Graduate Diploma in Genomics and Health

Rapid advances in genomics in the last decade are expected to bring about benefits and challenges in health care. These advances require a workforce able to incorporate new ways of thinking about, and applying genomics knowledge in clinical practice and policy.

The Graduate Diploma in Genomics and Health provides advanced training in the current and potential impact on health and medicine brought about by advances in genomics and related technologies.

The Graduate Diploma in Genomics and Health is a 1-year nested award within the 2-year Master of Genomics and Health.

If you work in a clinical, health, education, public health, research or laboratory science related field this course will provide an opportunity to upskill your genomics knowledge to an advanced level. It will also provide recent graduates an opportunity to gain skills for employment in genomics-related industries.

The 100 point Graduate Diploma will introduce you to human genetics and its function in clinical and research practice. It will teach you the complexity of the human genome, and tools to access information and inform risk assessment for patient care. You will learn the principles of ethical and legal frameworks as applied in the context of genomics in healthcare practice, as well as communication and research skills. You will tailor these foundational studies with your choice of electives from a wide range of academic discipline areas.

Applications for 2022 entry are now open and will close on 13th September 2021.

Before you begin your application, make sure you have the following ready:

• The year you graduated from your highest level of education
• The year you started and finished your most recent qualification
• For Melbourne alumni, your former student ID
• A copy of your transcript. You can upload a copy or share it via My eQuals or CHESICC.

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