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Graduate Diploma in Ageing

  • Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma in Ageing at the University of Melbourne is an exciting interdisciplinary course designed to provide students with key competencies in the ageing field to meet the rapidly increasing market demand.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
Domestic Fees
$27,776 total

About this course

The Graduate Diploma in Ageing at the University of Melbourne is an exciting interdisciplinary course designed to provide students with key competencies in the ageing field to meet the rapidly increasing market demand.

This is the first course of its kind, bringing together academics from multiple disciplines including public health, medicine, architecture and design, engineering, business and economics, government and the arts, in collaboration with leading experts from Australia and around the world.

By successfully completing this course you may be eligible for credit toward the Master of Ageing.

Study locations

Off Campus

Online

What you will learn

In this course you will:

  • Learn how national and global politics, economics, ethics and social equity influence the way society plans for and meets infrastructure and service delivery requirements of ageing populations in Australia and around the world.
  • Hear expert perspectives on the trends, issues and challenges faced by communities, organisations, businesses and governments
  • Investigate how an ageing population drives workforce and retirement trends, and how recent technological advances can revolutionise the ageing experience.
  • Develop the capacity to identify market needs, negotiate with government and shape policy
  • Learn how to identify and analyse the multiple determinants of healthy ageing and develop integrative approaches to managing them.
Develop solutions to complex ageing issues

You'll learn how to apply comprehensive knowledge of the ageing experience from conceptual and practical dimensions of the course to develop solutions to complex ageing issues.

Appraise ageing-related systems

You'll learn to describe and appraise systems, structures and policies in Australia and other countries that address ageing.

Assess strategies aimed at promoting healthy living

You'll be able to critically assess strategies aimed at promoting healthy and productive ageing across the lifespan (ie legislation, policy and community development).

Course structure

To gain the Graduate Diploma in Ageing you must complete 100 points comprising of:

  • Four core subjects
  • Four elective subjects.

Alternative exit pathways are available through the Graduate Certificate in Ageing or Specialist Certificate in Ageing.

Workload

The estimated hours required for each subject is between 15 -19 hours per week, but this varies for each student and depends on your task management and planning, familiarity with the material, reading style and speed.

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Single subjects

You can also study single subjects to contribute to your professional development. For more information, please contact Student Support.

Career pathways

Intended learning outcomes
  • Describe and appraise systems, structures and policies in Australia and other countries that address ageing;
  • Describe and critically access strategies aimed to promote healthy and productive ageing across the lifespan (i.e. legislation, policy and community development);
  • Articulate the ways in which age, gender, ethnicity and Indigenous status, society, culture, geography, the environment, disability and socio-economic status influence the ageing experience;
  • Identify and discuss current and key challenges in ageing from a global perspective;
  • Apply comprehensive knowledge of the ageing experience from conceptual and practical dimensions of the course to develop solutions to complex ageing issues.
Career outcomes

The greater integration of technology into everyday life continues to revolutionise areas such as healthcare provision, product design, productivity and transportation, and attention to the needs of older people in each of these areas is increasing. Product development associated with the field of gerontechnology is beginning to have an effect on many other industries. Urban design, immigration policy, consumer policy, consumer protection, insurance and financial education are all being affected by the global ageing phenomenon. Notions of retirement are evolving and plans for longer working lives are influencing the approaches that large organisations and financial advisors are taking with ageing populations.

The Graduate Diploma In Ageing is designed to increase your leadership and career potential to meet the accelerating market demand for a skilled workforce. The course provides both a contextual overview and specialist skills along with knowledge of the key issues around ageing. Local, state and federal governments along with NGOs and private sector organisations are keen to employ skilled graduates.

In the Australian aged-care sector alone, there are currently over 350,000 paid employees and the Productivity Commission on Caring for Older Australians expects this workforce to quadruple in size over the next forty years (Productivity Commission on Caring for Older Australians, 2011). Half of these employers report skill shortages due to a lack of specialist knowledge required to meet service delivery demands.

Access career opportunities through our extensive Industry Network. Network members range from prominent private consulting companies and the Victorian government, to large service delivery organisations, consultancies, financial institutions, technology firms, retirement villages and peak bodies.

How to apply

Apply online

It takes about 20 minutes to complete the form using the online application system.

You can save your work in progress and complete the application at a later date.

Admissions for this course are not capped per intake, so you do not need to apply for multiple intakes. If you are unsure which intake you wish to apply for, please note that you can change your application later by contacting the student support team.

To complete your application you will require:
  • Course code GD-AGEING
  • Evidence of meeting the English Language Requirements as determined by the University
  • A detailed CV, including work history if applicable and specifying if the positions were part time or full time and the number of years/months employed
  • Transcripts for all courses attempted or completed including an explanation of the grading system used. Transcripts for previous studies undertaken at the University of Melbourne are not required.
  • All digital files of these documents can all be uploaded at the ‘Academic Results’ link, either as one combined document or by following the ‘add documents’ instructions. Limit of 6MB per document. Supported file types: TXT, DOC, DOCX, PDF, JPG, JPEG, XLS, XLSX, TIFF).
Get help with your application

A dedicated student support consultant can help you prepare and submit your application.

Contact one of our friendly consultants to talk through:

  • The selection process
  • Preparing your documentation
  • Using the online application system.
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