Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education for 2013

At a glance

2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

If you teach in a medical or health care setting and would like to improve your teaching, supervision and course development skills, the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education is for you. The course design is practically orientated and will assist you to apply theory and best evidence to you own unique educational role.

Why study Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education?

This course is designed to meet the unique requirements of teachers working in health professional contexts. The course is aimed at a broad cross-section of the health professions including medicine, nursing, psychology, paramedic studies, pharmacy, dietetics, physiotherapy, radiography, occupational therapy and speech sciences. It enables participants to develop their teaching and supervision skills, course development techniques and expand their working knowledge of educational theory to underpin future practice. Participants will be expected to explore and evaluate new educational methods as well as teaching and assessment practices and principles. They will also be introduced to the principles of evidence-based educational practice and program evaluation. This course is not available to international students for study in Australia, it is only available via off-campus learning in your home country.

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

1 year part-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Commonwealth supported place not offered for this course.

Domestic fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 19,750 AUD
The fee quoted is an annual fee based on 48 credit points of study. To calculate the fee for this 24 credit point degree, please halve the amount listed.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

February

Attendances

  • Multi-modal at Notting Hill: part-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3413

CRICOS code:

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   All domestic enquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Administrative Officer, Health Professions Education and Educational Research (HealthPEER).
Telephone: + 61 3 9905 0090
Email: hpe.courses@monash.edu
Website: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/education/healthpeer/

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 22,910 AUD
The fee quoted is an annual fee based on 48 credit points of study. To calculate the fee for this 24 credit point degree, please halve the amount listed.

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

February

Attendances

This course is not available to international students who are holders of an Australian student visa, for study onshore in Australia. However holders of some other categories of Australian visas, and students studying off-campus by distance learning outside of Australia, may be eligible for this course.

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 3413

CRICOS code:

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Applicants should be actively engaged in health professional education, with a 3 year bachelors degree or diploma in their relevant discipline (eg. in medicine, nursing, dietetics, radiography, psychology, social work, pharmacy, paramedical studies etc.). Applicants without the relevant qualifications should be able to demonstrate equivalent substantial professional experience.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.

Semester two (July)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

Applicants should be actively engaged in health professional education, with a 3 year bachelors degree or diploma in their relevant discipline (eg. in medicine, nursing, dietetics, radiography, psychology, social work, pharmacy, paramedical studies etc.). Applicants without the relevant qualifications should be able to demonstrate equivalent substantial professional experience. This course is not available to international students for study in Australia, it is only available via off-campus learning in your home country.

English requirements for international students

Gaining the required result in one of the following tests of English language:

IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score less than 6.5

a TOEFL minimum test score of either

in the written TOEFL, 600 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 5.0

in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 100 with at least 24 in the written section and no less than 20 in any other section.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.

Semester two (July)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.