Graduate Diploma in Sleep Science
Bachelor's degree
In Perth (Australia)
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Perth (Australia)
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Start date
Different dates available
Course description, features and facilities Students of this course can expect to gain an advanced theoretical understanding of scoring and interpretation of diagnostic and other sleep studies, practical aspects of advanced polysomnography including sleep monitoring for a range of sleep pathologies, advanced practical skills in sleep scoring and application of therapies for sleep disorders for both adults and children, as well as skills in laboratory management.
The University has a 5-bed sleep teaching facility on the main campus which contains a range of state-of-the art sleep-monitoring equipment. The facility is close to the School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, where additional teaching and computing laboratories are located.
The clinical partners for the Graduate Diploma in Sleep Science are the West Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute and the Sleep Laboratory in the Respiratory Department at the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children.
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Subjects
- Biology
- Technology
- Teaching
- Skills and Training
- Monitoring
Course programme
Structure
Key to availability of units:
NS = non-standard teaching period
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
While the majority of the course is online, mixed mode units require students to attend UWA in person for two weeks of intensive practical tuition in June/July and again in November/December. Students are responsible for arranging their own accommodation, transport, etc.
Only students who hold the articulating Graduate Certificate of Paediatric Sleep Science (91250), are required to complete this conversion unit, in place of ANHB5431 Fundamentals in Sleep Technology, ANHB5432 Fundamentals of Sleep Biology, ANHB5433 Sleep Technology in Practice and ANHB5434 Sleep Biology in Practice.
NSANHB5452Adult Sleep ScienceTake all units (48 points):
NSANHB5431Fundamentals of Sleep TechnologyNSANHB5432Fundamentals of Sleep BiologyNSANHB5433Sleep Technology in PracticeNSANHB5434Sleep Biology in PracticeNSANHB5453Advanced Sleep Technology and Laboratory ManagementNSANHB5454Advanced Sleep ScoringNSANHB5456Clinical Research and BiostatisticsNSANHB5457Advanced Competencies in Sleep ScienceBack to top
Graduate Diploma in Sleep Science