M4008 Graduate Certificate of Clinical Simulation
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Graduate Certificate of Clinical Simulation (M4008) is a 24-credit-point, graduate certificate course from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, taught at Clayton. Map your units semester by semester with the MonMap planner.
- Credit points
- 24
- Campus
- Clayton
- Online
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
The Graduate Certificate of Clinical Simulation enables you to apply principles and theories that inform educational practice in a range of clinical and other relevant contexts to undertake professional and highly skilled work and as a pathway for further learning. This practice-based qualification is suitable for a broad range of health professionals who are, or will be, engaged in simulation-based education. This includes in teaching, assessment, evaluation, mentoring and supervision of health professionals and students in a range of clinical and other contexts. The qualification is also suited to health professionals who use simulation for healthcare service quality improvement or systems testing. However, the use of simulation as an educational method is prioritised.
Course structure
Core studies12 credit points
List of short courses12 credit points
You must complete two of the following short courses:
- Learning and teaching with simulation
- Scenario design for simulation-based education
- Learning conversations: Feedback and debriefing practices in clinical simulation
- Fundamentals of clinical coaching
OR
You must complete one of the following short courses:
- Learning and teaching with simulation
- Scenario design for simulation-based education
- Learning conversations: Feedback and debriefing practices in clinical simulation,
- Fundamentals of clinical coaching,
AND the following short course:
- Quality supervision course
OR
You must complete the following short course:
- Introduction to education research in the health professions and sciences
The handbook's description of this structure
This course consists of 24 credit points of Clinical Simulation studies undertaken as a combination of units and short courses.
This study will provide you with professional teaching and advanced supervisory skills in both clinical and non-clinical environments using simulation as an educational method. It will facilitate the application of principles and theories that inform simulation educational practice and specialist knowledge through the choice of elective studies.
List of short courses:
- Learning and Teaching with Simulation
- Scenario Design for Simulation-based Education
- Learning Conversations: Feedback and debriefing practices in clinical simulation
- Fundamentals of Clinical Coaching
- Quality Supervision Course
-
Introduction to Education Research in the Health Professions and Sciences
Note:
- You will receive specified credit for assessed short courses that you completed successfully prior to your enrolment in this course.
- Not all short courses are available every semester.
- The above short courses are not eligible for FEE-HELP.
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The course comprises 24 points structured into three units.
Note: You will receive 12 points of specified credit for elective units for prior studies by means of assessed short courses.
All units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.
You must complete:
- HCS5100 Foundations of health professions education: Clinical simulation (12 points)
- Assessed short courses (total of 12 points)
* Assessed short courses must be chosen from the following list of short courses. Please note that not all short courses are offered every semester. The short courses are not eligible for FEE-HELP.
You must complete two of the following:
- MPD0015 Learning and teaching with simulation
- MPD0017 Scenario design for simulation-based education
- MPD0018 Learning conversations: Feedback and debriefing practices in clinical simulation
- MPD0024 Fundamentals of clinical coaching
OR
You must complete one of the following:
- MPD0015 Learning and teaching with simulation
- MPD0017 Scenario design for simulation-based education
- MPD0018 Learning conversations: Feedback and debriefing practices in clinical simulation
- MPD0024 Fundamentals of clinical coaching
and the following course:
OR
You must complete the following short course:
Learning outcomes
These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.
Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:
- 1
Articulate a personal philosophy of learner-centred education in simulation
- 2
Describe and apply learning theories that inform educational practice in clinical simulation
- 3
Identify and apply principles of curriculum design, using simulation to meet learning objectives
- 4
Discuss contemporary issues in healthcare simulation
- 5
Plan, design, implement, assess and evaluate a simulation-based education programme
- 6
Describe and practice feedback and debriefing strategies to support learning in simulation
- 7
Develop a strategy for further learning as a simulation educator
- 8
Identify the role of mentoring and supervision for safe clinical practice
Entry requirements
English language
Monash Level C, that is: IELTS (Academic): 7.0 overall (no band lower than 6.5); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 65 overall with no band lower than 58; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 94 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 24, Listening: 20, Reading: 19 and Speaking: 20; or Equivalent approved English test
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Other information
The Graduate Certificate of Clinical Simulation enables you to apply principles and theories that inform educational practice in a range of clinical and other relevant contexts to undertake professional and highly skilled work and as a pathway for further learning. This practice-based qualification is suitable for a broad range of health professionals who are, or will be, engaged in simulation-based education. This includes in teaching, assessment, evaluation, mentoring and supervision of health professionals and students in a range of clinical and other contexts. The qualification is also suited to health professionals who use simulation for healthcare service quality improvement or systems testing. However, the use of simulation as an educational method is prioritised.
Common questions
Where can I study Graduate Certificate of Clinical Simulation?
At Clayton.
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