GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The University of Western Australia's Graduate Diploma in Infectious Diseases degree. Units in this course have a practical emphasis enhanced by classes in the adjacent PathWest laboratories. The course is aimed at science-based and medical professionals intending to work in hospital diagnostic or research laboratories, medical clinics, government health departments and international agencies. The course is offered as full-time or part-time study, on-campus delivery, at UWA's Perth (Crawley campus).
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Course structure
- MICR5829Foundations of Infectious Diseases
- MICR5830Principles of Mycology and Parasitology
- MICR5832Diagnostic Medical Microbiology
- MICR5834Tropical
- Travel and Remote Area Infectious Diseases
- MICR5836Public and Environmental Health Microbiology
- MICR5842Principles of Infection and Immunity
- PUBH4403Epidemiology I
- PUBH5761Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases
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Admissions
To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have- (a) a relevant bachelor's degree 1 , or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and (b)(i) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 60 per cent in the Level 3 units; or (ii) at least three years of relevant full-time professional experience; or (iii) evidence of adequate research outputs, as recognised by UWA. 1 A relevant bachelor's degree includes a Biomedical Sciences or Bachelor of Science in a biomedical or biological discipline, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Dental Science, or a bachelor's degree in applied biomedical science or public health (medical technology, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and veterinary science).
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