at least 60 credits of psychology on an honours degree or equivalent credits. Forty of these credits should be in Research Methods/Statistics, at Level 4 or equivalent.

    Applicants will also normally be required to have a grade C in mathematics to GCSE (or equivalent) level.

    Students who do not have 60 credits are required to take a preparatory course such as Graduate Certificate in Psychology.

    International students need to meet our English language requirement: minimum IELTS at 7.0 or equivalent, e.g. students who have obtained previous qualification (e.g. bachelor degree) which is taught and assessed entirely in English.

    Contact our International Office to find out what international qualifications you need to get onto a course.

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