Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education is an 18-unit program offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences.

This articulated, multi-disciplinary program is designed to provide health professionals with advanced knowledge and skills to deliver clinical education in health service settings.

This is an emergent specialty field of education characterised by a symbiotic relationship between the learner, an experienced clinical educator and the health service. This course is suitable for educators in both clinical and academic settings.

The course articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education and Pathway 1 of the Master of Clinical Education with the sequentially developed topics allowing progression through the three awards. Students who have completed the graduate certificate normally are awarded credit for 18 units of topics towards the graduate diploma.

• Admission requirements
• Course aims
• Learning outcomes
• Program of study

Admission requirements

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature. 

Course aims

The graduate certificate will provide health professionals with advanced knowledge and skills to deliver clinical education in health service settings. This is an emergent specialty field of education characterised by a symbiotic relationship between the learner, an experienced clinical educator and the health service.
The course aims to provide health professionals with an understanding of foundational principles of symbiotic clinical education.

Learning outcomes

Students who complete the program of study can expect to be able to:

• demonstrate skills and knowledge in the theory, policy and practice of clinical education within health services
• demonstrate an understanding of the symbiotic nature of clinical education for the health professions, universities and health services.
  

Program of study

To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education, a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Core - Year 1 topics

13.5 units comprising

 HLED9101  Symbiotic Clinical Education for the Health Professions 1  (4.5 units)
 HLED9102  Symbiotic Clinical Education for the Health Professions 2  (4.5 units)
 HLED9103  Symbiotic Clinical Education for the Health Professions 3  (4.5 units)

Elective - Year 1 topics

Select 4.5 units from the following topics

 EDUC9902  Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education  (4.5 units)
 HLED9104  Assessment of Learning for the Health Professions  (4.5 units)
 HLED9105  Facilitating Reflective Learning and Practice  (4.5 units)
 HLED9106  Leadership & Change for the Health Professions  (4.5 units)
 HLED9107  Curriculum Design for the Health Professions  (4.5 units)
 HLED9108  Scholarship of Teaching & Learning for the Health Professions  (4.5 units)
 HLED9109  Advanced Clinical Skills Teaching & Standardised Patients  (4.5 units)
 HLED9110  Teaching Ethical Analysis  (4.5 units)
 HLED9111  Simulation in Clinical Education  (4.5 units)
 HLED9112  Facilitating Interprofessional Learning (4.5 units)

Or any other 4.5-unit postgraduate topic selected with the approval of the course coordinator.