The Higher Diploma in Psychology is a full-time course that is open for you if you do not possess a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) degree. Together with your first degree, this qualification is considered to be equivalent to a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), and enables you as a graduate to apply for a professional training Masters course in Psychology, both in Malta and abroad, provided that other requirements are also satisfied. By the end of the course, you will be able to demonstrate your newfound and acquired knowledge of psychology through a research-based dissertation and by applying the concepts and theories into a practical unit.
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PSY3641 | Dissertation | 12 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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PSY2643 | Practical Psychology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3605 | Practicum | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PSY2628 | Quantitative Research Methods and Data Analysis | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PSY2629 | Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PSY2641 | Psychology of Helping | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PSY3504 | Psychotherapeutic Methods 1: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and the Humanistic Existential Approaches | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PSY3644 | Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PSY3656 | Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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COU3301 | Career Education and Guidance | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
INE2601 | Inclusive Communities and Schooling | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY1628 | Introduction to the Psychology Profession | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY1658 | Academic Writing and Presentation in Psychology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY2640* | Forensic and Criminal Psychology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3130 | Psychology of Adjustment | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3630* | Ethical and Professional Issues | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3643 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3647 | Selected Topics in Organisational Psychology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3651 | Introduction to Critical Psychology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3655 | Neurodiverse Profiles | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-units PSY2640 and PSY3630 are highly recommended.   | |||||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PSY1618 | Biological Psychology 2 | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PSY3505 | Psychotherapeutic Methods 2: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Systemic Family Therapy | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PSY3662 | Neuropsychology | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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PSY2626 | Psychology of Sexuality | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3159 | Addictive Behaviour | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3609 | Psychology of Small Groups | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3613 | Environmental Psychology | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3616 | Psychology of Ageing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY3654 | Aviation Psychology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Higher Diploma in Psychology under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.