Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education

Graduates may seek employment or opportunities for career progression in government or private health care and education facilities in education, healthcare simulation education and health education promotion.

Higher education

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education, an applicant must have completed either a Bachelor degree in a health discipline or equivalent and have completed at least one year of clinical or work experience prior to admission.

Work and Life

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

In addition to a bachelor degree (or higher) in health discipline or equivalent

• To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education, an applicant must have completed at least one year of clinical or work experience prior to admission.

English Proficiency Requirements

Students must meet English Language requirements as follows:

• IELTS: Overall score 6.5, Individual score of 6.0 in all test
• PTE: 58 with a minimum of 50 in all four communicative skills
• TOEFL: Internet based total of 79, minimum 21 in writing, 18 in speaking, 13 in reading and 12 in listening
• ACU English Language Test: B (65-74%)
• CAE: Overall CAE of 176, Minimum individual score of 169 in all tests.

ACU will consider requests for advanced standing based on prior studies to a maximum equivalence of 2 subjects (or 20cp).

For further information see https://www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/credit-and-prior-learning.

The Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education is to empower students to become capable and responsive educators of health professionals. Students will be supported in the learning of foundational theories, models and perspectives of learning and teaching with an emphasis on learning and practice development in workplaces. Students will explore the importance of constructive alignment in curriculum development, assessment strategies and evaluation of programs. The focus of this degree will be to advance evidence-based learning and teaching activities and programs, coordinate collaboration among the health professions, and provide high quality learning experiences with the overall intention of enhancing safe and quality patient care.

This degree is designed for health care professionals seeking a pathway into health professional education.

Recommended Study Pattern

Students are required to follow the pattern of subject enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 4 subjects from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of 4 Health Professional Education subjects.

Heath Professional Education Subjects:

• Theoretical Foundations of Health Professional Education
• Facilitating Learning in Health Professional Settings
• Curriculum Design, Assessment and Evaluation in Health Professional Education
• Quality and Safety in Health Care

Award Requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 4 subjects from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of 4 Health Professional Education subjects

Submission of Application to Course Complete form to ACU