The faculty provides single subject study through the Community Access Program.
*Single subjects included in the CAP program may be undertaken with or without assessment— however in order to gain credit to a course, you must complete the subject with assessment.
Find all single subjects offered through the Community Access Program in the handbook
Handbook
Why study single subjects?
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Single subject study is useful for health professionals who are required to undertake mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity in order to maintain, improve and broaden their technical skills, knowledge, understanding, problem-solving and performance throughout their professional careers.
Get ready for postgraduate courses
You can undertake single subjects that you may need to meet the pre-requisites for various post-graduate courses within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. Alternatively, you can do a single subject to get an idea of what various courses may be like, and make an informed decision about pursuing further study.
Get skilled up for the modern workforce
Professionals may choose to undertake single-subject study to expand their knowledge and skills in their chosen field.
Take your career to new places
Single subject study also allows professionals to explore interest areas outside of their current work, without having to commit to a full degree. In doing so, they can expand their knowledge and open up opportunities to take their career in a new direction.
Explore single-subject study by area of interest:
Gain formal qualifications, one subject at a time
Assessed single subjects undertaken through the Community Access Program will also gain credit for various formal qualifications within the School of Population and Global Health.
For example, if you undertake 'Ageing in Society' and 'Mental Health and Ageing', these can be credited as a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology.
You can explore this pathway in two ways:
1. By formal postgraduate qualification
Find a graduate or specialist certificate you wish to undertake and complete the required single subjects, one at a time. You can explore the various certificates and their requirements below:
Single subjects grouped by formal qualification
2. By interest area
Alternatively, if you do not know which certificate you want to complete, you can choose to undertake single subjects according to specific public health interest areas. These subjects can still be used toward relevant graduate and specialist certificates later on. Explore single subjects by interest area here:
Single subjects grouped by interest area
Medicine Single Subjects
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Rural Health Single Subjects
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Indigenous Health Single Subjects
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Check requirements
Visit the University’s Handbook entry for the subject to check that you meet the prerequisites and any selection requirements, as well as updated availability and dates.
You can also search for other subjects available for study through the Community Access Program in the Handbook.
Handbook