Graduate Certificate in Gerontological Healthcare

Are you a health professional seeking career development in the growing speciality of older-person-centred healthcare? Do you want to be seen as a leader in the field of ageing, with skills and knowledge applicable across a range of health care settings?

By studying gerontology at Murdoch, you’ll learn both the technical and analytic skills needed to implement multidisciplinary practice and policy to meet the demand for gerontological healthcare.

Build upon your health-related bachelor's degree, as you study safety in health care, contemporary issues in ageing, and evidence-based approaches to caring for older people with neurocognitive conditions, chronic progressive disease and end of life issues. You’ll graduate knowing how to identify and respond to deterioration and decline in older people, the components of a comprehensive assessment and multidisciplinary care planning.

3 reasons to study Gerontological Healthcare at Murdoch

1. Fit study into your working life and study anywhere through our online-only course where you'll learn in our interactive, virtual classroom.
2. Our course curriculum has been developed in consultation with industry and is taught by topic experts to ensure you graduate with relevant knowledge.
3. Take advantage of networking opportunities through interactive workshops and online discussions.

What you’ll learn

• Legal and ethical aspects of older person’s health care
• Principles of person-centred care across care settings
• Contemporary issues in ageing
• Evidence-based strategies to improve quality of care
• Application of palliative care principles at end of life
• Comprehensive assessment of an older person

Your future career

As a graduate of Gerontological Healthcare, you’ll fulfil the need for skilled healthcare professionals with an understanding of gerontological issues and complex needs of older people. You may provide comprehensive health care in acute, community or residential settings and assist older people to navigate life transitions in either the private or aged care sectors. Career options may include:

• Clinical Nurse
• Nurse Unit Manager
• Clinical Care Manager
• Physiotherapist – aged care or community
• Social Worker – aged care or community
• Occupational Therapist – aged care or community
• Facility manager

Professional accreditation

C1154 Graduate Certificate in Gerontological Healthcare is accredited by the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM). The School of Nursing promotes excellence and continual improvement of university training by providing a national university accreditation program. The national university accreditation standards have been developed through broad consultation with employers, industry groups, health managers and universities, to ensure that graduates who complete these programs are competent to perform the core tasks they face in employment.

IELTS: Score: 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

TOEFL: Score: 79+, with writing 21; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13.

PEARSON: Score: 64+, with no communicative skill below 60.

CAMBRIDGE: Score: 176+, with no skill less than 169.