The attendance pattern for these courses is full time or part time according to candidate choice.

The master's degree in these resolutions is an advanced learning master's course, as defined by the Coursework Rule.

The embedded courses in this sequence are:

the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication

the Graduate Diploma in Health Communication

the Master of Health Communication

A candidate for the graduate certificate or graduate diploma may apply to progress to a longer course in this sequence, providing the candidate meets the admission requirements for that course. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.

Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria. In exceptional circumstances the Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications but whose evidence of experience and achievement is deemed by the Dean to be equivalent.

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication requires a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities, social sciences or public health, or an equivalent qualification. Relevant recent professional qualifications and experience of at least 3 years duration may be assessed as suitable for admission by the Dean under the provision for exceptional circumstances outlined in the Coursework Rule.

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Health Communication requires:

a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney with a minimum 60% average calculated over the whole degree, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities, social sciences or public health, or an equivalent qualification; or

completion of the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

Admission to candidature for the Master of Health Communication requires:

a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney with a minimum credit (65%) average calculated over the whole degree, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities, social sciences or public health, or an equivalent qualification; or

completion of the requirements for the embedded Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Health Communication with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

The units of study that may be taken for these courses are set out in the Postgraduate Table of Units of Study for the Health Communication subject area.

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication a candidate must complete 24 credit points, including:

12 credit points of core units of study; and

12 credit points from elective units of study.

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Health Communication a candidate must complete 36 credit points, including:

18 credit points of core units of study; and

18 credit points from elective units of study.

To qualify for the award of the Master of Health Communication a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:

24 credit points of core units of study; and

24 credit points from elective units of study. With the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units from units of study outside those listed in the Health Communication subject area of the Postgraduate Unit of Study Table, including a maximum of 6 credit points from units of study offered by other faculties.

Cross-institutional study is not available in the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication.

A maximum of one unit of study may be credited towards the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication and only if:

the study was completed prior to admission; and

the study was through the University's Summer or Winter School or Centre for Continuing Education; and

it is for a unit of study being offered to candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication.

A candidate for the master's degree or graduate diploma may elect to discontinue study and graduate with a shorter award from this sequence, with the approval of the Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.

These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January 2013.

Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January 2013 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2018. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.