The School of Positive Psychology

Graduate Diploma in Applied Positive Psychology

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Overview

Positive Psychology is a science of positive aspects of human life, happiness, wellbeing and flourishing. The aim of positive psychology is to form a medium in psychology from a preoccupation with repairing the worst things in life to building the best qualities in life. It is scientifically proven that happier people with positive emotions and traits are more productive as they think faster, are more creative, healthier, more successful and more socially engaged.

The Graduate Diploma in Applied Positive Psychology is designed to educate students on psychology and more specifically on positive psychology at a graduate level. This programme looks deeper into practicality and applications rather than just theories to enable students to effectively use and disseminate positive psychology.

Graduates in positive psychology can implement its applications in various areas of human functioning such as increasing personal level of happiness, fostering positive relationships, identifying signature strengths and using them for career and life progression.

As positive psychology practitioners, students will be able to coach others on the disciplines of positive psychology as well as promoting specialized training in areas spanning career, life, mental wellness, parenting, executive & leadership coaching.

Teacher-Student Ratio: 1:40

Course Modules

  • GPSY 02 Applied Positive Psychology (Trainer: Jana Dawson/Matthew Koh/ Deborah Thurley)
  • GPSY 08 Positive Psychology in Practice (Trainer: Chen Jingkai/Leslie Davis/Jana Dawson)
  • GPSY 10 Wellbeing for Individuals and Systems (Trainer: Dr Robert Biswas-Diener [part A], Jana Dawson/Tan Su-San [part B])
  • GPSY 09 Strengths Development (Trainer: Jana Dawson/Matthew Koh)
  • GPSY 05 Resilience Training for Practitioners (Trainer: Tan Su-San)
  • GPSY 04 Mindfulness Psychology (Trainer: Deborah Thurley)

Entry Requirement

  • A recognised Bachelor Degree holder, or
  • Diploma holder from Polytechnic with minimum 5 years working experience can be considered on a case-by-case basis

English language requirement

  • Pass in GCE ‘O’ Level English Language, or
  • Pass in any GCE ‘A’ Level subject conducted in English, or
  • IELTS 5.5, or
  • TOEFL (Internet Based) 59, or
  • Pearson PTE Academic 52

Course Assessment

Assignments, presentations, essays

Course Duration

6 months, part time (Intakes in Jan / Apr / Jul / Oct)

Course Fee

SGD 12,186.20 w/GST

See How Our Graduates Use Our Tools

Explore the transformative journey of Stacey Nonis through applied positive psychology. Her story shows how engaging with this field not only transformed her own life but also equipped her to inspire others.

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What Students Say

Marilynn Lee, 2023
( Graduate Diploma in Applied Positive Psychology )
"Using what I have learnt in TSPP, I share with my students how to write a letter to their future self and the power of envisioning their end goal. This helps with their motivation to want to learn. I share with them how to recognize stress, especially when high-stakes exams are round the corner and to practice mindfulness in the midst of chaos in their minds. These sharing has helped me to build a strong rapport with my students and their parents. "
Joshua Lim Sheng Ming, 2023
( Graduate Diploma in Applied Positive Psychology )
"The biggest impact for me was re-exploring becoming a coach. Some years ago I'd had a very bad experience with a coaching training program after which I completely wrote-off coaching. Through TSPP, I attended Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener's Positive Psychology Coaching Training and it helped me there that there are other ways to coach and I didn't have to be limited to the method I'd initially been taught. I also appreciated the focus on learning to create our own interventions."
Lim Mei Yean, 2022
( Graduate Diploma in Applied Positive Psychology )
"A nugget of wisdom that I gained from TSPP was how the word ‘listen’ is actually an anagram for ‘silent’. If you employ silence when listening, you not only hear what people say but how they say it, which deepens the connections you have with those around you. As a business development manager and senior underwriter at a financial institution, I mostly deal with corporate clients. With Positive Psychology, I am able to understand my clients better and sympathise with the challenges they face internally. As I have grown to become more aware of my strengths, I am able to utilise them appropriately in various work settings. Don’t wait. If you can spend money on something else, you’d rather spend it on improving yourself. "
Hiroshi Limmell, 2021
( Graduate Diploma in Applied Positive Psychology )
"I was hesitant to sign up for a course mid-career but that decision turned out to be the best decision I’ve ever made. The new learnings helped to spur a new interest in an academic area that I was not trained in 20 years ago as a graduate. Adult learning may be tricky at first, especially when juggling a full-time job. The School of Positive Psychology understands what adult learners face and provides support to ease us to a good learning pace, and that is what allowed me to learn at a pace that was reasonable."
Vijaya Rani, 2022
( Graduate Diploma in Applied Positive Psychology )
"I had been a teacher for 40 years before my retirement, I thought it was timely to better understand the minds and socio-emotional needs of the students and how I could tune them to be ready for learning. For example, with the gratitude jar, you can identify the key pillars supporting or influencing their lives. You can understand these children better – who or what motivates them? Who are the powerful or significant voices in their lives? The knowledge of positive psychology will hold teachers well in providing and enhancing the classroom climate for their diverse learners."

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