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Elevate your professional journey in clinical research while making a difference in community health. This program provides an accelerated route to PhD studies for qualified candidates.
Contribute to meaningful, evidence-based healthcare solutions that benefit populations both in Australia and worldwide. Deakin's Graduate Certificate of Health and Medical Research enables career progression in clinical research, serving as a bridge to PhD studies for graduates whose previous qualifications don't meet direct PhD entry requirements.
Learn from Australia's top researchers while accessing cutting-edge facilities, developing expertise valued by academic institutions, research centers, healthcare organizations, and government health departments.
The program's distinctive design fulfills Deakin University's PhD admission criteria through a 2-credit-point research thesis while offering hands-on training in research planning, implementation, presentation, and academic writing.
Graduates will enhance critical abilities including analytical reasoning, advanced problem-solving, effective communication, and technical proficiency through research-focused assessments encompassing ethics training and practical research projects that showcase specialized knowledge.
To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet at least one of the following criteria:
a bachelor degree or higher in a discipline related to the proposed research project with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) greater than 65 in all final year units
successful completion of a minimum of 8 credit points from the Doctor of Medicine (H911)
English Language Requirements:
IELTS: Overall 6.5 No band less than 6
TOEFL IBT: 79 Writing 21
C1 ADVANCED and C2 PROFICIENCY: 176 No band less than 169
PTE: 58 No less than 50 in each skill
OET: Overall C+
DUELI EAP PROGRAM: EAP 4 (60%)