Specialist Certificate in Health and Human Services

The Specialist Certificate in Health and Human Services provides health and community services professionals with the foundational skills needed to become leaders in their field.

As a student of this course, you will gain insight into the latest thinking, new knowledge and practices, and research related to psychosocial practice.

Who is this course for?

This course has been designed for health and community service professionals at various stages of their career, including recent graduates, established practitioners and those seeking to advance their career or move in go a new field of professional practice.

It includes those who work in mental health, drug and alcohol support, welfare, and those who work with the disadvantaged or people in need.

It is particularly relevant to:

• Counsellors
• Psychologists
• Case managers
• Nurses
• Community workers
• Therapists.

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.

Course aims

This course is designed to prepare those for leadership and specialist roles in the health, mental health and human services sector. By undertaking this foundational course, you will understand and benefit from evidence-informed practice to effectively respond to the problems that affect individuals, families, communities and organisations. You will learn from leading academics who conduct evidence-based research in the fields of health, mental health, child and family welfare, ageing, social policy, policy evaluation and leadership.

Pathways

The Specialist Certificate in Health and Human Services is part of a suite of related courses. It’s easy to turn a Graduate Certificate into a Masters, or to enrol in a Master and leave with a Specialist Certificate.

• Graduate Certificate in Health and Human Services (one year part-time)
• Master of Health and Human Services (two years part-time)

You may also be interested in the Specialist Certificate in Implementation Science.

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 6.0

  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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