Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education
Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education
The course explores teaching and learning, assessment, research methods in health professions education and offers participants a range of options in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. Fundamental issues in health professional education are addressed by fostering interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration, while developing knowledge and skills as educators within…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course explores teaching and learning, assessment, research methods in health professions education and offers participants a range of options in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.
Fundamental issues in health professional education are addressed by fostering interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration, while developing knowledge and skills as educators within their field.
Course structure
Postgraduate coursework degrees and combined (coursework and research) degrees comprise a number of units.
3 reasons to study Health Professions Education
This course is now subsidised by the Australian Government as a Commonwealth supported place (CSP). Apply now to save on your course fees.
Our flexible delivery mode gives you the opportunity to study full time or part time through a combination of face-to-face teaching and online, additionally each year some units are also available as intensive short courses.
Multi-disciplinary, passionate teaching team with sustained teaching excellence recognised at various levels, including nationally.
What you’ll learn
You’ll learn to:
Apply educational principles and theories to facilitate teaching and learning in health related contexts
Design and critique assessment tools used in the education of health professionals
Apply the principles of research design, including the ability to critique relevant health professions-related educational literature
Develop knowledge and skills in particular areas of interest in health professions-related education through the available elective units
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this programme have forged exciting careers as:
Health Professions Educator
Staff Development Educator
Medical Educator
Clinical Educator
Career Pathways
This degree will provide the skills, expertise, knowledge and understanding you’ll need to help you take the next step in your career.
Further Study
Graduate Diploma in Health Professions Education, Master of Health Professions Education, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
REQUIREMENTS
To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—(a) a relevant bachelor’s degree1, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; or(b) a level and duration of health-related education and professional experience considered by UWA to be sufficient to permit satisfactory completion of the course.1A relevant bachelor’s degree includes a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, and a bachelor’s degree in a health, biomedical or biological sciences-related discipline.
English language requirements:
TOEFL (paper-based): 570 with a Test of Written English (TWE) of no less than 4.5
IBT TOEFL (Internet-based test score): 82 with 22 for writing, 20 for speaking, 20 for listening, and 18 for reading
IELTS (Academic): overall score of at least 7.0 and no band less than 6.5
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: C pass
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: B grade
Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic): Overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 64 in the Reading and Writing sections, 59 in the Speaking section and 54 in the Listening section
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a proud member of the Group of Eight and is the only university in Western Australia to be ranked in the world top 100 universities (QS World University Rankings 2023).UWA’s main campus is located in Perth, Western Australia and is home to more than 23,000 students. Perth is Australia’s fourth-largest city with over two million people from a variety of cultures worldwide, a strong economy and vibrant lifestyle. Perth is one of the country’s most affordable cities, the closest major Australian city to Asia, and in the same time zone as most of Asia.
