Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research

If you’re an experienced, qualified nurse or health professional looking for career advancement and/or the opportunity to gain additional knowledge, experience and qualifications in health - then the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research will give you the skills and qualifications to work at a higher, more strategic level.This 12 months (full time), or 48 month (part-time), course takes a deeper and more advanced look at health-related topics like epidemiology, planning, how to perform statistical analyses and understanding the qualitative and quantitative practices of the research process.This course will also prepare you with the necessary skills to be able to design and lead your own clinical research projects which could go on to help influence health related policies in Government Health, Private Health and Heath Insurance industries.As part of this course you’ll also learn methodology, ethical and economic considerations and acquire crucial new technical writing skills.

In addition, with strong industry contacts with local and national hospitals, communities and professional bodies, you will also gain an extensive range of industry and professional contacts.WIL is a major component of the UC experience and students are given the unique opportunity to take their experience and use health related issues, from their current work environment, as potential study and research subjects from which to gain valuable knowledge and insights.A Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research opens many doors and can lead into a career as professional advisor and/or consultant in health or health related fields for both government and private health sectors.This is an approve and accredited course and as such students must have a degree in a health related field, or the equivalent as approved by the University.

• 6486 - Research Planning PG - 3 cp, Level P 9583 - Qualitative Research Practice in Health PG - 3 cp, Level P 9585 - Quantitative Research Practice in Health PG - 3 cp, Level P 9593 - Research Project in Health PG (6cp) - 6 cp, Level P 9594 - Epidemiology and Principles of Research PG - 3 cp, Level P

• Must pass 6 credit points at Postgraduate Level from anywhere in the University.

Admission Requirements

A completed bachelor degree in a health-related discipline*.* A health-related discipline includes medicine, nursing, dentistry, psychology, counselling, pharmacy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, nutrition and dietetics, optometry, speech pathology, sports and exercise science, speech pathology

Periods Course is Open to New Admissions

Information on admission closing dates can be found here.