Postgraduate - CourseGraduate Certificate in Health Professional Education

Students who commenced study in 2015 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2015 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

Course code	3413
Managing faculty	Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Abbreviated title	GradCertHlthProfEd
Total credit points required	24
Standard duration of study (years)	1 year PT Part-time study only. This course must be completed in a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 3 years. The course duration is inclusive of any periods of intermission.
Study mode and location	Multi-modal (Notting Hill) Students are required to attend a number of compulsory on-campus/on-site study days.
Admission, fee and application details	http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/3413
Contact details	Course administrator: telephone +61 3 9905 0090; email hpe.courses@monash.edu or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/education/healthpeer/
Course coordinator	Ms Fiona Kent

Notes

This course is not available to international students who are holders of an Australian student visa, for study onshore in Australia. However holders of some other categories of Australian visas living in Australia, and students studying off-campus by distance learning (where this option is available) and living outside of Australia, may be eligible for this course.
Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

This highly practical applied course is designed to meet the unique requirements of teachers working in health professional contexts. It is aimed at a broad cross-section of the health professions including medicine, nursing, psychology, paramedic studies, pharmacy, dietetics, physiotherapy, radiography, occupational therapy and speech pathology. The course enables participants to develop their teaching and supervision skills in both clinical and non-clinical environments, their course development techniques and expand their working knowledge of educational theory to underpin future practice. Participants will be expected to explore and evaluate educational methods as well as teaching and assessment practices and principles. They will also be introduced to the principles of evidence-based educational practice.

Outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

On completion of the course graduates should be able to:

demonstrate effective and ethical teaching practices and the ability to reflect critically on the teaching performance of self and others
apply their understanding of theoretical perspectives on learning, teaching, assessment and evaluation to educational programs
design and apply quality assessments
source the best evidence available appropriate to the design and delivery of educational interventions
use a range of teaching resources and communication technologies.

Maximum credit allowed

12 credit points

Assessment

Assessment includes written assignments, teaching practicals/plans and preparation of a structured teaching portfolio.

Structure

This course consists of four core units.

Requirements

Semester one

MEU9001 Teaching and learning in health professional education
MEU9002 Clinical teaching

Semester two

MEU9003 Assessment in health professional education
MEU9004 Course design and evaluation

Areas of study

Health professional education

Progression to further studies

This course articulates with 3860 Master of Health Professional Education.

Award(s)

Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education