Graduate Certificate
School of Medicine
Do you want to gain an insight into the fundamentals of biological science? The University of Notre Dame Australia's Graduate Certificate in Medical Sciences provides an overview of the human body, how it works and the fundamental sciences that underpin human health and wellbeing. It will also provide you with a background in research methods and how to appraise health and medical research. Get in touch today to expand your knowledge.
A completed undergraduate Bachelor degree.
The program is ideal if you have a non-science background and seek to understand the fundamental biological sciences that underpin human health and wellbeing, including human anatomy and physiology, molecular biology and genomics. The Graduate Certificate in Medical Sciences will help you understand the fundamentals of health and medical research.
A range of learning activities and strategies will promote active learning. For example, Human Body 1 and 2 are delivered through lectures integrating Anatomy and Physiology, complemented by small tutorial groups, where you will consolidate your understanding of the human body using dissected anatomy specimens.
By working in small groups, you will have the opportunity to explore in depth the physiological mechanisms underpinning the functions of the human body and to integrate knowledge across disciplines, to enhance students' understanding of the basis of health and disease.
Assignments will integrate theory and work practice, with students researching, preparing and communicating a report on a selected topic.
There are no Practicum or Internship requirements in the Graduate Certificate in Medical Sciences.
A Graduate Certificate in Medical Sciences will give you the skills and knowledge to work as a research or lab assistant in government, non-government organisations, labs or universities. With further study, clinical immunology scientists, pathologists, pharmacologists, biomedical scientists, and histology technicians.
The standard duration for the Graduate Certificate in Medical Sciences is one year of part-time study. Students will study:
Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.
More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions page.