Graduate Certificate in Health Research

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides a solid introduction to understanding and conducting health-related research. The core subjects provide grounding in the key skills needed to read, interpret and evaluate published research; to develop and implement a health research project; to evaluate health-related outcomes; and to apply learning about research frameworks and methods to questions experienced in the students' workplace and social environment.

The course fosters excellence in teaching and learning by undertaking an innovative approach to student scholarship, with academics, other professionals and student participation contributing to the creation of a student friendly course that has been designed to be responsive to the individual student's need and to encourage collaboration and active participation in the learning experiences.

This course is suitable for students preparing to undertake higher degree research studies as well as those wishing to develop fundamental research skills for professional practice.

Entry Requirements

Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.

Course STRUCTURE

The Graduate Certificate of Health Research requires the successful completion of 24 credit points of subjects in accordance with the table below.

Other Information

Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: smah-students@uow.edu.au