THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT BE OFFERED IN 2010

The Graduate Certificate of Health Sciences allows students who have a background in the health professions (and/or other relevant disciplines or equivalent professional qualifications and work experience) to develop discipline or cross-discipline based knowledge and research skills so they can critically evaluate and integrate evidence based practice into their work across a range of health disciplines.

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The Graduate Certificate of Health Sciences provides graduates with the opportunity to extend their undergraduate education by providing them with flexible pathways (majors) for professional development. The opportunity for choice of units of study provides students with flexibility and enables them to select subjects relevant to their professional development needs, thus equipping students with the knowledge, understanding and expertise to work within the contemporary health care sector.

Students can undertake generalist studies within the Graduate Certificate or can specialise in one of the following majors:
·  Occupational Therapy
·  Orthoptics
·  Speech Pathology

Strict application closing dates for Semester 1, 2010
Please note that the closing date for domestic student applications for Semester 1 2010 will be 30 October 2009. Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted.

Students wishing to apply in the Gerontology, Indigenous Health, Orthoptics and Speech Pathology majors only should consider applying for the Graduate Certificate of Health Sciences generic degree.  A significant feature of this degree is its flexibility. It allows health care professionals to design an entire program that meets individual professional interests and learning needs.

Course completion requirements

24 credit points: students are to complete as required the core, elective and general elective units of study shown in the Table of units of study for the award as set out in the Faculty of Health Sciences handbook.

On campus attendance pattern

Block

End qualification

Graduate Certificate of Health Sciences

Articulation courses

M.Hlth.Sci. (SC144)

Course level

Postgraduate Certificate

Handbook website link

http://www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/handbooks_admin/health_science.shtml