Short courses

The faculty offers a range of short courses for personal and continuing professional development which are delivered through its schools and centres.

Community Access Program

Theoretical subjects are available to suitably qualified candidates without requiring enrolment in a full course through the university's Community Access Program.

Professional development courses

School of Dental Sciences

The School of Dental Sciences provides an extensive range of short courses from computer-based crown preparations and surgical crown lengthening to prosthodontics and digital photography in dentistry. Find out more about the dental science short courses.

School of Physiotherapy

A range of short courses is offered through the faculty's School of Physiotherapy, including short courses for physiotherapy educators and on-site courses at local, country, interstate and overseas centres. Courses include women's health, musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary physiotherapy. Read more about the faculty's short courses for physiotherapists.

School of Behavioural Sciences

The faculty's School of Behavioural Sciences offers short courses in conflict resolution, including managing difficult clients and managing workplace bullying and mediation courses for managers.

School of Nursing

The School of Nursing offers short courses in psychiatric nursing through the Centre for Psychiatric Nursing Research and Practice. Learn more about short courses in psychiatric nursing.

School of Population Health

A range of courses is offered through the faculty's School of Population Health.

The school's Key Centre for Women's Health offers courses in mental health, the effect of violence, gender and reproduction and the psychological aspects of pregnancy and cancer. Learn more about short courses offered by the Key Centre for Women's Health.

The school's Centre for Health Program Evaluation offers courses in planning, negotiation, approaches and criteria selection and data collection, analysis and reporting in health program evaluation. Contact Joy Yeadon on 03 8344 0710 or email: j.yeadon@unimelb.edu.au

Centre for Research and Development Leadership

The Centre for Research and Development Leadership was recently established to be a resource for education, training and research in research and development leadership. The centre offers short courses for industry, higher education and research institutions. Learn more about short courses in research and development leadership.