University
University of AucklandThis course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma
Duration
2 years
Next start date
Expected Feb 2024
Campus
Grafton Campus
Develop your skills to become a health psychologist, working directly with patient populations and the public.
Programme overview
You will gain sound knowledge of the social and psychological aspects of health problems and the application of suitable psychological interventions in health settings.
A related goal is to provide a route to registered psychologist status for students holding a Master’s of Science in Health Psychology.
Programme structure
Where could this programme take you?
This diploma gives specific training in clinical health psychology and provides a route to Registered Psychologist status for students completing a Master of Science or Master of Health Psychology.
Jobs related to this programme
Health psychologist
Further study options
You must have completed a masters degree in health psychology at a recognised university (or similar institution).
You must have a clinical endorsement which requires relevant clinical experience in approved health care settings. This requirement is usually undertaken during the masters programme.
If you have not completed all of the requirements for a masters degree in health psychology (or similar), but have completed 120 points (one year full-time equivalent study) towards that degree you may, with the approval of the programme director, still enrol for this postgraduate diploma. You must complete the requirements for the masters degree within 12 months of commencing the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Psychology. If you do not, enrolment for the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Psychology will be suspended until you have completed your masters degree.
IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 with no bands less than 6.0; Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 90 and written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 68 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 176 and no bands below 169; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 58 and no PTE Communicative score below 50; Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP): Grade of B-; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 85.
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