Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine

The Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine is a course designed to help passionate, qualified practitioners working with athletes of all ages and abilities to extend their practice in sports and exercise medicine.

Linking theory and practice, this course explores sport and exercise medicine in diverse contexts including:

• Athlete physiology, biomechanics & performance
• Sports injury prevention, diagnosis & management
• Athlete case management.

As a student of this course you'll have access to a network of internationally recognised experts and clinicians working with elite sports teams and institutions. You'll also have the opportunity to appraise authentic expert consultations of real clinical cases.

This course is offered part-time and full-time, providing the flexibility to plan your study around other commitments.

A Graduate Diploma in Sports Medicine allows graduates to enhance their professional practice capability in community and professional sporting organisations.

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

• Design and implement advanced interdisciplinary clinical management plans for injury prevention, management, restoring optimal function, and the enhancement of sports performance;
• Interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences
• Critically evaluate the scope of practice and expertise of other professionals, leading to appropriate referral, communication of information and a high standard of professional and ethical practice;
• Research and organise evidence-based theory in clinical case management;
• Integrate theory, evidence and clinical reasoning in astute clinical decision making in athletes of all ages and abilities in different sporting contexts.

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.