Deakin University
Graduate Certificate of Health and Medical Research
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
Engage in online studies to investigate training, including ethics and conduct experiential research to illustrate discipline-specific knowledge and skills.
Course overview
Deakin’s Graduate Certificate of Health and Medical Research provides the opportunity to advance your career in clinical research; offering a unique and fast-tracked pathway to PhD study for graduates of undergraduate and postgraduate courses where the requirements for PhD entry have not been fulfilled.
Under the guidance of some of the Australia’s leading researchers and benefiting from access to world-class facilities, you will graduate with skills highly sought after for academia, research institutes, hospitals, medical bodies, as well as government health and science agencies.
Additionally, the unique structure of this course allows the minimum requirements for PhD entry at Deakin University, which is a 2 credit point research thesis, to be met as well as providing experiential training around project planning, execution, presentation and thesis writing.
Upon completing this course students will have utilised and improved on a range of skills such as critical thinking, complex problem solving, communication and technical skills due to the composition of assessment tasks in research training, including ethics and experiential research to demonstrate discipline specific knowledge and capabilities.
Key facts
What you will study
To complete the Graduate Certificate of Health and Medical Research, you must pass four credit points. This includes:
Semester 1
- Research Interpretation and Integrity
- Health and Medical Research Project Proposal
- Health and Medical Research Project Thesis (two credit points)
Entry requirements
Academic requirements
To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:
- A bachelor degree or higher in a discipline related to the proposed research project with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) greater than 65 in all final year units
- Successful completion of a minimum of 8 credit points from the Doctor of Medicine
English language proficiency requirements
To meet the English language proficiency requirements of this course, you will need to demonstrate at least one of the following:
- Bachelor's degree from a recognised English-speaking country.
- IELTS overall score of 6.5 (with no band score less than 6.0) or equivalent.
- Other evidence of English language proficiency.
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate after their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured that your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.
- Apply advanced discipline-specific knowledge and understanding of health and medical research methodologies to plan and execute a research project as well as disseminate research findings.
- Effectively use written, visual, and verbal communication of health and medical research concepts and research findings to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- Utilise digital technologies to locate, collect, curate, and interpret literature and data to disseminate health and medical research concepts and relevant information.
- Critically evaluate health and medical research literature, methodologies, and research data in a creative and constructive manner to contribute to health and medical research.
- Define a health or medical research question and design a methodology to address the research question, in the given timeframe, that is appropriate and ethical.
- Reflect upon the research project in the context of health or medical literature to contribute advancement of knowledge by disseminating research data and findings.
- Demonstrate self-management to source, curate, and interpret health and medical research literature and data with a high degree of autonomy.
- Engage in professional and ethical research practices.
Fees and CSP
Estimated first-year tuition fee in 2026: $14,500 (Domestic full-fee paying place).
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a study load of four credit points (normally four units) per year.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
