Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology Practice Victoria University of Wellington

Overview

You’ll have the opportunity to develop and practise your skills under the expert guidance of world-class researchers and practitioners.

Key Facts

Explore a wide range of theoretical viewpoints and their practical applications in educational, community, and workplace settings. The programme has a bicultural focus and is tailored to meet the needs of communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Your studies will also prepare you to work in multicultural communities and overseas.

The School of Education offers two postgraduate qualifications in Educational Psychology—a Master of Educational Psychology (MEdPsych) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology Practice (PGDipEPP). If you want to take the PGDipEPP, you need to complete the MEdPsych first.

The MEdPsych is a valuable qualification that prepares you to work in agencies that need people with specialised expertise in educational psychology. It’s a two-year programme. If you’re planning to apply for the PGDipEPP, there is a recommended sequence of courses to complete within the MEdPsych.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Psychology Practice program from Victoria University of Wellington builds on the MEdPsych and enables you to apply for registration as an educational psychologist. The PGDipEPP is a one-year programme. You’ll complete four 30-point courses alongside a 1,500-hour internship.