Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Health GradCertAgeing&Hlth
Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Health GradDipAgeing&Hlth
Master of Ageing and Health MAgeing&Hlth
Online - Albury-Wodonga
Online - Albury-Wodonga
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 1.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Applicants for the Master of Ageing and Health must meet the following requirements.
A Bachelor's Degree (or AQF equivalent) in Human Services, Social Work, Social Welfare, Social Science, Health or relevant undergraduate degree in humanities and health.
Or completion of the Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Health.
English Language Proficiency
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements. Refer to http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/apply/english-language for the specific requirements.
Applicants for the Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Health must meet the following requirements:
Completed degree (or AQF equivalent) in human services, social work, social welfare, social sciences, nursing, health or related areas;
or
A recognised diploma (or AQF equivalent) from a Registered Training Organisation
AND
Five years full time (or equivalent) work experience in Human Services with a supporting reference from their employer.
English Language Proficiency
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements. Refer to http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/apply/english-language for the specific requirements. This will apply to both domestic and international applicants. Offer may be conditional on ELP but applicants will be required to provide evidence of meeting these requirements before the start of studies.
Applicants with relevant post-graduate qualifications may be eligible for credit.
Credit will be awarded for all four (4) subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Health.
Credit will be awarded to students who have undertaken the course offered through the Wangaratta Study Centre (CSU) Leadership in Healthy Ageing. Students must provide evidence of course work completion.
Applicants with relevant post-graduate qualifications may be eligible for credit.
Credit will be awarded for all four (4) subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Health.
Applicants with relevant post-graduate qualifications may be eligible for credit.
The Master, Graduate Diploma [Exit Point Only] and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Subjects have a value of 8 points unless otherwise stated.
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN Ageing and Health (32 points)
To graduate with the Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Health, students complete 4 core subjects (32 points) as follows:
GER401 Choices and Options in Later Life
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds
GER404 Ageing and Professional Practice
GER406 Issues in Dementia Care and Communication
GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF AGEING AND HEALTH (exit point only) (64 points)
To graduate with the Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Health, students complete 64 points as follows:
Core subjects (4 subjects)
GER401 Choices and Options in Later Life
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds
GER404 Ageing and Professional Practice
GER406 Issues in Dementia Care and Communication
PLUS 32 points from either the Professional Practice or Research/Policy strand.
MASTER OF Ageing and Health (96 points)
To graduate with the Master of Ageimg and Health, students complete 96 points as follows:
Core subjects (4 subjects)
GER401 Choices and Options in Later Life
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds
GER404 Ageing and Professional Practice
GER406 Issues in Dementia Care and Communication
Masters students then select either the Professional Practice OR Research/Policy, completing one of the strands detailed below:
Professional Practice Strand
Compulsory subjects (5 subjects)
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
GER502 End of Life and Palliative Care Issues in Ageing
GER503 Leadership in Complex Aged Care Practice
SPE502 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
Restricted electives (1 subjects)
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods OR HLT505 Research Methods in Health Sciences A
PLUS 2 restricted electives from the list below:
Restricted electives (choose 2 subjects)
HSM404 Management and Leadership of Health and Aged Care Services
HCS523 Leadership in Human Services Practice
SOC401 Advanced Social Inequality
WEL424 Loss Grief and Palliative Care for Older People
WEL429 Indigenous Australian Practice for Human Service Workers
WEL523 Contemporary Theories for Case Management
Students with a Registered Nurse qualification may also choose a subject from nursing as an elective with the Course Directors approval.
Other electives will be considered with the Course Directors approval.
Research/Policy Strand
Compulsory subjects (5 subjects)
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
GER503 Leadership in Complex Aged Care Practice
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (16 points)
SPE502 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
Restricted Electives (choose 1 subject)
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods OR HLT505 Research Methods in Health Sciences A
And 1 Elective
Students undertaking this research/policy strand can select an elective that supports their research focus.
SESSION 1 INTAKE
Year 1 - Session 1
GER401 Choices and Options in Later Life
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds
Year 1 - Session 2
GER404 Ageing and Professional Practice
GER406 Issues in Dementia Care and Communication
Students may exit with the Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Health (32 points)
Professional Practice Strand
Year 2 - Session 1
GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
SPE502 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
Year 2 - Session 2
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods or HLT505 Research Methods in Health Sciences A
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
Students may exit with the Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Health (64 points)
Year 3 - Session 1
GER502 End of Life and Palliative Care Issues in Ageing
Restricted elective
Year 3 - Session 2
GER503 Leadership in Complex Aged Care Practice
Restricted elective
Students exit with the Master of Ageing and Health (96 points)
Research/Policy Strand
Year 2 - Session 1
GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
SPE502 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
Year 2 - Session 2
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods or HLT505 Research Methods in Health Sciences A
Students may exit with the Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Health (64 points)
Year 3 - Session 1
Elective
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (start)
Year 3 - Session 2
GER503 Leadership in Complex Aged Care Practice
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (finish)
Students exit with the Master of Ageing and Health (96 points)
SESSION 2 INTAKE
Year 1 - Session 2
GER404 Ageing and Professional Practice
GER406 Issues in Dementia Care and Communication
Year 2 - Session 1
GER401 Choices and Options in Later Life
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds
Students may exit with the Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Health (32 points)
Professional Practice Strand
Year 2 - Session 2
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods or HLT505 Research Methods in Health Sciences A
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
Year 3 - Session 1
GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
SPE502 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
Students may exit with the Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Health (64 points)
Year 3 - Session 2
GER503 Leadership in Complex Aged Care Practice
Restricted elective
Year 4 - Session 1
GER502 End of Life and Palliative Care Issues in Ageing
Restricted elective
Students exit with the Master of Ageing and Health (96 points)
Research/Policy Strand
Year 2 - Session 2
ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
SWK504 Human Services Research Methods or HLT505 Research Methods in Health Sciences A
Year 3 - Session 1
Elective
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (start)
Students may exit with the Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Health (64 points)
Year 3 - Session 2
GER503 Leadership in Complex Aged Care Practice
SWK500 Social Work and Human Services Dissertation (finish)
Year 4 - Session 1
GER501 Contemporary Issues in Gerontology
SPE502 Social Work and Social Policy Practice
Students exit with the Master of Ageing and Health (96 points)
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.