Postgraduate study by coursework

Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney provides an outstanding range of coursework programs, covering medicine, medical education and public health, for both medical and non-medical graduates.

Graduate certificates, graduate diplomas and master's degrees can all be obtained through coursework.

Our postgraduate coursework degrees are taught by medical scientists, many of whom are leading researchers in their fields.

Courses are offered via traditional teaching methods (i.e. lectures, tutorials, etc.) and also online.

We are currently teaching over 750 students from a wide range of first degrees and from around the globe.

Courses are available in:

Sydney Medical School
Biostatistics
Brain and Mind Sciences
Clinical Epidemiology
Health Policy
Indigenous Health Promotion
Indigenous Health (Substance Use)
Infection and Immunity
International Ophthalmology
International Public Health
Medical Humanities
Ophthalmic Science
Paediatric Medicine
Pain Management
Psychotherapy
Public Health
Qualitative Health Research
Refractive Surgery
Reproductive Health Sciences and Human Genetics
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/HIV
Sleep Medicine
Surgery

Please go to the University of Sydney website to search for a course.

These postgraduate coursework programs are also available:

Bioethics, shared by the faculties of Medicine and Science
Health Communication, shared by the faculties of Arts and Medicine.

Master’s degrees by coursework typically require one to two years of full-time equivalent study. Some of the coursework master’s degrees provide students with an opportunity to produce a research dissertation or treatise once they have completed the coursework units of study.

Graduate diplomas usually require one year of full-time equivalent study. There is generally no research component to these courses.

Graduate certificates usually require half a year of full-time equivalent study. There is generally no research component to these courses.

In most cases, the graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master’s courses are articulated, which means that they share coursework units of study. This allows students to transfer from one level to another and receive credit for coursework already completed.