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Graduate Certificate in Health Practice Development & Facilitation
Testamur Title of Degree: | Graduate Certificate in Health Practice Development & Facilitation |
Abbreviation: | GCertHlthPracDevFac |
UOW Course Code: | 1182 |
CRICOS Code: | N/A |
Study Area / Disciplines / My University Key Words: | Health & Medicine, Health Sciences, Nursing |
Total Credit Points: | 24 |
Duration: | 1 year part-time |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Science,Medicine and Health |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn |
Delivery Mode: | Flexible |
Delivery Campus: | Wollongong |
Additional Information: | Course Finder |
course description
The Graduate Certificate in Health Practice Development and Facilitation provides graduates with the opportunity to apply theoretical and practical aspects of practice development and gain the required facilitation and education skills for practice development.
It is a clinically-focussed program that will allow current health care professionals to build on existing knowledge and use work-based learning to enhance client care, team working and service delivery in this multi-disciplinary environment.
It is anticipated that participants will already be employed in health services roles and are using or wishing to use practice development and facilitation.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Course structure
The Graduate Certificate in Health Practice Development and Facilitation requires the successful completion of 24 credit point of subjects in accordance with the table below.
There are 3 core subjects (18 credit points) that are compulsory; the remaining subject (6 credit points) is an elective subject chosen in consultation with the Course Coordinator.
Subject Code | Subject Name | Session | Credit Points |
Innovation and Change: Tools for Practice Development | Autumn | 6 | |
Reflective Practice 1 | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Facilitation and Education Skills for Practice Development | Spring | 6 | |
PLUS 6 a credit point elective subject from the list below, chosen in consultation with the Course Coordinator | |||
Critical Appraisal | Spring | 6 | |
Essential Skills for Health Researchers | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Reflective Practice 2 | Autumn/Spring | 6 | |
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email smah-students@uow.edu.au