GradCertHlthProfEd

Credit points

40

Minimum duration

0.5 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Online

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

Admission requirements

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

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

  1. have completed either a Bachelor degree in a health discipline or equivalent; AND
  2. have completed at least one year of clinical or work experience prior to admission.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 40 cp from Health Professional Education units


Other 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.

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.

Open all

Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • HLSC604Quality and Safety in Health Care10 CP
  • HLSC608Theoretical Foundations of Health Professional Education10 CP
  • HLSC609Facilitating Learning in Health Professional Settings10 CP
  • HLSC664Curriculum Design, Assessment and Evaluation in Health Professional Education10 CP

Course map

Open all


Course maps are subject to change. Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Commencing Semester 1 - Part-time only

  • Health Professional Education UnitsHLSC604Quality and Safety in Health Care

    This unit is offered via ACU Online (ACU Online Term 1)

    10 cp
  • Health Professional Education UnitsHLSC608Theoretical Foundations of Health Professional Education10 cp
  • Health Professional Education UnitsHLSC609Facilitating Learning in Health Professional Settings10 cp
  • Health Professional Education UnitsHLSC664Curriculum Design, Assessment and Evaluation in Health Professional Education10 cp

Commencing Semester 2 - Part-time only

Have a question?

We're available 9am–5pm AEDT,
Monday to Friday

If you’ve got a question, our AskACU team has you covered. You can search FAQs, text us, email, live chat, call – whatever works for you.

Live chat with us now

Chat to our team for real-time
answers to your questions.

Launch live chat

Visit our FAQs page

Find answers to some commonly
asked questions.

See our FAQs