Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education for 2010

Course overview

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.

Career outlook

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.

Duration, campus, fees and application information

Domestic students International students
Attendance type
  • Off-campus: full-time, part-time
  • Off-campus: full-time, part-time
Intakes First semester, second semester, summer semester First semester, second semester, summer semester
Course Content 2010 University handbook entry for this course 2010 University handbook entry for this course
Duration 0.5 years full-time, 1 year part-time 0.5 years
Credit points 24 total for course 24 total for course
Fees for 2010

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
$17,200 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.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$20,000 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.
Monash course code 3413 3413
Faculty Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Contact All domestic enquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Administrator, Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education.
Telephone: + 61 3 9501 5538
Fax: +61 3 9501 5546
Email: courses.cmhse@med.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/cmhse/
All domestic enquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Administrator, Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education.
Telephone: + 61 3 9501 5538
Fax: +61 3 9501 5546
Email: courses.cmhse@med.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/cmhse/

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

A minimum overall IELTS test score of at least 6.5 with individual band scores required at 6.5 for Reading, 6.5 for Listening, 6.0 for Writing and 6.0 for Speaking;

a TOEFL minimum test score of either: in the written TOEFL, 580 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 4.5; or in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 90 with at least 22 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.

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