Graduate Certificate in Health Research (133JA.2)

Australia

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What will I learn?

The University of Canberra Graduate Certificate in Health Research is for health care and health policy professionals looking to advance their understanding of research methodologies, analysis and outcomes.

This course offers the freedom and flexibility to explore a variety of areas in Health Research on a full time (one semester) or part-time (two-semesters) basis.

Explore topics such as epidemiology, planning research, how to perform statistical analyses and to understand the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the research. Examine the ways that research contributes to advancements in the healthcare field.

As part of this course, you’ll learn industry methodologies as well as using ethical and economic considerations for research and advanced writing skills to apply with confidence to your existing role in health.

Study a Graduate Certificate in Health Research at UC and you will:

build on your relevant undergraduate degree with enhanced research skills
learn to progress an idea through stages of development to create a research project
be competent in developing an answerable research question, planning and developing a research proposal and performing appropriate statistical analyses
have the necessary skills and qualifications to participate in clinical research.

Career opportunities

A Graduate Certificate in Health Research can lead to a range of career and research opportunities in healthcare, government sectors and non-government organisations (NGOs) such as:

research Assistant
research Associate
clinical Researcher
health Policy

Completion of this course also offers a pathway into a Ph.D. in Health, through further study.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Health

CRICOS

069528J

Study options

Full Time (0.5 years)

Tuition fees
A$15,250.00 (8,30,882) per year
AUD $15,250 for the entire course.

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Application deadline

7 July 2024

More details

Start date

29 July 2024

Venue

University of Canberra

11 Kirinari Street,

BRUCE,

Australian Capital Territory,

2617, CANBERRA, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

A completed bachelor degree in a health discipline* or a minimum of five years work experience in the health sector

* Health disciplines include public health, health studies, exercise physiology, exercise science, exercise and sports science, medical science, biomedical science, health science, human movement, physiotherapy, physical therapy, applied science, human biology, medicine, rehabilitation science, human nutrition, occupational therapy, speech pathology, optometry, nursing, midwifery.

Academic IELTS of 6.5 or equivalent, with no band score below 6.0; TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 79 with: R: 13; L: 12; S: 18; W: 21; Pearson Test of Academic English: 58 with no skill score below 50; Cambridge English Scale: 176 with no sub-score below 169; Occupational English Test: No grade lower than 'C' in any of the sub-tests.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About University of Canberra

The University of Canberra has some of the highest graduate employment rates in Australia combined with above average starting salaries.

  • Ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide
  • Ranked among top 10 best universities in Australia
  • Work-Integrated-Learning incorporated into every degree
  • Generous scholarships for international students