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Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Rehabilitation Studies | 2020
Testamur Title of Degree: | Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Rehabilitation Studies |
Abbreviation: | GCertG&RStud |
UOW Course Code: | 1165 |
CRICOS Code: | N/A |
Total Credit Points: | 24 |
Duration: | 1 year part-time (6 months full-time for selected intakes) |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn/Spring |
Delivery Mode: | On Campus or Distance* (Distance includes optional “value-add” face-to-face workshop days) |
Delivery Campus: | Wollongong, UOW Online Wollongong |
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Rehabilitation Studies is a clinically-based program that prepares practitioners for advanced professional practice in the specialist field of aged care and rehabilitation services.
Graduates are able to critically review the health and wellbeing of older people, review social policy in aged care from a national and international perspective, and demonstrate facilitation and advocacy skills to work with users, carers and colleagues in the health, social care and voluntary sectors.
The Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Rehabilitation Studies is also available to applicants who are enrolled through the Federal Government Scheme in the short and focused online course program. This initiative is introduced only for 6 months from May 2020. The short courses will run from July 2020 to December 2020. This initiative provides upskilling opportunities to those who are unemployed as well as pathways into a number of degree programs. Applicants should follow the course structure and rules that are specifically designed for this cohort. Check the course structure and course rules below before enrolling in subjects.
Entry Requirements and Credit Arrangements
Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Develop specialised person centred care knowledge for working with older people and their families, in particular with rehabilitation needs. | ||||||
| 2 | Apply person centred care knowledge of aged care and rehabilitation practices within interprofessional healthcare | ||||||
| 3 | Demonstrate skills in critically reviewing, analysing and synthesising evidence to identify and solve complex problems. | ||||||
| 4 | Exercise critical thinking and evaluation to develop new understanding. | ||||||
| 5 | Communicating knowledge and ideas about theoretical concepts related to aged and rehabilitation practices to a range of audiences. | ||||||
| 6 | Demonstrate independent judgements across a range of aged care and rehabilitation practice related functions and contexts. | ||||||
| 7 | Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within the aged care and rehabilitation practice context. | ||||||
| 8 | Develop a work-based portfolio of evidence to demonstrate how learning gained addressed the constructs of the Person Centred Framework. | ||||||
Course Structure
To qualify for award of the degree, the Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Rehabilitation, a candidate must successfully complete at least 24 credit points in accordance with the table below.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNPG955 | Dementia Care Across Settings | 6 | Autumn |
| SNPG956 | Policy and Practice in the Care of Older People | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| SNPG950 | Reflection For Practice | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| SNPG957 | Rehabilitation: Concepts and Practice | 6 | Spring |
Please click the subject codes in the above table for information on sessions of offer for each subject at different locations. For information regarding timetables, tutorials, and classes please the visit the Timetables and Classes page.
Course Structure for the Federal Government Scheme Short Course Program
Students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Graduate Certificate in Gerontology and Rehabilitation Studies through the Federal Government Scheme are required to complete the subjects listed in the table below:
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSNP902 | Effective Management in Health | 6 | Spring |
| HSNP956 | Policy and Practice in the Care of Older People | 6 | Spring |
| HSNP950 | Reflection For Practice | 6 | Spring |
| HSNP957 | Rehabilitation: Concepts and Practice | 6 | Spring |
Other Information
For further information please email: smah-students@uow.edu.au