Graduate Diploma in Surgical Education

Are you a future leader in surgical education?

The Graduate Diploma of Surgical Education is the industry leading course for surgeons who want to pass on their experience and knowledge to the next generation. Students will gain a foundation in educational practice for optimising surgical training in the complex sets of skills required for safe surgical practice.

Offered through the Department of Surgery, in partnership with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), this course caters to the unique challenges of teaching and learning in diverse clinical settings and recognises the advanced technologies that are increasingly important in surgery and surgical training.

Now with all subjects being delivered online, the Graduate Diploma of Surgical Education is designed with the flexibility to accommodate practising surgeons as they become world-class educators.

The Graduate Diploma is also a key pathway into the Master of Surgical Education, the industry-leading course in its field.

Who this course is for

This course is designed for fellows, trainees and non-surgeons who contribute to surgical education programs and want to become educators. This includes:

• Surgeons
• Veterinary surgeons
• Clinical proceduralists
• Obstetricians
• Gynaecologists.

International students are welcome to study this course. However, please note that this course is not available to international students who require a student visa to study in Australia as it does not meet the onshore study requirements and it is not registered with CRICOS.

Pathways

The Graduate Diploma in Surgical Education is part of a nested suite of courses, designed for versatility. You can transform a Graduate Certificate into a Master, or start with a Master and exit early with a Graduate Diploma.

• Graduate Certificate in Surgical Education (1 year part time)
• Graduate Diploma in Surgical Education (2 years part time)
• Master of Surgical Education (3 years part time)

English language requirements

All applicants to the University of Melbourne must satisfy the English language requirements. This may be achieved in a number of ways, including recognised previous study taught and assessed entirely in English or an approved English language test. If you are from a non-English speaking background, the required standard of English for this degree is one of the following English proficiency test scores:

• English language test score requirements

• If you need to undertake an English language test, you must meet one of the scores* below:

  IELTS

  7.0

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  with no band less than 7.0

  TOEFL

  94+

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  with writing 27; speaking 18; reading 13; listening 13

  PEARSON

  72+

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  with written communicative skill of 75 and no other communicative skill below 60

  CAMBRIDGE

  185+

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  with no less than 185 in writing and no less than 169 in each other skill

  *Accepted tests: IELTS (Academic English Only); TOEFL Internet-based test; Pearson Test of English Academic; Cambridge English: Advanced/Certificate of Advanced English (CAE). If a test displays N/A, it means it is not accepted for this course.

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