GradDipHlthProfEd

Credit points

80

Minimum duration

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • ACU Online

Note:

  • Available to international students not seeking to study on a Student Visa.
  • This course is available to offshore international students in 2025.

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Health Professional Education, an application must:

  • have completed either a bachelor degree in a health discipline or equivalent; OR; have completed the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education or the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education;

AND

  • have completed at least one year of clinical or work experience prior to admission.


An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Health Professional Education degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

a. For Project Stream:

  1. 70 cp from Specified Health Professional Education Units (Part A)
  2. 10 cp from Project Stream Units (Part B)

OR

b. For Research Stream:

  1. 70 cp from Specified Health Professional Education Units (Part A)
  2. 10 cp from Research Stream Units (Part C)

Exit points

A student who has completed the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education may exit with the relevant award.

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete 70 credit points for ALL of the following:

  • HLSC604Quality and Safety in Health Care10 CP
  • HLSC608Theoretical Foundations of Health Professional Education10 CP
  • HLSC609Facilitating Learning in Health Professional Settings10 CP
  • HLSC640Interpreting Health Research10 CP
  • HLSC664Curriculum Design, Assessment and Evaluation in Health Professional Education10 CP
  • HLSC665Contemporary Teaching for Health Professional Education10 CP
  • PHIL623Healthcare Ethics: Principles in Practice10 CP

Complete 10 credit points for ALL of the following:

  • HLSC605Leadership in Health Care10 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • HLSC646Qualitative Research Methods10 CP
  • HLSC642Biostatistics for Health Sciences10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing ACU Term 1 - Project Stream (Full-time)

  • Specified Health Professional Education UnitsHLSC608Theoretical Foundations of Health Professional Education10 cp
  • Specified Health Professional Education UnitsHLSC604Quality and Safety in Health Care10 cp
  • Specified Health Professional Education UnitsHLSC609Facilitating Learning in Health Professional Settings10 cp
  • Specified Health Professional Education UnitsHLSC664Curriculum Design, Assessment and Evaluation in Health Professional Education10 cp
  • Specified Health Professional Education UnitsHLSC640Interpreting Health Research10 cp
  • Specified Health Professional Education UnitsPHIL623Healthcare Ethics: Principles in Practice10 cp
  • Specified Health Professional Education UnitsHLSC665Contemporary Teaching for Health Professional Education10 cp
  • Project Stream UnitsHLSC605Leadership in Health Care10 cp

All units are delivered in Online Unscheduled mode.


Commencing ACU Term 1 - Project Stream (Part-time)

All units are delivered in Online Unscheduled mode.


Commencing ACU Term 1 - Research Stream (Full-time)

All units are delivered in Online Unscheduled mode.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit.

Commencing ACU Term 1 - Research Stream (Part-time)

All units are delivered in Online Unscheduled mode.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit.

Commencing ACU Term 3 - Project Stream (Full-time)

All units are delivered in Online Unscheduled mode.


Commencing ACU Term 3 - Project Stream (Part-time)

All units are delivered in Online Unscheduled mode.


Commencing ACU Term 3 - Research Stream (Full-time)

All units are delivered in Online Unscheduled mode.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit.

Commencing ACU Term 3 - Research Stream (Part-time)

All units are delivered in Online Unscheduled mode.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit.

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