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By tackling key global issues, the Graduate Diploma in Sustainability will equip you to further your career in diverse areas from environmental science to finance, from law to urban planning, and from sustainable building design to public health. You’ll learn about energy conservation, population health, food security, sustainability policy, and sustainability analysis tools.In this one-year postgraduate course you will boost your education with an understanding of complex sustainability challenges and discover tools to measure, report on and identify solutions to these challenges. Building on the Graduate Certificate in Sustainability, the Graduate Diploma in Sustainability has been developed in collaboration with the University's sustainability experts and industry professionals from areas such as energy, finance, the media, planning, health, law, and government. It aims to turn you into a sustainability professional able to extend your discipline-specific skills with an appreciation of the technological, commercial, legal, governmental and societal imperatives underpinning sustainability issues. Offering excellent flexibility, the sustainability program lets you tailor your subjects to suit your background and career interests. First, you will build a foundation in sustainability, with core units including health and population, energy and resources, food and water security, policy and governance, social change, and sustainability analysis tools. Then, you will broaden your study of sustainability by choosing your electives across a range of areas or focus on one aspect by choosing related electives. You may also consider going on to complete the Master of Sustainability and complete a capstone project. By joining the sustainability program at the University of Sydney, you will be part of a truly multidisciplinary experience. Six faculties across the University deliver core content, and nine faculties teaching into the program’s electives. You will be guided by the University’s experts, who are leaders in their fields internationally, and also from industry professionals, who partner with the program as guest speakers and mentors to provide insight into a range of workplaces. You will gain both a theoretical understanding and applied skills to connect sustainability processes to specific areas of business, development, health and policy, among others. With this new understanding of sustainability, you’ll have the tools to change your approach to your current work or embark on an entirely new career.

Our flexible Graduate Diploma in Surgery will allow you to pursue your interests and develop knowledge and skills in surgical specialty areas as well as non-technical areas such as professionalism, leadership and research. It can also help you prepare for the GSSE.This course is offered through our interactive online learning environment, giving you the flexibility to tailor your study schedule around your lifestyle.All stream specific units are online, with the exception of microsurgery.You may find however; a couple of electives do have a face-to-face component. These can be avoided depending on your individual preferences. Medical graduates and surgical trainees who want to:Please note: this course is not a qualification to practise surgery.

This degree will provide you with an understanding of public relations theory and practice at a time when new styles of management and the democratisation of workplaces demand higher proficiency in communication skills from practitioner.You'll gain the critical and strategic thinking required to engage stakeholders in priority initiatives in a complex media environment where the boundaries between information, entertainment, image and politics are increasingly blurred. Drawing on disciplines such as organisational communication, social theory and political studies, the course reveals the role of public relations in shaping identities, dispersing power, and creating knowledge. You will graduate equipped to apply your creativity in practical ways, and be confident of making your mark in this dynamic and exciting profession.Throughout your studies you will explore the various functions of public relations including media relations, relationship building, issues management, boundary spanning, stakeholder liaison, crisis communication and the integration of communications functions while developing essential skills in thinking, writing, speaking and working in teams.Learning how communication in organisational settings affects the strategic decisions of all types of organisations, you will gain an understanding of the potential impact your practice can have on strategy execution, and the role you can play in contributing to a just society and profitable corporations.The course covers corporate government, media, investor, community, political and environmental relations.

The Graduate Diploma in Social Work will enable you to reflect on and formulate your practice, read about and appraise alternative practices and theories, and assess their work problems and clients' needs in new ways.You will learn how to evaluate existing practice and provision critically, with a view to promoting change and improvement in services offered and outcomes affected in the lives and situations of clients. It offers opportunities for the analysis and investigation of theories and initiatives in social policy and their impacts.Subject to meeting progression requirements in the graduate diploma, you may apply to transfer to the Master of Social Work.

The Graduate Diploma of Science in Medicine (Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy) teaches an approach that helps people with personality or anxiety disorders, dysthymia, chronic depression, somatisation and other conditions in which trauma is a contributing factor.The program is designed to train clinicians to treat people for whom chronic, complex trauma has played a contributing role in the development of psychological disorders or stress, or where conventional psychotherapies have failed. It uses an evidence-based approach to psychodynamic psychotherapy and offers supervised training across the different lengths of treatment, from acute to brief and longer term, suitable for public and private settings.This course is suitable for clinicians with mental health experience, such as social workers, psychologists, nurses, psychotherapists, counsellors and school counsellors and may be of interest to others such as speech pathologists and dentists. The program is delivered in close liaison with the Western Sydney Local Health District and practising clinicians to ensure that the skills taught are practical and relevant to real-world psychotherapy practice settings. Clinical content includes short and longer-term interventions and the integration of psychotherapy with other treatment modalities.A limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are available for this course for Semester 1, 2020. To be considered for a CSP you must apply for entry to the course by February 2020 and places will be allocated based on merit.

Study sexual and reproductive health at Sydney and develop a nuanced understanding of the challenges of sexual and reproductive health in Australia and internationally.In this course there are four specialisations on offer. If you choose a public health or a generalist 'no speciality' pathway all units of study will be completely online. If you choose HIV and STIs or Pyschosexual therapy and reproductive health and fertility, these specialisations are also mostly online, however they do require a 2 week intensive face-to-face session on campus. Both options are extremely flexible and will allow you to tailor your study schedule around your lifestyle. Globally, the challenges of sexual and reproductive health including HIV/STIs, infertility, and unintended pregnancy continue to be a significant public health issue. Challenges to sexual function and wellbeing also impact on the health of individuals. Comprehensive prevention and treatment of sexual and reproductive health issues requires a thorough understanding of the psychosocial contexts in which they occur as well as the biological and diagnostic aspects of sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing. Designed by clinical and academic experts, the program enables students to address these challenges head-on, through flexible units that deliver maximum professional relevance and choice. Students will have opportunities to:This course is designed for graduates from a wide range of disciplines, including doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counsellors, laboratory scientists, public health officers, health promotion specialists, researchers and other allied health practitioners or students who are interested in working in the field of HIV and STIs, psychosexual therapy/sexology, sexual and reproductive health.

The Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Sleep Medicine) is designed for health professionals already working in the area of sleep medicine or those wishing to develop expertise in the field. The course offers you a unique opportunity to gain a deeper insight into sleep theory and practice in the rapidly growing discipline of sleep medicine.This course is offered through our interactive online learning environment, giving you the flexibility to tailor your study schedule around your lifestyle.All stream specific units are online. You may find however; a couple of electives do have a face-to-face component. These can be avoided depending on your individual preferences.This course is for graduates with either a medical degree or a background in a relevant health or science discipline.The Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Sleep Medicine) is embedded within the Master of Science in Medicine (Sleep Medicine). It builds on the concepts learned during the graduate certificate and builds towards the master’s degree. You may choose to complete the graduate diploma or use it as a pathway to further study.Please note: applications for semester two entry are not open in 2020. Applications will re-open for student to apply for Semester 1, 2021.

There is a growing need for expertise in modern drug development practices, and the Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development) program provides training in state-of-the-art techniques, approaches, and requirements for the registration of medical products. This course is designed to introduce students to modern approaches to drug and device design and development, providing an up-to-date set of skills essential for the current industry environment.This course is offered through our interactive online learning environment, giving you the flexibility to tailor your study schedule around your lifestyle.All stream specific units are online. You may find however; a couple of electives do have a face-to-face component. These can be avoided depending on your individual preferences. An industry-focused program, the Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development) has been developed in partnership and is taught by leading minds in the field – in academia, regulatory affairs, intellectual property, regulator and industry bodies and a wide array of reputable industry corporates.The program is tailored to professionals working in the pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical industry, regulatory affairs, drug product evaluation, registration, and therapeutic marketing sectors.It is designed to meet the requirements of those who work or plan to work in different pharmaceutical and medical device development areas. This course would suit graduates of health, pharmacy, medicine, science, engineering, law, business or related disciplines.

The Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (General Practice and Primary Health Care) is designed for allied health professionals, nurses and pharmacists who work in primary health care. It will provide the necessary skills and knowledge base for those who wish to deepen their knowledge of primary health care.The course will cover a wide range of relevant study areas, some specific to general practice and primary health care and others aimed at extending knowledge and skills in areas such as dermatology, diabetes and metabolic health, clinical teaching, mental health, public health and ethics.This course is offered through our interactive online learning environment, giving you the flexibility to tailor your study schedule around your lifestyle.All stream specific units are online. You may find however; a couple of electives do have a face-to-face component. These can be avoided depending on your individual preferences.

Clinical neurophysiology is a broad discipline, encompassing diagnostic services for patients presenting with neurological dysfunction, systemic diseases and critical illnesses, through to the provision of intraoperative monitoring of the nervous system during at-risk procedures.Who should study this course?This course is designed for scientists, trainee scientists and those with appropriate qualifications seeking to work in neurophysiology laboratories and clinics. It aims to provide structured educational programs in neurophysiological monitoring to complement experiential learning in the workplace. It is the only postgraduate coursework of its kind in Australia. How will you learn?In this course you will learn from experienced and expert anaesthetists, neurologists and neurophysiology scientists from Australia and overseas.Primarily taught online, your studies will be supplemented by intensive face-to-face teaching sessions which include practical experience in simulated diagnostic and perioperative settings.A limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are available for this course for Semester 1, 2020. To be considered for a CSP you must apply for entry to the course by 11 February 2020 and places will be allocated based on merit.Please ensure your CV includes details of any relevant work or other experience. Please note that you cannot retain a CSP if you upgrade or downgrade to another course after enrolment.