Graduate Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine
Avondale University
Course Details
The Graduate Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine is a flexible course giving students the opportunity to structure their studies around their areas of interest. For individuals with existing healthcare qualifications, it is also a pathway into the Master of Lifestyle Medicine. Major areas of study include an examination of the history of disease and the rationale for Lifestyle Medicine, core Lifestyle Medicine pillars, the pivotal roles of nutrition and physical activity, underlying physiological factors in chronic disease, psychological influences, environmental factors, substance use (focus on nicotine), the processes used to administer Lifestyle Medicine, cultural factors that influence Lifestyle Medicine interventions, and more.
Qualification: Graduate Certificate
Course structure: The Graduate Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine (course code 2084) consists of any 4 of the below units that are available on a part time basis (maximum two units per semester)
The postgraduate Certificate in Lifestyle Medicine is available to citizens and residents of Australia as well as to International students studying outside of Australia. It is not available to international students who are in Australia on a Student visa.