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The Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Advanced) is part of a suite of courses associated with the Master of Journalism. The Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Advanced) is comprised of three compulsory subjects, totalling 50 points, together with a list of journalism-related electives (50 points). Together these represent basic journalistic skills and understandings, with the opportunity to study select advanced subjects.

The Graduate Diploma in Built Environments (Advanced) is generic and allows students to create an individual course of study by selecting subjects, with the approval of the Course Coordinator, from across the disciplines of the Melbourne School of Design.The flexibility this course offers is of great benefit to students who:do not wish to specialise in one particular area;are not yet certain where their interests and career aspirations lie; or,possess an existing qualification in the disciplines represented in the MSD and wish to enhance their qualifications through advanced studies in areas of their choice.

The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) allows you to undertake a minor research subject and coursework subjects in a specialist field of study at an advanced level. This course is equivalent to an Arts Honours program if the thesis component is taken. It serves as prerequisite entry to a Masters by Research or PhD for those who have not completed a four-year Arts (Honours) degree in the relevant area.

The Graduate Diploma in Arts and Cultural Management (Advanced) aims to prepare graduates to work in a diversity of arts industry environments, ranging from large organisations and government departments to self-employment in the arts, by developing in postgraduate students an understanding and appreciation of the arts, and the range of skills necessary to manage cultural resources, both human and material.

The Graduate Diploma in Youth Mental Health has been developed by the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Youth Mental Health in collaboration with Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health to strengthen the capacity of the youth mental health workforce both nationally and internationally. The course is designed for health-care professionals working in a range of clinical and community contexts, and draws on contributions by world-leading experts in the field to provide students with the latest theory, research and evidence-based approaches in this specialised area of mental health.The course is delivered wholly online and is offered as a nested program, allowing students to exit with a Graduate Certificate after 1 year of part-time study. Upon completing the Graduate Diploma, students who meet the minimum academic requirements (i.e., an average of 70% across the course) can also choose to progress to the Master of Youth Mental Health.

This program provides veterinarians and veterinary students with specialist training in organisational leadership and management, across a broad range of management settings. Students study coursework subjects within the Master of Management program covering a broad spectrum of management activities. These subjects develop the theoretical and practical knowledge required to become a successful manager and leader, such as: business decision-making, motivating and leading people, and developing organisational strategies. Additionally, students participate in relevant industry placements which culminate in a capstone industry subject. This provides for experiential learning, which will equip students with the professional skills required to gain employment in a range of veterinary industries including practice management, private industries such as pharmaceuticals, research, government and non-government organisations.Graduate VeterinariansIn order to be considered for entry, the applicant must have completed a degree in veterinary science (BVSc, DVM or equivalent qualification).Students concurrently undertaking the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Melbourne.In order to be considered for entry, the applicant must have been accepted into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Melbourne and currently undertaking full time studies in good standing.

The Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health comprises the first eight subjects of the Master of Veterinary Public Health. The Graduate Diploma and the Graduate Certificate also represent early exit options from that Masters course.The Master of Veterinary Public Health is an online Masters degree for veterinarians, animal scientists and animal health workers to identify and respond to animal health issues at the population level. A component of the degree deals specifically with emergency animal disease occurrences, in Australia and internationally.For the past 25 years the animal health and quarantine services in the Commonwealth and State governments have encouraged continuing education and have provided a number of short courses in “exotic” diseases for graduate veterinarians to promptly detect, control and eradicate newly introduced and other emergency diseases. This course will enhance and formalise this training and educational experience by providing co-ordinated and targeted modules to cover the skills that have been identified from experience in recent emergency diseases situations, such as Hendra virus infections and the 2007 outbreak of equine influenza in Australia.This course has been developed in direct partnership with CSIRO’s Australian Animal Health Laboratory and the Victoria State Government’s Department of Primary Industries. It has been tailored to suit experienced full time animal health professionals, expecting to remain in employment whilst studying part-time. The online method of delivery and broad range of elective topics will provide students with flexibility and allow them to manage their study commitments and educational needs.VETS90083 Selection and Interpretation of Laboratory Tests will be taught as a short residential course to cover hands-on experience and to personally introduce students to each other as well as to their future tutors and mentors to ensure that they are familiar with the resources and requirements of online learning.Other subjects in the Veterinary Public Health program may be studied individually under the Community Access Program, without applying for the full program. Any such successfully completed subjects may later be credited towards the Masters, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate level programs in Veterinary Public Health.

The Graduate Diploma of Urban Horticulture is nested within the Master of Urban Horticulture (Coursework). It is designed to fulfil the needs and demands of those who have qualifications in disciplines other than horticulture and who wish to emphasise the study of the horticultural system from a technological, sociological and management perspective. There is a focus on the design, implementation and management of urban landscapes. Employment opportunities can be found in a variety of settings including arboricultural services and tree management, urban parks and public open space, revegetation and restoration, residential landscape design, landscape and asset management, landscape construction and services.The course provides excellent linkages and contacts to the urban horticulture industry, adding to the currency and relevancy of the study experience, but also building employment opportunities for the future.The course can be completed as a pathway into, or an exit point from, the Master of Urban Horticulture program.

The Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood) focuses on learning and teaching for children aged birth to eight years and provides a qualification for registration to teach in early childhood settings. This is an accelerated course which is completed in one year of full time study, and includes extended semesters, winter intensive subjects and placements throughout the year.

The Graduate Diploma of Surgical Science is designed for prevocational doctors who plan a career in surgery or a proceduralist speciality. The content is based on the JDocs Framework from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)(2014). Students in this course will receive formal and structured learning in the nine competencies the RACS expect of surgeons: medical expertise, judgment (clinical decision-making), technical expertise, professionalism and ethics, health advocacy, communication, collaboration and teamwork, management and leadership and, scholarship and teaching (RACS, 2012). However, the course does not confer the status/privileges of a surgeon nor does it guarantee entry to surgical training programs.This 2-year, part-time course will provide students with foundational knowledge and some skills relevant for entering surgical training. In particular, the course offers the theoretical background essential for practice in the nine surgical competencies. Although the course has been designed for students who are not on a surgical training program, it is also likely to be valuable to those who have recently commenced surgical training, especially the opportunity to learn about surgical research. Students will benefit from working while they are studying. Some subjects require clinical experience.Graduates may find the formal and structured theoretical foundation in surgical competencies relevant for entering higher training in other medical specialities that are procedurally-oriented.The Graduate Certificate in Surgical Science is an exit point after one year of study.Most subjects require attendance at up to two study days and up to two webinars each semester.Most teaching staff are practicing surgeons from the Department of Surgery. Content experts will also contribute to the program from the disciplines of psychology, sociology, ethics, human factors, leadership and education.