La Trobe University Courses

We live in one vast, interconnected world. While nation states and local economies still dominate the overall playing field, there's an ever-increasing flow between countries - of trade, capital, information and people. And it's irreversibly transforming our lives.

Humans have evolved, traded and warred for many thousands of years. But, for the vast majority of human history, change happened very slowly.

Students will have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in the specialist practice area of prostate nursing care. The structure of the course utilises the cancer professional development framework endorsed by the Australian Government.

The two urological and continence nursing specialist courses focus on the pathological mechanisms and therapeutic approaches to bowel and bladder health issues, the psychosocial impact of urological disorders and incontinence and the development of a specialist role in urological and continence...

The two Foundations of Wound Management units are delivered online over 10 weeks with tutor support. Each unit is equivalent to a 15-credit point postgraduate subject and can be used to apply for advanced standing into La Trobe's School of Nursing and Midwifery postgraduate award courses.

This workshop provides a basic introduction to core concepts of family therapy theory and practice. It will assist participants to develop new ways of understanding difficulties impacting on families and a range of approaches to intervention.

Working with families caring for someone with a disability, illness or other longer-term condition is both rewarding and challenging.

This workshop introduces and explores concepts and techniques of the narrative approach to working with clients who have experienced trauma. You will have the opportunity to practice these approaches in a supportive environment. Prior knowledge of Narrative Therapy is recommended but not required.

This workshop explores the concept of team resilience and what managers and supervisors can do to build positive team cultures.

Over 8 million adults and 3 million children participate in sport each year, while nearly 60,000 Australians were hospitalised for sporting injuries between 2016-17.* With such a high level of participation and risk, scientific research is extremely valuable in addressing issues relating to people's...

With the Australian government investing $385.4 million in the sport sector during the 2019-20 Federal Budget, the demand for sports roles such as coaches, instructors and officials is expected to grow.* Yet experts also predict that postgraduate qualifications will become increasingly essential to...

Around the globe, sporting organisations are competing to create the world's finest athletes.