Griffith University Courses

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice, a student must hold:

• a three-year Bachelor degree in the same field of study from a recognised tertiary institution with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on a 7-point scale)
• OR a Graduate Certificate in Criminology and Criminal Justice with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on a 7-point scale) - these students will receive 40 credit points of advanced standing.
• OR a Bachelor Honours degree, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in the same field of study with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (on a 7-point scale) - these students may apply for up to 40 credit points of advanced standing.

Within the last 10 years, applicants must have successfully completed all the studies required for the award of a Bachelor degree which includes a three-year sequence in Psychology accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

Entry into the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) program is competitive and will be determined by applicant's order of academic merit and is subject to available supervisory resources. Where a student has repeated a course or courses that form part of any of the below criteria, all attempts of the course/s will be used to calculate the Grade Point Average (GPA) that determines the criterion.

Applicants who fail to meet one or more of the below criteria will be deemed ineligible for entry to the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours).

Applicants who have completed International studies in Psychology must provide evidence that these studies meet equivalence of an APAC Level 1 three-year accredited degree. This evidence must be submitted at the time of application.

Applicants from Griffith University who have completed the Bachelor of Psychological Science (1012) or Bachelor of Psychological Science (1312)

To be eligible to apply for the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. Within the last 10 years, be eligible to graduate or have graduated with the three years of prescribed coursework in the Bachelor of Psychological Science (1012) or Bachelor of Psychological Science (1312). For graduating students, the three-year degree must be completed by the end of Trimester 2 in the year prior to commencement in the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours).
2. Achieve a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 5.0 for all second and third year courses including ten prescribed Psychological Science core courses and 60 credit points of electives as required in Years 2 and 3 of the degree.
3. Achieve a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 5.0 in the eight following second and third year Psychology courses:
   • 2000PSY Experimental Design and Analysis
   • 2006PSY Cognitive Psychology
   • 2007PSY Biological Psychology
   • 2008PSY Social and Cultural Psychology
   • 3011PSY Lifespan Development OR 2015PSY Developmental Psychology
   • 3003PSY Survey Design and Analysis
   • 3006PSY Psychological Assessment of Individual Differences
   • 3009PSY Abnormal Psychology.
4. Have no other documented grounds for being deemed ineligible.
5. Where a course has been credited towards the degree from another educational institution, the course grade/s will be included in the Grade Point Average (GPA) computations for criteria 2 and 3.

Applicants from Griffith University who have completed the Bachelor of Psychological Science as part of a double or vertical degree.

To be eligible to apply for the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. Within the last ten years, be eligible to graduate or have graduated with the prescribed coursework in a Griffith University double degree or vertical degree that includes a Bachelor of Psychological Science. For graduating students, the double or vertical degree must be completed by the end of Trimester 2 in the year prior to commencement in the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours).
2. Achieve a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 5.0 for the ten core Psychological Science courses, as well as 60 credit points of prescribed courses from second year onwards in the completed double or vertical degree.
3. Achieve a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 5.0 in the eight following second and third year Psychological Science courses:
   • 2000PSY Experimental Design and Analysis
   • 2006PSY Cognitive Psychology
   • 2007PSY Biological Psychology
   • 2008PSY Social and Cultural Psychology
   • 3011PSY Lifespan Development OR 2015PSY Developmental Psychology
   • 3003PSY Survey Design and Analysis
   • 3006PSY Psychological Assessment of Individual Differences
   • 3009PSY Abnormal Psychology.
4. Have no other documented grounds for being deemed ineligible.
5. Where a course has been credited towards the degree from another educational institution, the course grade/s will be included in the Grade Point Average (GPA) computations for criteria 2 and 3.

Applicants from Educational Institutions other than Griffith University

To be eligible to apply for the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. Within the last 10 years, be eligible to graduate or have graduated with a three-year Australia Psychological Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited psychology degree. For graduating students, the degree must have been completed by the end of Trimester/Semester 2 in the year prior to commencing the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) program (2004).
2. Achieve a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 5.0 for the courses deemed to be equivalent to the 10 core psychological science courses and the six additional prescribed courses from Year 2 onwards as required within the completed degree.
3. Achieve a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 5.0 in the eight following second and third year Psychological Science courses:
   • 2000PSY Experimental Design and Analysis
   • 2006PSY Cognitive Psychology
   • 2007PSY Biological Psychology
   • 2008PSY Social and Cultural Psychology
   • 3011PSY Lifespan Development OR 2015PSY Developmental Psychology
   • 3003PSY Survey Design and Analysis
   • 3006PSY Psychological Assessment of Individual Differences
   • 3009PSY Abnormal Psychology.
4. Have no other documented grounds for being deemed ineligible.

Applicants who have completed an Australia Psychological Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited three-year psychology bridging degree (for example, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Entry Bachelor degree) can apply for the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) program. Applicants should submit their academic transcript for both the three-year psychology bridging degree and their prior degree to ensure the Grade Point Average (GPA) in the criteria listed above for Honours entry can be calculated. Applicants only submitting academic transcripts for the three-year psychology bridging degree will be deemed ineligible as it will not be possible to calculate the Honours entry Grade Point Average (GPA) for the above criteria.

The University's Bachelor Honours Degree (AQF Level 8) Policy will apply.

The criteria for admission are:

• successful completion of the Griffith Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science or an equivalent qualification from another university
• a GPA of at least 5.0 over the second, third and fourth year of the Bachelor degree, excluding the Clinical Placement courses.

The Program Director will take the following into consideration when assessing applications for admission:

• the suitability of the proposed dissertation topic, the resources available to support the candidature and the availability of appropriate supervision
• the preparedness of the applicant to undertake the degree in terms of the elapsed time since the prospective candidate qualified for the award of a Bachelor degree and the academic preparation provided by the Bachelor degree for the candidate's proposed dissertation topic.

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Communication, applicants must have:

• a Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.5 (using a 7.0 scale)
• OR a qualification leading to professional registration (for example, Nursing)
• OR five years of relevant work experience.

Note: This is a postgraduate level program and students will need to be competent in oral and written communication skills to successfully complete the program.

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication and Media, applicants must:

• hold a Bachelor degree from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 point scale).

All applicants seeking to undertake a Master of Infection Prevention and Control must hold:

• a Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline (health, medical, nursing or scientific) from a recognised higher education institution and a GPA of 4.0 and above
• OR a Graduate Certificate in Infection Prevention and Control from Griffith University.

The postgraduate programs in Clinical Psychology are highly competitive and there are many more applicants than places available. Therefore, at Griffith there is a highly structured application process. Admission to all Clinical Psychology programs is restricted to students who are registered Psychologists or who are eligible for provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia. The application process involves three stages.

Stage 1: The application

All applicants are required to demonstrate their capability for training in Clinical Psychology as follows:

• Academic Achievement/Intellectual Ability: Applicants must have completed a program in Psychology extending over four years and accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC). Preference is given to applicants who have completed an Honours degree in Psychology which involves an individual research project awarded at the level of a First or Second Class Division A. It is highly desirable that applicants will have completed courses or units that are relevant to Clinical Psychology (for example, Abnormal Psychology, Counselling Psychology or Health Psychology). The Grade Point Average in the undergraduate degree, fourth year and relevant courses will be taken into account.
• Interpersonal and Counselling Capability: Given the interpersonal sensitivity and awareness required for effective clinical practice, successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills. Furthermore, in order for the program to build on a reasonably advanced applied skill baseline, successful applicants will be expected to demonstrate at least a basic level of competence in the counselling context, evidence of warmth and empathic responding and an openness to a range of approaches. This may be demonstrated by evidence of previous counselling training and relevant volunteer or work experience.
• Personal Statement: For assistance with this statement, see the Position description for a Clinical Psychology trainee and the Self-assessment / Colleague-assessment checklists.
• Support from Referees: Two referee reports are required - one from an academic who knows your work well and a second from a professional referee who can attest to your interpersonal and counselling capabilities. See below for the Australian Psychology Postgraduate Program Reference Request System process.

Stage 2: The interview

Please note that, given the competitive nature of this program, only those applicants who have been evaluated by a panel of the clinical team as having demonstrated their suitability for training in clinical psychology (according to the above criteria and ranked sufficiently high enough relative to others) will be shortlisted for an interview.

The interview itself consists of a multi-station assessment process. Applicants are required to attend a face-to-face session that takes around half a day to complete. Applicants will be required to demonstrate sound interpersonal and emotion management skills as they respond to the various tasks at each station. Tasks include, for example, responding to an ethical dilemma, roleplaying an interview, roleplaying a supervision session, discussing research, responding to questions relating to their own reasons for applying for training in clinical psychology and a written task.

Applicants are assessed by a panel of clinical program staff in the multi-station interview process. Applicants will be ranked according to their performance at each station and those ranked highly enough will be offered a place in the program.

Stage 3: The offer

First round offers will be made by mid-November to applicants who are ranked at a sufficiently high level. A waitlist of applicants will be retained as second and third round offers may be made as late as January. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised as soon as is practically possible.

Note: Applicants are not permitted to defer an offer. Should you be unable to accept an offer, you must re-apply for entry in the following intake.

The University's Bachelor Honours Degree (AQF Level 8) Policy will apply.

The criteria for admission to this Honours program are:

• successful completion of a Bachelor of Midwifery or an equivalent qualification and
• a GPA of at least 5.0 over the second and third years of the Bachelor degree.

The Program Director will take the following into consideration when assessing applications for admission:

• the suitability of the proposed dissertation topic, the resources available to support the candidature and the availability of appropriate supervision and
• the preparedness of the applicant to undertake the degree in terms of the elapsed time since the prospective candidate qualified for the award of a Bachelor degree and the academic preparation provided by the Bachelor degree for the candidate's proposed dissertation topic.

From 2015, all applicants to the Graduate Certificate must have either:

• a recognised undergraduate degree from a recognised tertiary institution
• OR fulfill the following alternative admission criteria:
  • in selected circumstances, applicants without a recognised undergraduate degree may apply for entry based on their work experience in a forensic mental health related field. In these circumstances, the applicant must supply evidence of relevant professional registration or vocational experience in a forensic mental health related field. Such applicants, who will normally have worked relevant positions for a minimum of 5 years, will be required to provide references from their employers supporting their application for admission and attesting to their ability to complete the program. In these cases, the Program Director will make the final decision and must be satisfied as to the applicant's ability to complete such a course of study.

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Digital Health applicants must hold:

• any Bachelor degree;
• OR a health-related diploma PLUS two years relevant work experience in the health or aged-care sector;
• OR a minimum of five years equivalent full-time work experience in administrative, management and leadership roles within healthcare organisations (students would be expected to have career goals to work in health-related organisations).

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Financial Planning, a student must:

• hold any Bachelor degree (or higher) from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 scale), OR
• have a minimum of five years equivalent full-time professional work experience in a relevant field, OR
• have a combination of alternative admission criteria such as formal, informal and non-formal learning deemed to be equivalent to either of the above, OR
• be an 'existing provider' as defined in the Professional Standards legislation.

Students wishing to complete this program under the conditions of the AMP Services Limited partnership and affiliation with Griffith University are required to complete a consent form providing Griffith University with permission to share their student information with AMP Services Limited in relation to the program.

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Global Development, a student must:

• hold any Bachelor degree (or higher) from a recognised University (or another tertiary institution of equivalent standing) with a minimum GPA of 4.0 (using a 7.0 scale) OR
• hold a related Bachelor degree or Graduate Certificate (or higher) from a recognised University (or another tertiary institution of equivalent standing) - students will be eligible for 40 credit points of advanced standing OR
• hold a related Bachelor Honours or Graduate Diploma (or higher) from a recognised University (or another tertiary institution of equivalent standing) - students will be eligible for 80 credit points of advanced standing OR
• have a combination of alternative admission criteria such as formal, informal and non-formal learning deemed to be equivalent to one of the above.