ACU Online new courses

Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport Leadership

The high performance sport industry is increasingly focused on developing employees and athletes with strong leadership skills and training in ethics and social responsibility. Proposed regulatory changes within the industry may make these skills a necessity. This course is designed to address these industry demands by developing specialist knowledge and skills for leadership and communication in high performance sport settings. The course addresses its curriculum underpinned by dignity, self-worth and respect for others as a nuance to professionalism that makes such professionals more effective and more highly valued leaders.

Master of Health Professional Education

The Master of Health Professional Education supports the acquisition of evidence-based practice as a framework, to develop clinicians' knowledge and skills using contemporary learning and teaching strategies. Graduates from this course will have an advanced level of knowledge and skills to educate and lead education of and for health professionals, with the overall intention of improving safe and quality patient care.

Master of Leadership and Management in Healthcare

This Masters degree will expand your knowledge and skills in administrative and management foundations, while ensuring relevance to contemporary health care provision. The graduate certificate equips students with skills to examine organisational culture through exploring concepts relating to change management and outcomes, and leadership strategies and skills. The graduate diploma provides students with the opportunity to build on their leadership, management and administrative foundations by evaluating current approaches to policy development and implementation in health care delivery. In the master's programs, students have the option to pursue a project stream or a research stream.

Master of Mental Health

The Master of Mental Health aims to expand health clinicians' knowledge and skills in mental health practice and leadership through evidence-based knowledge and practice. Students have the option to pursue a project stream or a research stream within this course. As such, they may complete either a project and two elective subjects, or complete a research dissertation in their final semester. The research stream has a PhD articulation pathway.

Master of Mental Health Nursing

The Master of Mental Health Nursing aims to expand nursing clinicians' knowledge and skills in mental health practice and leadership through evidence-based knowledge and practice.

ACU's Master of Mental Health Nursing has been developed specifically for nursing clinicians entering into the specialist area of mental health. The course is targeted to new nursing graduates and to those working in mental health but who have no formal postgraduate mental health qualifications.

Graduate Diploma in Psychology

The Graduate Diploma in Psychology is an ‘accelerated’ 100 credit-point degree targeted to those who have completed a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in any discipline and who are seeking a psychology qualification in order to work towards a career in Psychology.
The fully online course is equivalent to the Level 1 qualification obtained through studying a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Graduates of this course will be able to apply for further studies in psychology that may eventually lead to registration as a psychologist.
This course is currently pending Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accreditation.

Graduate Certificate in Sports Analytics

The Graduate Certificate in Sports Analytics is designed to ensure you develop an evidence-based foundation in sports analytics, and a sound understanding of the relevant concepts and application of data science and technologies to suit the sports industry. The degree is delivered online, with a curriculum that will provide knowledge and skills immediately applicable to your employment situations. The degree embeds research-led teaching at the core of its curriculum to deliver evidence-based knowledge and practice for immediate application in industry.

Bachelor of Education (Primary and Secondary)

As both a primary and secondary teacher you will be able to inspire, nurture and have a positive influence in the lives of young people. You will become qualified to teach across the schooling year levels from the early years to Year 12. The Bachelor of Education (Primary and Secondary) gives you the flexibility of multiple career options. You will develop knowledge and skills in primary curriculum and one specialist secondary teaching area.

Graduate Certificate in Exercise Rehabilitation for Sports Injuries

The Graduate Certificate in Exercise Rehabilitation for Sports Injuries is a six months full-time, or equivalent part-time, course that will allow you to develop specialised skills in the prevention and rehabilitation of sport related injuries, assist individuals with pre-existing conditions to remain active, or assist individuals to return to sports performance.

Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport

The high performance sport industry is a global, multi-billion dollar entity that provides employment opportunities for a range of professions, including sport scientists, coaches and managers. The Graduate Certificate in High Performance Sport aims to help you develop the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to enhance the conditioning of high performance athletes.

Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary)/Graduate Certificate in Religious Education

The Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) has been designed to contribute to the education profession by preparing graduates to be accomplished and articulate advocates for the rights and responsibilities of all children within their professional, community, outreach, and research contexts. The Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) cultivates graduates to be articulate and passionate teachers who are committed to the generation and dissemination of knowledge, skills and attitudes that can facilitate the implementation of high-quality early childhood and primary education for all children.

Combine the Graduate Certificate in Religious Education with this course to gain the certification, knowledge, skills and competencies needed to teach religious education in Catholic schools.

Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management

This degree is ideal for those looking for a sought-after qualification in a vital and growing industry, or those wishing to enhance their existing qualifications. Advance your career and learn the basic technical competencies in occupational health, safety and environmental management theory and practice. Prepare to ensure the health and wellbeing of your co-workers and others. This course has established links with OHS bodies and eligible students will receive free membership to the Australian Institute of Health and Safety.

Graduate Diploma in High Performance Sport

The Graduate Diploma in High Performance Sport aims to help you develop the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to enhance the conditioning of high performance athletes. You'll work on optimising individual and team performance, within the context of a multidisciplinary environment and its culture and leadership structures, and do so in an ethical manner characterised by a concern for respect, equity and social justice.

Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management

Learn how to improve practices and compliance in your organisation. Get qualified to protect co-workers, family members, customers and, employers and employees in workplace environments and deliver occupational health, safety and environmental management strategies with impact. The Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management is accredited by the Australian OHS Accreditation Board – a certification that is increasingly being sought by prospective employers

Master of High Performance Sport

The Master of High Performance Sport includes relevant, professional practice-related learning, independent research and project work, and an opportunity for an industry-based internship. This degree can also provide you with a pathway into further research study, for example a PhD. A series of study units focus on the technological advances for athlete monitoring, advanced principles of strength and conditioning, and the relationships between fatigue, adaptation, performance and injury. You will learn to apply this knowledge to the planning and delivery of meaningful interventions for athletes to enhance performance and reduce the likelihood of injury and illness. You will also gain an understanding of the appropriate techniques of analysis to accurately interpret competition and training information, with advanced information literacy skills to communicate ideas and outcomes.

Master of Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management

Become a safety expert by developing your knowledge for higher-level management positions as well as your technical occupational health, safety and environmental management skills. You will develop the skills to become a transformational leader, an agile thinker and learn to evaluate critically. The Master of Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management is accredited by the Australian OHS Accreditation Board – a certification that is increasingly being sought by prospective employers.

Master of Social Work (Qualifying)

The Master of Social Work (Qualifying) is a vibrant and challenging program. You will be encouraged to build on your existing knowledge and experience, and gain a sound understanding of social work values and practice approaches. The course emphasises social justice, human rights, and achieving the best possible outcomes for the most marginalised and disadvantaged members of our community. You will be taught by leading social work practitioners and academics, with a strong focus on experiential learning. You must undertake 500 hours of placement inclusive of 14 hours of practice-theory integrative seminars in each of Years 1 and 2 of your program, delivered at ACU’s Brisbane and Melbourne campuses.

Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy

The Master of Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy will provide you with the opportunity to acquire advanced theoretical, scientific and clinical knowledge of normal and pathological human movement as it relates to sports, exercise, performance, injuries, pathology and disease.