Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Research equips students with skills for ethical and methodologically sound research, emphasizing First Nations ways of Knowing, Being, and Doing. Designed for part-time online study over one year, it offers a pathway to further qualifications.
The Graduate Certificate in Research equips you with the skills to conduct ethical, practical and methodologically sound research. You'll be guided by a discipline-specific supervisor, ensuring you have the support you need.
A standout feature of this degree is its grounding in First Nations ways of Knowing, Being and Doing in research, providing a culturally appropriate pathway that deepens your personal and professional philosophy as you advance into a research career.
This course has been designed to be studied part-time online over one year (two sessions).
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
A completed three-year or four-year Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline from an Australian university or approved overseas university with equivalent Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.0 (7 point scale).
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A mixture of work or life experience of at least 5 years in a specialist area that is cognate to the area of proposed research, and, other relevant formal qualifications which demonstrates an ability to undertake study at the required level.
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
Select one (1) research methods subject aligning to chosen discipline
ASH505Research Methods8 credit ptsHLT505Research Practice in Healthcare8 credit ptsResearch proposal4 Credit PointsLegend:Intensive schoolWorkplace learningSelect one (1) research proposal subject aligning to approach
IKC504Indigenous or Indigenist Research Proposal4 credit ptsRES500Research Proposal4 credit ptsResearch project and dissertation 16 Credit PointsLegend:Intensive schoolWorkplace learningSelect one (1) subject aligning with chosen discipline
ASH510Research Project16 credit ptsHLT500Health Research Dissertation16 credit ptsStandard enrolment patternsFor enrolment pattern please refer to the handbook.
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