Specialist Certificate in Clinical Research (Neuroscience)
Course code/Course Abbreviation
N05NS/SpecCertCR(Neuro)
CLRS90026
Course Introduction
The Specialist Certificate in Clinical Research (Neuroscience) is aimed at people from medical and allied health professions (such as nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists etc) and others with a science-based background and qualifications seeking the opportunity to complete specialist formal training in a specific Clinical Research discipline.
The two subjects required to complete the course are delivered by staff from the Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Neurosciences, a multi-disciplinary clinical research group focusing on producing innovative patient-centered research, training and education into stroke, epilepsy and other neurological disorders.
Course Objectives
Graduates of the Specialist Certificate in Clinical Research (Neuroscience) will:
- Have a high-level understanding of the major activities involved in planning clinical research methodologies applicable to problems in neurological disease;
- Have a sound knowledge of the overlap with basic science advances across the neuroscience field and a good understanding of clinical synergies;
- Have gained insights into the broad ?hot topics? in neuroscience research and be able to generate useful discussions and ideas;
- Be able to analyse and critically appraise the clinical and basic neuroscience literature in a chosen topic of interest;
- Be able to apply this knowledge through creating new ideas for clinical research projects;
- Be able to work in teams and effectively communicate clinical research findings;
- Demonstrate a high level of understanding of various advanced clinical research techniques that have broad application to many areas of neuroscience;
- Understand clinical research applications of brain imaging techniques;
- Understand the need for multi-disciplinary integration in clinical research and be able to establish appropriate collaborations across disciplines;
- Have gained insights into current research applications of these techniques across the various neuroscience disciplines;
- Be able to develop innovative strategies to investigate clinical neuroscience research questions to pursue in response to particular neurological problems; and
- Have achieved a level of competency enabling them to create and conduct high quality clinical neuroscience research projects from the original concept through to submission of competitive research proposals.
These attributes inform the entry requirements to, development of teaching materials for, and the conduct of teaching in the Specialist Certificate in Clinical Research (Neuroscience).
Entry Requirements
An undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in medicine, an allied health profession, science or social science which is recognised by the University as evidence of adequate preparation for the course plus documented evidence of at least one year full-time relevant professional work experience or doctoral study in a medical, scientific or allied health environment.
Course Fee
Fees for 2012 are $2,350 per 12.5 point subject, making the total cost of each Specialist Certificate $4,700.
The course fee includes:
- All course materials and assessment
- Access to on-line databases required
- Morning and afternoon tea and lunch on each day of teaching
Course Structure
To satisfy the requirements of the Specialist Certificate in Clinical Research (Neuroscience) students will complete subjects accumulating a total of 25 points. The subjects for the Specialist Certificate are offered at Masters level.
Students will complete:
Clinical Neuroscience Research (12.5 points)
Professional Development Only
It is possible to attend each subject on a professional development basis only. However, GST applies to the cost of all non-award programs. Please contact us for details.
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