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Study postgraduate health & medical science online with University of Notre Dame Australia through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

Nursing is a practice profession that requires all nurses to maintain competency and participate in activities that contribute to professional and practice development. This program will be attractive to nurses wanting to advance their understanding and application of nursing knowledge and skill in a variety of clinical practice areas. This program will provide opportunities for students to participate in activities that contribute to career progression using theoretical frameworks to inform processes and multiple approaches to facilitate quality patient care. The program identifies knowledge gaps and builds on quality processes through the systematic appraisal and synthesis of evidence-based practice in the context of the students’ clinical experience. The program provides a pathway for students to progress further in their studies at Masters level.

A postgrad health qualification for registered nurses and students with practical nursing skills. Fill your knowledge gaps as you strive for quality patient care. This course provides a pathway to nursing leadership or further studies at Masters level.

Graduate Diploma of Nursing

The Graduate Certificate in Nursing provides registered nurses with the opportunity to further develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills and leadership capability so they are prepared to provide evidenced-based care in a range of contexts. There are a broad range of elective courses, enabling participants to match their learning to their areas of interest or workplace needs.

A fast-tracked formal nursing qualification for registered nurses seeking new skills and a promotion. Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Prepare to provide evidenced-based care in a range of contexts. Open the door to further study.

Graduate Certificate in Nursing

The Graduate Diploma of Health and Medical Sciences is a postgraduate degree that aims to develop the biomedical and health sciences knowledge and skills of students from a range of non-science backgrounds. The program content is presented in a format relevant to students wishing to pursue careers in which a broad understanding of biomedical sciences is an advantage. The program offers courses in Human Anatomy and Physiology with a clinically-relevant approach. Students will develop a nuanced understanding of medical science including the organisation and functioning of the human body. This also includes basic molecular and cellular principles of human biology and genetics, as well as other disciplines relevant to the understanding of pathology and disease processes. Students will become familiar with the process of obtaining ethics approval for research projects involving humans and develop a knowledge of clinical research methods. Courses will also enhance scientific communication skills, the understanding of the environmental determinants of human health, and the organisation the Australian health care system. Students will consolidate their appreciation of ethical issues relevant to health care and clinical research.

Achieve an understanding of human health together with an applied intro to medical sciences. Enhance your scientific communication skills and get to know clinical research. Enhance your career prospects or grasp the opportunity for a pathway to medicine.

Graduate Diploma of Health and Medical Sciences

The Graduate Certificate in Medical Sciences is a postgraduate degree that aims to develop the medical sciences knowledge and skills of students from a range of non-science backgrounds. The program offers courses in Human Anatomy and Physiology with a clinically-relevant approach. Students will develop a nuanced understanding of medical science including the organisation and functioning of the human body. This also includes basic molecular and cellular principles of human biology and genetics, as well as other disciplines relevant to the understanding of pathology and disease processes. Students will become familiar with the process of obtaining ethics approval for research projects involving humans and develop a knowledge of clinical research methods.

This postgraduate medical course provides an overview of the human body and how it works. Study core scientific topics including human anatomy and molecular biology. Learn online, work in small groups, and observe and conduct simple experiments.

Graduate Certificate in Medical Sciences

The Graduate Certificate in Health Sciences is a postgraduate degree that aims to impart health knowledge and skills to students from a range of non-science backgrounds. The program offers courses that enhance students&#39; ability to communicate health issues effectively at population level. Students will develop an understanding of the social determinants of health and ways in which environmental and other changes affect human health, and how the Australian health care system is organised, financed and delivered. The program also assists students to appreciate the ethical issues relevant to health care and clinical research.

For students seeking the basics of health and the Australian healthcare system. If your role calls for health science communication, or you’re seeking a pathway to medicine, this postgrad course imparts health knowledge in a professional context.

Graduate Certificate in Health Sciences

This Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education is a highly practical degree designed to meet the unique learning needs of educators in health professional contexts who wish to extend their understanding of learning theory to their workplace. This postgraduate program is aimed at health professional educators in medicine, nursing and allied health settings in academic and/or clinical contexts. Acknowledging complex lives and multiple priorities this degree is flexible. The self-directed courses are delivered fully online, allowing content to be accessed at a time, place and pace that best suits you. This postgraduate degree, extends your understanding of learning theory, contemporary educational issues, clinical reasoning and supervision. The Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education is an articulated qualification that forms the foundation for the Graduate Diploma and/or Master of Health Professional Education.

This industry-focussed postgrad qualification enables you to develop your educational practice in both clinical and non-clinical environments. Study learning and facilitation theory and techniques. Gain formal recognition of your educational expertise.

Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education

The Graduate Diploma of Mental Health offers the mental health practitioner a logical progression from the existing Graduate Certificate along a pathway to a higher qualification. Multidisciplinary students are expected to improve practice within their sphere of work, become highly skilled advanced practitioners within their discipline areas and have greater leadership abilities within their field. The blended learning activities will provide a number of different contemporary strategies to provide support to patients in their recovery and the promotion of prevention strategies and responds to wider concepts of health service leadership and management.

Build on your practice and studies to progress your career in mental health environments. Adopt contemporary strategies to communicate with patients. Respond to their needs with your advanced knowledge of psychiatric treatments and care options.

Graduate Diploma of Mental Health

The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health has been devised and developed following extensive consultation with the professions to address a shortage of practitioners in acute mental health areas. The interdisciplinary program was designed both to upskill the existing workforce and to attract and train appropriate registered nurses and allied health staff for existing and newly created positions in this expanding area of practice. This program encompasses the skills required for triage, assessment, intervention, liaison and emergency care through a blended learning approach structured to provide students with the practical knowledge, theory and ethics essential for the challenging acute-response environment.

Designed to meet the needs of mental health nurses, this course is a rigorous introduction to psychiatric theories and contemporary treatment. Study contemporary mental health, then graduate and grow your career, or continue your psychiatry studies.

Graduate Certificate in Mental Health

Nursing is a practice profession that requires all nurses to maintain competency and participate in activities that contribute to professional and practice development. The Master of Nursing program aims to enhance the knowledge and confidence of nurses to conduct independent studies. Students will learn the pragmatic considerations of systematic inquiry by adopting an experiential, inquiry-based approach to learning. The program will promote debate and discussion enabling the student to become a competent consumer of evidence-based practice and able to contribute knowledge to the discipline of nursing. Questions arising from the student’s nursing practice will address contemporary health care issues. The focus of the online program will be to evaluate evidence in order to make informed judgements about the robustness and utility of the findings to nursing practice. The program will also provide an important link between research and nursing practice, and will encourage the development of a culture of collaborative studies between practice and academia. Students who have completed a Graduate Diploma and a core curriculum course can apply for advanced standing and be eligible for specialisation.

This course is for registered nurses and students already on their postgraduate studies pathway. Develop your nursing knowledge to improve your skills and provide an advanced level of care. Start thinking about your health research topic today.

Master of Nursing (Coursework)

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Aspiring Leaders) program is focused on advancing the leadership and management skills of participants aspiring to clinical leadership positions. The program is suitable for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. The courses of study will inform leadership and management strategies, quality processes, professional development and/or emotional intelligence. This program will equip participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills to prepare participants to progress their careers within the clinical management settings.

Learn how to manage conflict and foster collaboration in healthcare settings. If you’re an experienced nurse and ready for the challenge of leadership, start with this postgraduate nursing course. Make confident decisions, plan, and manage resources.

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (Aspiring Leaders)

Introduction to Human Physiology

Health and Wellbeing in Social and Cultural Contexts

Introduction to Nutrition

Food as Medicine

Introduction to Health Psychology

Nutrition and Exercise Biochemistry

Human Biology

Foundations of Nutrition and Health

Human Structure and Function

Nutrition for Exercise and Performance

This course will provide an advanced examination of physiological adaptions associated with various forms of athletic programming. Reflecting current trends in programming and exercise prescription, this course will also explore evidence based practice designed to enhance the development of different athletic attributes within various athletic settings. As part of this course, students will learn and demonstrate practical skills associated with the coaching of common resistance training exercises and various communication methods to enhance the athlete learning environment.

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