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Allied Health

Honours Programs in Allied Health

Hear from National Coordinator Simone Dorsch about ACU's honours programs in Physiotherapy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, and Speech Pathology, and how they enable students to build upon the knowledge gained in their past degree, develop research skills that will equip them for future study at a higher degree level and work closely with an academic expert to contribute to a particular area of interest.

 

Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine

Postgraduate programs in clinical nursing at ACU

If you're a registered nurse ready to expand your specialty knowledge and skills, our clinical nursing programs offer a range of fully online specialisations. Course coordinator Mandy El Ali will talk you through our specialty content and how it offers a person and family-centred focus to caring for people in a range of specialties across the lifespan. You'll learn to lead the provision of holistic and evidence-based specialty care that meets the needs of patients and their families across cultures. Our expert online facilitators will support your learning of the skills you need to generate strategies that empower your patients - and their families - to be active partners in the planning and delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based care.

Commonwealth supported places are available for 2024

Master of Clinical Nursing

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nursing

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing

Honours Programs in Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine at ACU

Hear from course coordinator Louisa Lam about ACU's honours programs in Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine and how they enable students to build upon the knowledge gained in their past degree, develop research skills that will equip them for future study at a higher degree level and work closely with an academic expert to contribute to a particular area of interest.

Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours)

Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)

Bachelor of Paramedicine (Honours)

Public Health and Administration

Leadership and management in health care at ACU

Are you looking to upskill, to become a leader in a health facility or organisation? Hear from course coordinator Theresa Harveyabout our Master of Leadership and Management in Health Care and how it will enable you to develop strong leadership and effective management skills that can be applied across a range of health care environments. Theresa is joined by alumnus Cathy Mowat who talks about her experience of the course and how it has helped her in her professional work.

Commonwealth supported places are available for 2024

Master of Leadership and Management in Health Care

Graduate Diploma in Leadership and Management in Healthcare

Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management in Healthcare

Health professional education at ACU

Discover a career in health professional education as an educator in government or private health care facilities or an academic in TAFE or universities. Course coordinator Dr Flora He discusses the course in detail and is joined by recent a ACU graduate who shares their experience in the course and the workplace. CSP places are available for 2024 study.

Commonwealth supported places are available for 2024

Master of Health Professional Education

Graduate Diploma in Health Professional Education

Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education

Postgraduate public health courses at ACU

Hear from our teaching staff about ACU's postgraduate public health courses. These courses are designed to equip you with the specialised knowledge, understanding and skills in public health to improve and advance population health and wellbeing. Our courses will also allow you to understand national and global perspectives and develop practices in the community with an emphasis on evidence-based practice, rigorous intellectual enquiry, innovation and thought leadership, effective communication and advocacy.

Commonwealth supported places are available for 2024

Master of Public Health

Master of Public Health (Global Health and Advocacy)

Graduate Diploma in Public Health

Graduate Certificate in Public Health

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Sport and Exercise Science

Clinical Exercise Physiology at ACU

The Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology is an advanced postgraduate course which delivers a sequence of units in the context of clinical assessment and exercise as a preventative, prescriptive and rehabilitative process for acute, sub-acute and chronic injuries, as well as non-communicable diseases and concomitant multimorbidities.

Hear from Dr Christian Pitcher as he takes you through the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology and explains how this course can help you meet your professional goals and gain Accredited Exercise Physiologist status.

Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology

Graduate Certificate in Exercise Rehabilitation for Sports Injuries

Honours in Exercise Science and High Performance Sport at ACU

Hear from course coordinator Dr Alyse Wilcox about the Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (Honours) and the Bachelor of High Performance Sport (Honours) courses and how they allow students to develop research skills and work closely with academics to contribute to a particular area of interest.

Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (Honours)

Bachelor of High Performance Sport (Honours)

Postgraduate high performance sport programs at ACU

Hear from course coordinator Dr Paul Tofari about ACU's range of postgraduate high performance sport programs. Each one will prepare you to be a confident industry professional who understands testing and assessing athletes, strength and conditioning principles, high performance sport leadership and the technologies available for monitoring and training elite athletes

Online delivery of each course allows you to interact directly with the curriculum, while providing the opportunity to network with industry specialists and other students.

Master of High Performance Sport

Graduate Diploma in High Performance Sport

Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport

Postgraduate sports and exercise physiotherapy courses at ACU

The Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy and the Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy/Master of High Performance Sport are postgraduate courses for registered physiotherapists in Australia and internationally. They are designed based on the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy competencies of a sports physiotherapist. Hear from Shreya McLeod, interim course coordinator as she takes you through these online programs and how they can help you meet your professional goals of becoming a sports and exercise physiotherapist or working in high performance sport.

Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy

Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy/Master of High Performance Sport

 

Nutrition and Biomedical Science

Master of Dietetic Practice at ACU

Within our Master of Dietetic Practice, you will get hands-on experience across dietetic practice areas, including food and nutrition counselling with individuals, food and nutrition education and capacity building with groups, public health nutrition, food production and provision to individuals, communities and populations, entrepreneurial dietetic practice, management, and research. Course coordinator Dr Adam Walsh is joined by ACU students Ruby and Laura who share their experiences in the course.

Commonwealth supported places are available for 2024

Master of Dietetic Practice

Graduate Certificate in Culinary Nutrition at ACU

The Graduate Certificate of Culinary Nutrition Science is an Australian first 40-credit point program designed as interprofessional practice and professional development for nutritionists, dietitians, chefs, home economists, food studies teachers and health professionals. Hear from course coordinator Emma Sterling about this program.

Commonwealth supported places are available for 2024

Graduate Certificate in Culinary Nutrition

Honours in Nutrition Science at ACU

Hear from course coordinator Adrienne Forsyth about Bachelor of Nutrition Science (Honours) in which you will develop an understanding of ethical research design, practice and analysis within a nutrition and food science research setting.

Bachelor of Nutrition Science (Honours)

Honours in Biomedical Science at ACU

Hear from course coordinator Dr Francesca Fernandez about how studying the Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) allows students to extend knowledge gained in their undergraduate degree, develop research skills that will equip them for future study at a higher degree level and work closely with an academic expert to contribute to a particular area of interest.

Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours)

 

Psychology and Social Work

Master of Social Work (Qualifying) - Online

Social workers are employed in many areas, from case management to service coordination and community development, providing many options to apply your knowledge and principles of justice. Hear from Dr Sonia Martin as she talks you through ACU’s two-year full-time online degree.

Master of Social Work (Qualifying) - Online

Master of Social Work (Qualifying) – On campus

Social workers are employed in many areas, from case management to service coordination and community development, providing many options to apply your knowledge and principles of justice. Hear from Dr Aniqa Farwa Martin as she talks you through ACU’s two-year full-time on campus degree.

Master of Social Work (Qualifying) – On campus

Postgraduate mental health

Our postgraduate mental health program for allied health practitioners aims to develop graduates with the knowledge and skills to operate at a specialist and advanced level. Hear from Associate Professor Elisa Yule to learn about our mental health program.

Mental health courses

Postgraduate courses in family and systemic therapy at ACU

The Master of Family and Systemic Therapy is designed to advance the professional knowledge and skills of helping professionals so they can become family and systemic therapy practitioner-researchers. Graduates will be able to research their own practice, refining how best to conceptualise, formulate and plan sequences of interventions and treatment. This allows families to change and free themselves from complex current and/or multigenerational patterns of interaction emerging from social and emotional vulnerabilities and disadvantages.

Program Director Dr Sophie Holmes is joined by current students Jiayin and Allira, who will discuss their experiences studying family and systemic therapy at ACU.

Master of Family and Systemic Therapy

Graduate Diploma in Family and Systemic Therapy

Graduate Certificate in Family and Systemic Therapy

Postgraduate psychology at ACU

This webinar provides an overview of the three postgraduate psychology courses available at ACU: Master of Psychology (Clinical), Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental) and Master of Professional Psychology. We will also introduce our new Master of Clinical Psychology (Post-Registration) coming in 2025. Hear directly from our teaching staff on the structure and requirements of these courses, the campuses on which they're offered and, more importantly, why you should choose ACU if you're seeking a career in psychology.

Commonwealth supported places are available for 2024

Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental)

Master of Psychology (Clinical)

Master of Professional Psychology

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