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The program has been developed to address the specialised needs of teaching and learning in surgical environments. Surgical education is unique within the broader discipline of medical education characterised by the clinical settings in which surgery is taught. Technology has had a significant impact and will play an increasingly important role in teaching and learning the complex sets of skills required for safe surgical practice.The program is designed to support surgeons in developing expertise in teaching and to promote educational scholarship. There are core and elective subjects with face to face and online delivery modes. This serves the purpose of exposing participants to a range of delivery modes, increasing program flexibility essential for busy professionals undertaking studies in conjunction with clinical commitments. The program content reflects critical issues in the broader education community together with specific challenges for surgical education – the role of regulatory bodies, balancing clinical service with training, teaching and learning in the workplace, ethical imperatives for simulation-based education, and safer working conditions including safe hours.

The Graduate Diploma in Surgical Anatomy is a qualification offered by the University of Melbourne's Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, and accredited by the Royal Australasian College Of Surgeons (RACS).This course is specifically designed to assist participants intending to take the SET Surgical Sciences Examination of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. It also provides an opportunity to perform a comprehensive and supervised dissection (and surgical procedures) on a cadaver.The course is quality assured by the University of Melbourne and conducted by expert academic staff from the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience at the University of Melbourne.

The Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine is online and interdisciplinary, designed to produce graduates with extended knowledge and skills for professional practice in the area of clinical sports medicine. The curriculum is internationally relevant, fosters interdisciplinary communication and embraces the specialised requirements of different health professionals. It is designed for practicing clinicians as it can be studied part time or full time and has several exit points within its nested structure. It provides a pathway through a specialist certificate and graduate certificate, with opportunity to progress to the 150 credit point Masters of Sports Medicine. Graduate attributes are aligned with those of The Melbourne Graduate; and further distinguished by established discipline-specific professional Masters level competency and standards frameworks in the domain of clinical sports medicine.A clinical, interdisciplinary, wholly online Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine mapped to accredited professional specialisation with three overlapping foundational pillars incorporated within learning, teaching and assessment tasks. This course offers:This approach is pedagogically robust and embraces the progressing international climate of flexible, sustainable, distance learning models. Assessment tasks can be completed at a distance and submitted electronically, encompassing a variety of written and presentation formats relevant to clinicians in demonstrating knowledge, clinical reasoning, communication and reflective skills in academic and practice contexts.The Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine is designed for professionals across degree-qualified clinical health disciplines, throughout career stages and internationally. In doing so, it pitches to post-graduates striving to achieve best practice professionally and clinically in Sports Medicine; embracing community health through working with a range of abilities, from recreational athletes to the elite athlete across the lifespan, from adolescent to senior athletes. The program challenges and extends clinicians to anticipate, enhance and advance best practice internationally.The curriculum is designed around three elements which will be covered explicitly within learning outcomes in each subject throughout the program: 1) Theory and Practice, 2) Evidence and Innovation and 3) Clinical Practice in Context. Linking theory, research and practice is emphasised, utilising scientific evidence to underpin clinical practice and decisions. The Graduate Diploma core subjects explore professional and clinical practice relating to sport, exercise and injury in areas including athlete physiology, biomechanics & performance; sports injury prevention, diagnosis & management and athlete case management. Alongside 6 core subjects, the course includes 2 selective subjects enabling students to scaffold their learning according to their interest areas and practice context. These subjects all require analysis, synthesis and creative problem solving within a range of practice contexts; extended knowledge and understanding, research principles and new innovations that are necessary to undertake sports medicine practice in different environments.

The Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management draws on industry expertise, emphasising a strategic approach to Supply Chain Management. It applies theory to practice based projects. Participants conduct applied field studies in each subject and undertake a capstone subject in supply chain management. The course is designed for those who wish to advance their knowledge and careers in SCM, who may already be working in that sector or in related functions in transport or in SCM functions in any industry. It is expected that students will come from retailing, manufacturing, mining, transport, public agencies, defence and primary industry sectors.

The Graduate Diploma allows students who have completed an undergraduate degree to refocus or expand their body of knowledge by completing the requirement of one of the undergraduate majors (or equivalent) in the Bachelor of Science not already completed. The Graduate Diploma provides a pathway to the Master of Science Streams.

The Graduate Diploma of Rehabilitation Science is a fully online graduate program that is designed to support students at different stages in their careers, including career starters and those with clinical experience seeking to improve their practice and gain further qualification. The online delivery model allows this course to be structured to suit student study preferences and individual needs. This Graduate Diploma program supports independent and collaborative learning and offers a strong cohort experience with both asynchronous and synchronous learning experiences.The emphasis in this course is on promoting contemporary best practice rehabilitation in multiple clinical and community contexts in both national and global settings. This course builds on students’ knowledge and skills to identify and analyse the multiple determinants of health that influence wellbeing, and to design and implement rehabilitation strategies in a holistic, person-centred manner at both an individual and group level.Students will learn about the principles of rehabilitation and habilitation, the physiology of fitness and conditioning and the pathophysiology of selected conditions and specific needs in different chronic disease populations. The use of evidence informed clinical decision-making, emerging technologies and rehabilitation approaches, and strategies for the effective and safe implementation of rehabilitation in a range of practice contexts will be examined. Specifically, students will learn techniques including exercise prescription, goal setting and health behaviour modification, measurement of physical activity and sedentary behaviours, fitness evaluation and the selection of appropriate outcome measurements and indicators. At a group level, students will learn to complete a health needs analysis for rehabilitation programs, write grant applications for funding of rehabilitation programs and measure group outcomes.

THERE ARE NO INTAKES TO THIS COURSE IN 2020.The Graduate Diploma in Primary Care Nursing is a tailored program for nurses working in a primary care setting that delivers comprehensive and evidence-based education in chronic disease, prevention, quality systems and safety, women’s health, mental health or youth health. The program also teaches strategies for health promotion, risk management and advanced nursing practice. Commonwealth government policy priorities in primary health care include an enhanced role for the practice nurse and this has been recognised in the course subjects. This program is delivered by flexible education (distance, online and face-to face).

The Graduate Diploma in Nursing Practice is a 100 point 4th year coursework program offered with clinical field practice competency requirements. Workplace accredited clinical competency achievement in the context of full unrestricted registration with AHPRA and employment is mandated for the Graduate Diploma in Nursing Practice.

The Graduate Diploma in Music is designed for university graduates in any field who wish to undertake university-level study in music. The program draws together subjects from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music's existing degree programs, and may be taken part-time or full-time.Composition Specialisation: Students will acquire skills in instrumental and vocal writing, orchestration, electro-acoustic music, professional score presentation, rehearsal skills and concert management, alongside the development of a personal and original voice. Encouraging composition in all styles, students will work through all phases of the composition process, from first ideas to completion of a professionally presented score and interaction with performers in rehearsals, culminating in a public performance. Students can also choose from a range of electives, including ensembles, conducting, academic and applied skills, to complement the composition focus.Ethnomusicology Specialisation: Students will acquire the skills and techniques of music ethnography. They will conceive, plan and complete a dissertation, and present a paper at a conference organised by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music midway through the two semesters of enrolment. To support the writing of the dissertation, students will undertake the subject The Ethnography of Music, where discussion will centre on key issues – both historical and current - in ethnomusicology. Topics include ethnographic representation, fieldwork methods, ethical issues in field research, and connecting musical analysis with cultural analysis. Students will be assisted to become “experts” in a case study in an area of interest to them. Students will also choose from a range of academic and non-Western ensemble elective subjects relevant to their area of research and interest.Musicology Specialisation: Students will acquire the skills and techniques of musicological research, including such issues as music bibliography, editorial and archival practices, as well as the mechanics of dissertation writing. They will conceive, plan and complete a dissertation, and present a paper at a conference organised by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music mid-way through the two semesters of enrolment. To support the writing of the dissertation, students will undertake a Music Research subject, introducing them to current issues in musicology and the variety of resources and methodologies available for musicological research. Students will also choose academic elective subjects relevant to their area of research and interest.Practical Music Specialisation: Students will develop instrumental, vocal or conducting technique to a level appropriate to a fourth year of study and a sophisticated awareness of the stylistic and interpretative characteristics of the repertory studies. Students will also take a number of ensemble electives to expand their practical experience. Subjects in Music Language, Aural Studies and historical, cultural and contextual studies add breadth and depth to the musical studies.Tailored Program: Students will develop skills and techniques appropriate to their musical interests and vocational aspirations. Students will be supported in designing a personalised course of study choosing from a number of subjects that include academic electives, music analysis, composition and performance studies, as well as career preparation subjects designed to develop skills and knowledge in arts administration and management (including an internship).

The Graduate Diploma in Marketing aims to equip managers from any functional area or industry with an in-depth understanding of markets, marketing decision variables, and the market oriented organisation.