Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience

The Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience at UNE is ideal if you're looking for a postgraduate qualification that allows you to explore a rapidly developing field of neuroscience, upskill, prepare for the future and advance your career. Our program can give you a competitive edge and a unique set of skills and knowledge that can be applied to a wide range of careers.

With this flexible course, you will gain a deeper understanding of how the brain influences human behaviour, how we think, and how we learn, as well as a range of research and assessment skills.

We also offer graduate diploma and master's level Neuroscience programs to allow you to continue expanding your skills and knowledge.

Why study the Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience with UNE?
UNE's Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience immerses you in a dynamic course designed by our leading researchers and clinicians. It helps you develop lifelong critical thinking, communication, and research skills while keeping up with developments in this ever-changing field.

You can choose from a wide range of electives in this foundational postgraduate course, as well as focus on neurobiology or clinical perspectives.

You’ll gain a deeper understanding of human behavior as you study neuroanatomy and brain function and learn how to evaluate and formulate research and clinical assessment information. Moreover, you will be able to develop your communication and research skills with the support of a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and researchers.

What makes our course different?
UNE offers high-quality neuroscience education to students juggling their studies, life and work, who want expert guidance so they can upskill and find new opportunities in this complex, ever-changing field.

We're home to the Brain Behaviour Research Group, which specialises in depression and autism research, and we consistently receive five-star ratings from postgraduate science students in The Good Universities Guide.

With our online units, you can design your own study program based on your interests and learn whenever and wherever you want. When studying the UNE Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience, you will have the opportunity to:

• Choose from a wide range of listed units, customising your study program according to your interests, skills, and aspirations.
• Examine the physiological and anatomical underpinnings of the human brain and nervous system. You'll investigate the relationship between brain structure and function and gain a deeper understanding of contemporary neuroscience concepts and principles.
• Be introduced to neurobiology, exploring the molecular, cellular and physiological underpinnings of the nervous system.
• Discover the neurobiological basis of the major developmental, cognitive and anxiety disorders, and expand your knowledge across a wide range of clinical and scientific disciplines.
• Develop your understanding of neurophysiological, neuroimaging and neuropsychiatric diagnostic procedures, including clinical interviews and standardised self-report scales, used to assess and diagnose neurological dysfunction in humans.
• Learn about the neurobiological factors and processes associated with autism.
• Be introduced to the neurological pathophysiology of depression and an evaluation of treatments based on neurobiological processes.

This course will not only prepare you for rapid advancements in neuroscience by developing a solid foundation of knowledge, but will also improve your critical thinking, communication and technical skills.

Study online
Most of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.

* 24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.