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Graduate Diplomas prepare students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications. The program develops knowledge, understanding and appreciation of what it means living within nature and our planetary boundaries. In a sense, it goes beyond sustainability and has developed out of the recent extinction rebellion and climate strike movements. The resultant Environment and Climate Emergency is increasingly accepted as policy by national, state and local governmental authorities across the world. It is designed to complement existing knowledge gained from an undergraduate qualification in any recognised area including business, humanities, sciences and education. It also combines a general qualification with more specific educational opportunities, enabling students learn in a way that best suits existing needs and priorities. It also offers advanced, individualised learning opportunities providing a pathway to the Master of Environment and Climate Emergency. Additional Expenses Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials.

Graduate Diplomas prepare students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications. The Graduate Diploma in Diabetes provides the student with foundation knowledge and skills in diabetes self-management, an understanding of chronic disease and its impact at a personal level as well as a national and global level. In addition graduates will have the capacity to prepare for projects and research in the diabetes field. Course Accreditation This course is accredited by the Australian Diabetes Educator Association (ADEA) for 2009-2015. Professional Recognition Graduates who are health professionals, (Registered Nurse (RN or Divison One), Registered Midwife. Accredited Practising Dietitian, Registered Medical Practioner, Registered Pharmacist, Podiatrist, Accredited Exercise Physiologist or a Registered Pysiotherapist) are eligible to use this award towards an application for credentialing with ADEA. No further professional recognition is obtained through completing this Diploma. Career Opportunities Generally graduates from this course, who have a clinical based health or allied health professional background, may gain employment in the field of diabetes education and care. Graduates may have a competitive edge over those completing the Graduate Certificate in Diabetes. Graduates who are eligible for ADEA credentialing may be better placed to achieve designated diabetes educator positions, but no further professional recognition is obtained through completing the Graduate Diploma. Graduates from this course, who do not have a health professional background may gain employment in an allied field, for example diabetes research. Additional Course Expenses Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials. Course Overview Note Students are required to have and maintain reliable Internet access and pay for the cost of obtaining and using Internet access as part of their studies.

Graduate Diplomas prepare students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications. The Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security is aimed at graduates with a Computing background and provides a detailed coverage of the key concepts and challenges in data and resource protection and computer software security. The course focuses on both the high level (e.g. cryptography theory and data access policy development and security program management) and low level practical (e.g. computer forensics, network intrusion detection and incident handling) aspects of information security. Professional Recognition Graduates may be eligible to apply for membership of the Australian Computer Society (ACS). Additional Course Expenses Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials.

Graduate Diplomas prepare students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications. This Curtin University Corrosion Engineering Course is unique to the region and offers an opportunity to study from your home location. This course provides an advanced professional qualification for graduates in engineering or science disciplines. Additional Course Expenses Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials.

Graduate Diplomas prepare students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications. The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Specialisation is designed to provide the theoretical foundations of nursing science, together with the clinical knowledge and skills associated with the specialisation. A significant component of the course is conducted in a health care institution. It focuses on the development of clinical leadership, promotion and integration of evidence-based nursing practice in the specialisation to foster the development of graduates consistent with the profile of the nurse specialist, offering the advanced-level nurse further clinical skills and an opportunity to extend career options. Students commence study in the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Specialisation. Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials.

Graduate Certificates prepare students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications. The Graduate Diploma in Critical Care Nursing is designed to provide the theoretical foundations of nursing science, together with clinical knowledge and skills. A significant component of the course is conducted in a health care institution. It focuses on the development of clinical leadership, promotion and integration of evidence-based nursing practice to foster the development of graduates consistent with the profile of the nurse specialist, offering the advanced-level nurse further clinical skills and an opportunity to extend career options. Additional Course Expenses Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials.

Graduate Diplomas prepare students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications. The Graduate Diploma in Child and Adolescent Health Nursing offers effective and specific education for generalist, child and adolescent community health nurses to prepare practitioners capable of fulfilling these diverse practice roles. Community health nursing is modelled on a primary health care framework with the aim of promoting health, preventing disease, implementing early intervention strategies, managing individual cases and working in collaborative partnerships with clients. Embodied in the primary health care approach are the primary, secondary and tertiary levels of prevention that are provided by community health nurses. Given the autonomous work, nurses practising in the community must have professional skills and specialist preparation in these areas of community health nursing. The practice domain includes individuals, families, groups and whole communities. Australia's diverse multicultural society necessitates that community health nurses are able to undertake relevant research and provide relevant evidence-based sociocultural health support to the profession and members of the community throughout their lifespan. Students will also develop effective health research skills and learn to critically evaluate research findings and incorporate evidence-based knowledge into their community health nursing practice. Professional Recognition Graduates will be eligible to apply for positions in child and adolescent health (child health, school health or general community health). Career Opportunities Potential employment for graduates may exist in child and adolescent health practice in metropolitan, rural and remote area settings. Additional Course Expenses Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials.

Graduate Diplomas prepare students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications. This course is ideal for students with a technical or non-business background wishing to develop an understanding of the functional areas of business. By provision of a broad coverage of core business related topics students will be well prepared to move into leadership and management roles. Additional Course Expenses Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials.

Graduate Diplomas prepare students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications. This course provides theoretical and practical training in molecular and biological aspects of biomedical science, including: biotechnology, DNA analysis and manipulation, microbiology and immunology, diagnostics, research principles and advanced biological data analysis. It includes training in laboratory-based research, and has the option to include laboratory research projects, which may be conducted in a biomedical diagnostic laboratory, or in a research laboratory, under the supervision of professional scientists. Professional Recognition Graduates are eligible for membership of the Australian Biotechnology Association and equivalent industry organisations internationally. Career Opportunities Graduates may seek employment in Medical Biotechnology and allied industries, in government, hospital and university research and development laboratories and in other professions that require an advanced understanding of molecular biosciences. Additional Course Expenses Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials.

Graduate Certificates prepare students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications. The Graduate Certificate in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Practice will focus on the prevention and management of patients with an acute or chronic wounds; patients with an ostomy (gastro-intestinal or genito-urinary diversion for feeding or drainage of effluent, or a tracheostomy for respiratory function), and patients with urinary or faecal incontinence. Students will have the opportunity to combine learning from the applied clinical sciences to the practice context. The course aims to take nurses who wish to specialise in the area to be competent in all aspects of wound, ostomy and continence practice. Additional Course Expenses Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials.