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This program is designed for middle to senior level administrators, policy makers and scholars seeking to extend their knowledge and skills regarding tertiary education sector governance.The foundation subject offers expert perspectives on the broader Tertiary Education systems, policy settings, institutional strategies and tertiary sector work cultures in national and international contexts, to situate governance in these broader contexts. The specialist subjects focus on key issues in governance for the tertiary education sector. All subjects draw upon the best and latest research and resources in the field.The program aims to provide concepts, insights and practical skills for leading and managing governance environments within tertiary institutions. It offers exposure to high profile tertiary sector leaders and expert scholars and access to a network of peers facing similar challenges in governance and policy.

The Graduate Certificate 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 1-year, part-time course will provide students with foundational knowledge and some skills relevant for entering surgical training. In particular, the course orients students to the theoretical background essential for practice in the designated surgical competencies. The course has been designed for students who are not on a surgical training program. 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.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.

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 subjects of the Specialist Certificate in Strategic Marketing have been designed to provide you with the strategic marketing capabilities that are essential for the superior performance of your marketing function and organisation. The subjects will also update and deepen your existing marketing strategy capabilities.

The Graduate Certificate in Sports Medicine is online and interdisciplinary, designed to extend knowledge and skills for professional practice in the area of sports medicine and exercise prescription. 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 a Specialist Certificate exit point within its nested structure. Graduate attributes are aligned with those of The Melbourne Graduate.This interdisciplinary, wholly online Graduate Certificate in Sports Medicine includes subjects which: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 Certificate in Sports Medicine pitches to professionals across degree-qualified clinical health and exercise disciplines, throughout career stages and internationally. In doing so, it meets the needs of post-graduates striving to achieve best practice professionally in Sports Medicine; embracing community health through working with the recreational athletes to the elite athlete. The program challenges and extends practitioners 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: 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 2 core subjects explore professional and clinical practice relating to sport, exercise and injury. The 2 elective subjects enable 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 working in different sporting environments.

This course is aimed at health practitioners, particularly general practitioners or nurses training in sexual health, (or related fields) who may be in urban, regional or rural Australia. It is also suitable for public health practitioners and students who may have an interest in sexual health. The core subjects taught are available in face-to-face or distance mode and draw on national and international developments in the diagnosis and public health control of sexually transmissible infections.Graduates from this course will find it easier to enter careers related to sexual health in the fields of clinical care, research, the pharmaceutical industry, or hospitals.

The Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management 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. This innovative program draws on industry expertise combined with sound conceptual frameworks. The program focuses on global best practice and links supply chain with general management. It applies theory to practice based projects and makes extensive use of “real life” case studies.

The Graduate Certificate allows students who have completed an undergraduate degree to re-focus 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 following areas of study are available:BotanyChemistryMedicinal ChemistryGeneticsIntegrated GeographyHuman GeographyPhysical GeographyGeologyPure MathematicsApplied MathematicsDiscrete Mathematics / Operations ResearchStatistics / Stochastic ProcessesPhysicsZoologyStudents will be required to have completed level 2 prerequisites.

Abdominal ultrasound is a vital tool in the investigation of disease processes in small animal veterinary medicine. The ability to obtain diagnostic images and the interpretation of these images in the context of the clinical case is considered a postgraduate skill in Veterinary Education.The Graduate Certificate in Small Animal Ultrasound Abdominal provides training in abdominal ultrasound with an emphasis on image optimisation, description and interpretation of the findings.On completion of the course the candidate will be competent in description and interpretation of abdominal ultrasound findings in the general practice setting.

This online course focuses on emergency and critical care (ECC) of the dog and cat. The course will cover both the fundamental pathophysiological and clinical aspects of ECC.In this way, the course will provide the theory required for preparation of the ANZCVS ECC membership examinations. Passing of ANZCVS ECC membership examinations are a mandatory requirement before a veterinarian is able to sit specialty veterinary examinations within Australia and thus the course will be of assistance to those entering into a residency position in this area.Specifically this course leads to the ability to identify and address life threatening conditions such as, but not limited to, major trauma, toxicities, sepsis, acute abdomen, cardiac failure, respiratory and ventilatory failure, renal failure and urethral obstruction. Students will develop knowledge in the techniques necessary to perform emergency and critical care procedures and develop knowledge in the monitoring of these patients.Students completing this course will gain understanding and confidence when dealing with ECC patients through didactic course work, use of realistic case studies and assessment that provides feedback and re-enforcement of material.The Graduate Certificate in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care consists of four mandated subjects worth 12.5 points each. A prerequisite for the course is to have a veterinary degree that is recognised by the University of Melbourne.