Applied Gerontology
Overview
This program is not offered in 2021.
This articulated, multidisciplinary program in applied gerontology was developed to address the professional needs of graduates involved with policy, planning, and research or service delivery for older people, as well as those who are interested in understanding the issues surrounding the ageing process.
These courses feature seven key perspectives throughout each topic:
- healthy, positive ageing
- life-course framework for understanding ageing
- multidisciplinary approach
- multicultural awareness and a global viewpoint
- lifelong learning and e-learning for improving professional practice
- research, evaluation and evidence-based planning and service delivery
- ethical decision making.
The courses provide:
- leading edge content for students across the world
- an interdisciplinary team approach, appreciating diverse professional perspectives
- relevance to your immediate and potential future professional needs
- enjoyable, successful learning through well-structured topics
- a flexible delivery mode enabling students to undertake study by distance and part time, to match your hectic work and life schedules.
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Courses
Graduate Certificate in Applied Gerontology
Duration: 1 year
Delivery mode:
Online
Availability:
Part-time
Start dates:
March
July
SATAC code:
2GC040 (Commonwealth supported)
2GC540 (Full fee paying)
Annual indicative fees (2019):
$3,916 (Commonwealth supported)
$12,115 (Full fee paying)
Graduate Diploma in Applied Gerontology
Duration: 1 year
Delivery mode:
Online
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
March
July
SATAC code:
2GD029 (Commonwealth supported)
2GD529 (Full fee paying)
Annual indicative fees (2019):
$8,343 (Commonwealth supported)
$23,856 (Full fee paying)
Master of Applied Gerontology
Duration: 1.5 years
Delivery mode:
Online
Availability:
Full-time
Part-time
Start dates:
March
July
SATAC code:
2CM038 (Commonwealth supported)
2CM538 (Full fee paying)
Annual indicative fees (2019):
$8,657 (Commonwealth supported)
$24,480 (Full fee paying)
Courses
Graduate Certificate in Applied Gerontology
Duration: 1 year
Delivery mode:
External
Start dates:
March
July
CRICOS code: External
Annual fees:
2021: $17,100
Graduate Diploma in Applied Gerontology
Duration: 1 year
Delivery mode:
External
Start dates:
March
July
Annual fees:
2020: $36,000
Master of Applied Gerontology
Duration: 1.5 years
Delivery mode:
External
Start dates:
March
July
Annual fees:
2019: $34,200
2020: $36,000
Your career
Career opportunities in gerontology are expanding rapidly with global ageing. Gerontologists work in a range of employment settings including aged care homes, community care and acute hospitals as well as local, state and federal government departments, policy and advocacy organisations, universities and the private sector. Nurses, physicians, allied health and non-clinicians from a range of professions will be able to use gerontological knowledge to inform policy, planning and practice.
Insights from gerontologists can provide companies in various fields a competitive edge and their specialised knowledge can help to better identify and respond to the needs of older adults, and address ageing stereotypes and misrepresentations. Especially exciting is the growth in entrepreneurial gerontology by which gerontologists are able to assess, identify, develop and offer programs, products and services to meet the unique and varied needs of older adults.
Potential employers include:
- aged care homes
- community care and acute hospitals
- government departments
- universities
- private businesses.
What you will study
The masters program has been designed to provide you with flexibility, enabling you to formulate your studies in the area of gerontology to fit your professional needs/requirements. It allows you to undertake a masters by coursework and research project, and provides you with an opportunity to reflect critically on your practice in the light of current literature and the experience of other students and faculty. Topics cover areas such as introduction to social gerontology, introduction to clinical gerontology, psychological dimensions of ageing, and understanding literature for evidence-based practice.
Masters students have the opportunity to develop their skills through designing and conducting an investigation to answer a specific question or solve practice-based problems through an in-depth study project of an area of personal or professional interest. Students will build on research methods knowledge to execute an independent piece of work and by disseminating findings, may contribute new information or perspectives to current thinking in a related area of practice or study research component.
Entry requirements
Graduate Certificate
Applicants for the graduate certificate must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification in a health-related field from an approved tertiary institution.
Graduate Diploma
Applicants must normally hold an approved undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in a related field.
Masters
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution or one of the following:
- Graduate Certificate in Applied Gerontology
- Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care in Aged Care
- Graduate Diploma in Applied Gerontology, or the
- Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care in Aged Care.
Entry requirements
Graduate Certificate
Applicants for the graduate certificate must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification in a health-related field from an approved tertiary institution.
Graduate Diploma
Applicants must normally hold an approved undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in a related field.
Masters
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution or one of the following:
- Graduate Certificate in Applied Gerontology
- Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care in Aged Care
- Graduate Diploma in Applied Gerontology, or the
- Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care in Aged Care.
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