Graduate Certificate in Cosmetic Dermatology

Description

The Graduate Certificate in Cosmetic Dermatology is an AQF Level 8 post graduate qualification which may be taken as a ‘stand-alone’ ‘single’ qualification, leading to the award of ‘Graduate Certificate of Cosmetic Dermatology. This course is a ‘nested’ component within the Full Master of Cosmetic Dermatology Program.

The other components of this ‘nested’ program include the Graduate Diploma in Cosmetic Dermatology (which cannot be attempted until the Graduate Certificate has been successfully completed) and the Masters ‘Capstone’ component comprised of advanced studies in research methodology and the completion of a Minor Research Project (12 – 15,000 word Mini Thesis).

Students who complete all three components of the Full Master of Cosmetic Dermatology Program will be awarded the qualification, ‘Master of Cosmetic Dermatology’ by the College.

Course Program

The Graduate Certificate in Cosmetic Dermatology is comprised of 4 compulsory core subjects and a pre/co-requisite basic research subject dealing with Basic Issues in Evidence based Medicine (RMI):
I: An Introduction
II: The Cosmetic Consultation
III: Surface Active Procedures
IV: Injectables

These compulsory core subjects must be completed fully and successfully to be granted the qualification ‘Graduate Certificate in Cosmetic Dermatology’.

The course has a theoretical base, covering a range of key areas which may be considered ‘foundational’ to further advancement in the development of knowledge and skills in the field of cosmetic dermatological practice. It will focus on principles, concepts and theory that underpin the sub-domain of dermatological practice that is cosmetic dermatology.

The ACD considers post-graduate students should be required to apply their study to problems, issues or other matters of substance which produce significant benefits in their professional practice and that of others. To this end the Graduate Certificate in Cosmetic Dermatology, developed by the ACD, is designed to encompass and provide opportunity for students to learn in environments that nurture the: scholarship of discovery; scholarship of integration; and scholarship of application.