Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Specialisation) (56A)

Healthcare delivery is constantly evolving in the face of population growth, our increasingly diverse and aging communities, changing approaches to delivering healthcare and availability of new technology.

Health professionals need to be more collaborative, team-focussed and adaptable than ever before. To meet these challenges, the University of Tasmania, in partnership with major health providers, is launching a more flexible and agile approach to providing educational offerings for health professionals throughout their careers.

The Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Specialisation) is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills to expand your contribution to healthcare and meet your continuing professional development requirements with a flexible online approach. The course has been developed with health industry partners and features a strong inter-disciplinary approach, drawing on content from a broad range of disciplines across the University of Tasmania, with an emphasis on providing you with the flexibility to choose content that best progresses your career ambitions.

You will build a strong foundation in leadership skills and critical thinking, helping you to analyse and resolve the complex problems that you face in the health system. You can then choose from a curated selection of units expanding your knowledge in fields including epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, health service innovation, health informatics and digital health.

Building on this knowledge you can choose from a selection of specialisations developed to align to career pathways in health. As an emerging or established health leader you might choose to specialise in Governance, Strategic Communication or Organisational Performance to enhance your capacity within your current role, you could develop your skills in Workplace Psychology to better understand and lead your people, or take the Health Service Improvement specialisation to learn to transform health delivery within your team. Other specialisations focus on Healthcare Education, Supply Chain and Logistics and areas of national health priority, such as Dementia.

The course is open to anyone with a health-related bachelor degree, or a bachelor degree in an unrelated area with at least two years' experience in the health workforce. If you already have a health-related Graduate Certificate, you may be eligible for advanced standing into the course to enable you to progress directly to the specialisation component of the degree.

The Graduate Certificate in Advanced Practice, and Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Specialisation) articulate directly into the Master of Advanced Practice (Specialisation), providing you with a seamless pathway to progress your career in a meaningful new direction and advance practice in your health organisation.

Advanced Practice masterclass series

Experience first-hand what our expert lecturers can offer you with our free, online masterclass series.

Webinar topics cover the breadth of our Advance Practice specialisations, as well as the core topics of leadership, and critical thinking. There are options to explore a new topic, or dive into something you are already familiar with and expand your knowledge.

Health partner scholarships

To help you advance your career, generous scholarships are available to employees of our valued industry partners. Search for your employer, speak to your workplace, or contact us on 13 8827 to find out more.

Now, more than ever, the healthcare industry needs leaders equipped for an ever-evolving sector. Health care and Social Assistance is the largest employing industry in Australia, with job opportunities estimated to grow up to 15% over the next three years.

The Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice has been co-designed with major health providers for the health workforce, providing knowledge and skills specifically developed to meet the needs of health professionals from all disciplines. No matter your career aspiration, this course will help you achieve your goals.