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Study health & medical science online with University of Notre Dame Australia through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

Improving health and wellbeing through exercise and physical activity is increasingly important in today’s sedentary world. This program aims to introduce students to methods used in exercise science to assess health status, provide basic exercise delivery, and understand the beneficial effect on human physiology. The program also introduces students to key skill areas in exercise and sport science including biomechanics, exercise physiology, basic data analysis, and technology in sport. It is a pathway to university study in the field of exercise and sports science at The University of Notre Dame, Australia and develops the necessary tertiary skills to succeed.

An introductory sports course designed by industry professionals. You’ll cover topics in health and exercise related to human bodies and wellbeing. Build key skills in sports science, including using data and technology for better outcomes.

Diploma of Exercise and Sport Science

Nursing is a practice profession that requires all nurses to maintain competency and participate in activities that contribute to professional and practice development. This program will be attractive to nurses wanting to advance their understanding and application of nursing knowledge and skill in a variety of clinical practice areas. This program will provide opportunities for students to participate in activities that contribute to career progression using theoretical frameworks to inform processes and multiple approaches to facilitate quality patient care. The program identifies knowledge gaps and builds on quality processes through the systematic appraisal and synthesis of evidence-based practice in the context of the students’ clinical experience. The program provides a pathway for students to progress further in their studies at Masters level.

A postgrad health qualification for registered nurses and students with practical nursing skills. Fill your knowledge gaps as you strive for quality patient care. This course provides a pathway to nursing leadership or further studies at Masters level.

Graduate Diploma of Nursing

The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health has been devised and developed following extensive consultation with the professions to address a shortage of practitioners in acute mental health areas. The interdisciplinary program was designed both to upskill the existing workforce and to attract and train appropriate registered nurses and allied health staff for existing and newly created positions in this expanding area of practice. This program encompasses the skills required for triage, assessment, intervention, liaison and emergency care through a blended learning approach structured to provide students with the practical knowledge, theory and ethics essential for the challenging acute-response environment.

Designed to meet the needs of mental health nurses, this course is a rigorous introduction to psychiatric theories and contemporary treatment. Study contemporary mental health, then graduate and grow your career, or continue your psychiatry studies.

Graduate Certificate in Mental Health

The Graduate Diploma of Health and Medical Sciences is a postgraduate degree that aims to develop the biomedical and health sciences knowledge and skills of students from a range of non-science backgrounds. The program content is presented in a format relevant to students wishing to pursue careers in which a broad understanding of biomedical sciences is an advantage. The program offers courses in Human Anatomy and Physiology with a clinically-relevant approach. Students will develop a nuanced understanding of medical science including the organisation and functioning of the human body. This also includes basic molecular and cellular principles of human biology and genetics, as well as other disciplines relevant to the understanding of pathology and disease processes. Students will become familiar with the process of obtaining ethics approval for research projects involving humans and develop a knowledge of clinical research methods. Courses will also enhance scientific communication skills, the understanding of the environmental determinants of human health, and the organisation the Australian health care system. Students will consolidate their appreciation of ethical issues relevant to health care and clinical research.

Achieve an understanding of human health together with an applied intro to medical sciences. Enhance your scientific communication skills and get to know clinical research. Enhance your career prospects or grasp the opportunity for a pathway to medicine.

Graduate Diploma of Health and Medical Sciences

The Graduate Certificate in Sport Coaching and Leadership will provide future and current coaches with a clear understanding of the theory and methodological application of best practice principles that focus on holistic athlete development. Throughout the program, students explore coaching and leadership theories and behaviours, cultural issues, performance analysis techniques, and professional practice principles. Students will reflect on their own coaching experience, and how coaching and leadership can influence athletic environments, performance and progress.

Explore current coaching practices and styles to see where yours fits. Use technology and data to optimise training. Inspire and motivate. Become a socially responsible leader in a positive sporting culture. Learn from experienced coaching staff.

Graduate Certificate in Sport Coaching and Leadership

The Graduate Certificate in Nursing provides registered nurses with the opportunity to further develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills and leadership capability so they are prepared to provide evidenced-based care in a range of contexts. There are a broad range of elective courses, enabling participants to match their learning to their areas of interest or workplace needs.

A fast-tracked formal nursing qualification for registered nurses seeking new skills and a promotion. Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Prepare to provide evidenced-based care in a range of contexts. Open the door to further study.

Graduate Certificate in Nursing

The Graduate Certificate in Public and Environmentally Sustainable Health introduces learners to the basic principles and methods of public health, systems thinking and environmental sustainability. The program emphasises the collection and sources of routine public health and social data, epidemiology, biostatistics and communication skills. earners are introduced to a broad range of contemporary public health issues including the challenges that climate change and environmental degradation pose to health and healthcare systems. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are used as an integrating structure across the whole program. The Graduate Certificate of Public and Environmentally Sustainable Health is an articulated qualification that forms the foundation for the Graduate Diploma and/or Master of Public and Environmentally Sustainable Health.

Unpack challenges to human health and health systems during this time of rapid change. You’ll study epidemiology and biostatistics in this specialised public health course. Help the health sector and the population adjust and adapt to climate change.

Graduate Certificate in Public and Environmentally Sustainable Health

Nursing is a practice profession that requires all nurses to maintain competency and participate in activities that contribute to professional and practice development. The Master of Nursing program aims to enhance the knowledge and confidence of nurses to conduct independent studies. Students will learn the pragmatic considerations of systematic inquiry by adopting an experiential, inquiry-based approach to learning. The program will promote debate and discussion enabling the student to become a competent consumer of evidence-based practice and able to contribute knowledge to the discipline of nursing. Questions arising from the student’s nursing practice will address contemporary health care issues. The focus of the online program will be to evaluate evidence in order to make informed judgements about the robustness and utility of the findings to nursing practice. The program will also provide an important link between research and nursing practice, and will encourage the development of a culture of collaborative studies between practice and academia. Students who have completed a Graduate Diploma and a core curriculum course can apply for advanced standing and be eligible for specialisation.

This course is for registered nurses and students already on their postgraduate studies pathway. Develop your nursing knowledge to improve your skills and provide an advanced level of care. Start thinking about your health research topic today.

Master of Nursing (Coursework)

The Graduate Certificate in Sport and Educational Performance is designed to meet the needs of professional teachers who wish to undertake further career development. Specifically, the program will support students to develop a comprehensive and ethical knowledge of athlete development and training prescription with the goal to enhance athletic performance. Unique to this program, students will also learn about pastoral care in the school, and how to mentor and coach peers in an educational setting in order to support personal and academic development.

Pursue leadership and coaching roles in schools and clubs. You’ll add pastoral care and mentoring to your professional teaching toolkit. Develop your career so you can develop athletes on the field and in the classroom.

Graduate Certificate in Sport and Educational Performance

The Graduate Diploma of Sport Coaching and Leadership will provide future and current coaches a clear understanding of the theory and methodological application of best practice principles that focus on holistic athlete development. Throughout the program, students explore coaching and leadership theories and behaviours, cultural issues, advanced strength and conditioning and performance analysis techniques, ethics and professional life, and integrated approaches to athlete health and performance. Students will reflect on their own coaching experience, and how coaching and leadership can influence athletic environments, performance and progress.

Understand, manage and lead sportspeople. You’ll study the theory that supports a holistic coaching approach to athlete development and performance. Focus on strength and conditioning, and integrated performance. Learn from experienced coaching staff.

Graduate Diploma in Sport Coaching and Leadership

Fundamentals of Exercise Programming

Health and Exercise Performance Testing

Functional Exercise Anatomy Application

Research and Writing in Exercise Science

This subject will examine the human anatomy and function of the musculoskeletal system and other body physiology systems including, nervous, circulatory and respiratory systems in the support of life and movement. Students will also understand how the anatomical and physiological characteristics and features within each system respond and adapt to exercise and physical activity for healthy individuals.

Keep people healthy and moving. You’ll get to know body parts and systems, and explore how they respond to ageing, injury and illness. Focus on muscles and bones. Unpack the benefit of exercise and health treatments.

The subject outlines the principles of cell and molecular biology as underpinnings of life and organism function. Topics covered include cell structure and function, the molecular aspects of the cell cycle and the molecular basis of genetics. Gene structure, the control of gene expression, regulation of gene function, molecular processes involved in protein synthesis and the role of genomics and of gene therapies in medicine will be examined.

Cellular and Molecular Biology

This subject will take a combined and systemic approach to the study of the structure and function of organ systems in the body during the lifecycle. This includes an introductory module about the organisation of the human body, body regions and specific organ systems. Modules will cover the anatomy, histology and physiology of organ systems responsible for the support and movement of the body and the maintenance of the body’s homeostasis (respiratory, circulatory, digestive and urinary systems). An online learning format will include lectures, laboratory sessions, online work and workshops.

The Human Body 1

This course will explore the relationship between moral philosophy and applied ethics in professional life. Further, we study such issues as the relevance of ethics to specialisation, power and privilege in the professions, performance assessment, codes of ethics institutional values and corporate ethical culture. Specialist seminar topics may include: confidentiality, secrecy and truth telling in counselling; professional and management responsibility and accountability; dealing with power and authority, conflict resolution, performance assessment &amp; discipline.

Ethical Issues in Professional Life

This subject facilitates the synthesis of previous knowledge into a framework for advanced practice in a nursing specialty. Theories of role socialization and development, as they apply to advanced nursing within the context of the participant’s own sphere of practice are explored. Major perspectives relating to role definition, performance parameters and outcome measures are integrated into advanced practice through an individualized learning plan. A negotiated learning plan comprises the work and assessment for this course. Each participant negotiates a work plan directly related to their own practice area with the course coordinator. The learning plan, therefore, enables participants to examine and evaluate the scope of practice so that they engage in learning that is directly pertinent to their own professional growth and ongoing development.

Professional Role Development

The subject will: 1) Examine current contemporary trends and practice in delivering psychiatric care with emphasis on acute crisis and psychiatric emergencies. 2) Address treatment/care options within community settings and the integration and partnership with Non Government Organisations, General Practitioners, Police and other emergency services. 3) Enable the ethical decisions determining hospital and community based treatment options. 4) Reference the National Mental Health Standards and current West Australian Mental Health Division strategies and objectives.

Contemporary Mental Health Practice

This subject develops students’ understanding on how an evidence-based framework and the contextualised application of research findings is integral to the practice of nursing. It explores concepts associated with the process of inquiry (ask, acquire, appraise and apply) and the quality and appropriateness of research findings for translation into nursing knowledge and practice. The subject introduces foundational research and evidence based practice methods including developing a clinical question, literature searching, identifying study designs, critical appraisal of the evidence and the identification and application of frameworks that aim to support the translation of evidence into nursing knowledge and practice. Students will gain an appreciation for the application of research evidence in the context of patient and family values and the organisational, ethical and policy environments.

Evidence Based Practice and Research

This subject provides learners with the opportunities to explore knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for quality facilitation and learning in the health professions. Thesubject acknowledges the uniqueness of educating in health. Requiring specific pedagogical approaches and the need to embed certain types of knowledge and skills into practice.

Learning and Facilitation in Health Professional Education

This subject will enable students to develop knowledge of the battery of anthropometric and physical tests available for human performance assessment, as well as performing health risk screening and appraisal techniques specific to exercise programmes for healthy individuals. These include measures of strength, endurance, sub maximal and maximal fitness testing and athlete profiling. Students will be able to identify which assessments are required for individuals with different exercise goals in the promotion of health and fitness.

This subject provides an introduction to the field of study, integrating information about maternal and infant mental health. Dominant theoretical approaches are presented and considered together with information about infant development and pregnancy. Risk factors for mental health problems are presented for discussion and reflection, and information is provided about common disorders and treatment approaches. In addition, basic skills relating to building and presenting an argument, accessing and using professional literature, making an observational record, creating documents to professional standards, and managing one’s self under pressure will be covered.

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