Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Key information
- 24 credit points
- 1 year part time
- Course code: 91250
- Intake period: February only
Fees
Important dates
Applications for
Semester 1 2010: 11 December
Commence
Semester 1 2010: 22 February
This is an online course providing tuition to achieve expertise in the scientific measurement, diagnosis, assessment and clinical study of paediatric sleep science.
This course is aimed at a wide cross-section of health professionals and will be of interest to sleep scientists, physicians, general practitioners, and allied health workers who wish to improve their understanding of the scientific principles that underpin clinical measurement in these areas of paediatrics.
The Graduate Certificate in Paediatric Sleep Science is a collaborative initiative by the School of Paediatrics and Child Health, and the Respiratory Department of Princess Margaret Hospital.
Advantages of this course
- a prestigious University of Western Australia qualification without the need for students to leave their home countries
- all materials, textbooks, electronic resources and fully functional respiratory or sleep diagnostic software
- use of WebCT - an innovative online learning system through which students can access learning materials, engage in discussion and complete assessments
Accreditation
The Graduate Certificate of Paediatric Sleep Science have been accredited by the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology and students successfully completing the course will receive 220 CME credits.
Course outline
The Graduate Certificate of Paediatric Sleep Science consists of four units, each of 10 weeks in duration.
Each unit comprises five or six narrated lectures and an associated quiz, three assignments and an exam. An online bulletin board is used for discussions throughout the year.
It is estimated that the course would require five to six hours of your time, per week.
The units are:
Admission requirements
Entry to the Graduate Certificate of Paediatric Rheumatology requires:
- A medicine, science or an allied health degree.
- To have computer facilities and access to the internet from their country of origin.
Minimum computer requirements
Students must have regular access to an IBM compatible PC (Macintosh computers will not fulfil all course requirements) with the following minimum specifications:
- Hardware: 512 Mb RAM or better, 1GHz CPU or faster and USB Port
- Software: Due to diagnostic software supplied, students MUST use XP Professional as their operating system (Please note: XP Home, Windows 2008 or earlier and Windows Vista are not compatible).
- Internet and E-mail access is essential. Microsoft Office 97 (Including Word, PowerPoint) is the minimum requirement and Office 2000 or later is strongly recommended.
Domestic students
All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence
International students
All UWA coursework programs: English Language Competence
Course enquiries
Administrative Assistant
School of Paediatrics and Child Health
Level 4 Administration Building
Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
Roberts Road, Subiaco WA 6008
Ph: (+61 8) 9340 8606
Fax: (+61 8) 9388 2097
Email: gradcerts@meddent.uwa.edu.au
