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Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Family Psychology

The limited entry Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Family Psychology is designed for students who wish to become registered child and family psychologists with the New Zealand Psychologists' Board.

It involves a programme of academic study and professional development, which consists of practicums and internships. The Child and Family Psychology programme is based within the renowned School of Health Sciences | Te Kura M?tai Hauora at UC, and students can get applied experience in the Pukemanu Centre which offers free counselling for families in the ?tautahi Christchurch region.

Campus Information

Ilam Campus

The University has a main campus of 76 hectares (190 acres) at Ilam, a suburb of Christchurch about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the centre of the city.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Postgraduate study can bring many career benefits eg, specialist skills and enhanced knowledge, entry into specific occupations, higher starting salary/progression rates, research capability/achievement, and evidence of high academic attainment/self-discipline.

PSW Opportunity

During study, all students on a student visa can work up to 20 hours per week during semester and full time during vacations.
After completing Level 7 Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Qualification, a student will get a three years open post-study work visa.
After completing Level 8 Post Graduate courses of 1 year, students get 1 year PSW.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Academic entry requirements

Students wishing to enrol in the Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Family Psychology must have either:

a bachelor's degree with a major in Psychology; or
a bachelor's degree with a major in Education, and at least 135 points in Psychology, with at least 45 points at 200-level and 60 points at 300-level or above; or
any bachelor's degree, and a Graduate Diploma in Arts or a Graduate Diploma in Science in Psychology; or
a bachelor's degree with a major in Education or Teaching and a minor in Psychology, provided that you are also enrolled in an approved Master of Education.

You must also either be currently enrolled in, or have completed, a Master of Arts (MA) or a Master of Science (MSc) in Child and Family Psychology, or a PhD, or equivalent study approved by the Director, School of Health Sciences.

The PGDipChFamPsyc can be started after Part I of the MA or MSc in Child and Family Psychology (or an approved Master of Education) is completed. This programme can then be started alongside the second year of the master’s, or in a subsequent year.

Students must also have completed the following courses:

PSYC 206 Research Design and Statistics (or an equivalent research methods paper)
CFPY 601 Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
CFPY 602 Child Development: Research Contexts and Applications
CFPY 603 Introduction to Interventions
COUN 671 Conselling and Psychology: Theories and Skills
HLTH 472 Introduction to Psychometric Theory and Administration

and an approved research methods course or equivalent, as approved by the Director, School of Health Sciences.

University of Canterbury

Christchurch , Christchurch ,New Zealand