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Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
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Learn more about the fees that apply to you for this course. For fee type definitions and further assistance, see the Fee Calculator Help page. You can also search our database for scholarships that are relevant to you or this course.
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The Annual Fee is an estimate only based on a standard annual study load of 48 points.
For Commonwealth Supported Places, student contribution amounts are charged by unit. For an accurate fee estimate, go to the Fee Calculator and select “I want to price my units”.
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The Annual Fee is an estimate only based on a standard annual study load of 48 points.
For Commonwealth Supported Places, student contribution amounts are charged by unit. For an accurate fee estimate, go to the Fee Calculator and select “I want to price my units”.
For Full Fee Paying places, students are charged an annual course fee. Visit the Fee Calculator and select your course to see the annual and total course fees.
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Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
Health Workforce Scholarship Program
The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) is an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Health, administered in WA by Rural Health West. The HWSP provides scholarships and bursaries to help health professionals in rural and remote Australia retain and enhance their skills, capacity and scope of practice.
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Admission requirements
If you’re interested in furthering your career by studying this postgraduate degree, find out the admission details below.
Admission Requirements
(a) a bachelor's, postgraduate degree or equivalent in speech pathology, social work, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing or medicine, as recognised by UWA;
or
(b) an accredited bachelor's honours degree in psychology, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
and
(c) registration with the professional body of your specialisation, as recognised by UWA;
and
(d) a satisfactory personal statement, as recognised by UWA;
and
(e) two satisfactory referees, as recognised by UWA;
and
(f) a curriculum vitae summarising relevant occupational and practical experience, as recognised by UWA.
Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
You must forward this Qualtrics Report link to your nominated academic/professional referees. Please ensure that you give your referees enough notice to meet the deadline of 15 October 2020.
Ranking and Selection Process
(1) Invitation to attend an interview will be based on assessment of admission rule 4 in alignment with the interview quota for the year.
(2) Eligible applicants who are interviewed will be assessed based on the personal qualities considered desirable by the selection panel.
(3) Admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants under rule 4 and 5(2) who fall within the intake quota for that year.
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Course details
This course is now subsidised by the Australian Government as a Commonwealth supported place (CSP) for Australian residents. Find out how much you can save with a CSP place.
About the course
Quick details
- Available 2021
- Perth (Crawley campus)
- Part-time only
- Online
- Semester 1
- Please refer to UWA handbook.
- Postgraduate
- 73260
- This course is not available to international student visa holders
Course structure
Postgraduate coursework degrees and combined (coursework and research) degrees comprise a number of units. Refer to the course structure for more information.
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Flexibility
We understand that life is busy. That's why our postgraduate courses are designed so you can balance your work and studies. Our flexible postgraduate experience includes the opportunity to study part time, a range of units that are taught after hours, and the option to learn via intensive units. Ask our Student Central team for advice on choosing the right postgraduate route for you. Find out more here.
Elizabeth Sydney-Smith
"The online lectures were engaging and flexibly accessible to me, particularly since I live in the Kimberley and working full-time. This course has been invaluable to me as a young professional."
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Psychology can take you anywhere and everywhere. Psychology is relevant to almost any human endeavour, meaning a psychology degree, or some complementary psychology studies, are relevant not only for traditional psychology careers, but for a wide range of careers.
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