Graduate Diploma
This degree builds on the Graduate Certificate course and is designed to provide you with systematic training in individual components of systems medicine. As part of the Graduate Diploma course, you will have a unique opportunity to build basic and general research skills in conducting a real-world clinical research project in the state-of-the art laboratory under the supervision of leading researchers.
Topics covered include genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, metagenomics and metabonomics (metabolomics). A strong focus is placed on metabolic phenotyping and computational biology, which will be supported by access to facilities within the Australian National Phenome Centre (ANPC) and Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine (CCSM). You will gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience and understand its application in areas of unmet medical needs such as maternal and early life, aging and neuropathology and cardiometabolic diseases.
You will also develop various transferable skills such as problem solving, critical thinking and team-building. This course will prepare you for employment in the increasingly multidisciplinary and borderless clinical and biomedical environments.
Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you'll cover include:
You'll graduate with the theoretical knowledge and specialised practical skills required for employment in multiple areas of biomedical and clinical research as well as application into agriculture and veterinary sciences. Graduates will be suited to careers in hospitals, universities and higher education establishments, pharmaceutical and food industries, start-ups in the biomedical sector, government advisory bodies, scientific management or data science.
This course will also prepare you for progression onto a Master level training program.