Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Ultrasound

Graduate Diploma

Learn from experts in the field of cardiac sonography. Develop your knowledge using case studies, and receive in-depth, supportive feedback throughout the course.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Diploma

Duration

2 years part-time

Study Mode

Online, In person

Intake Months

Feb

About this course

Highlights

Ideal for practising student cardiac sonographers employed in a suitable clinical practice with access to clinical cardiac ultrasound experience.
Benefit from a combination of on-campus blocks in semesters 1 and 3 (each block 2 days duration), web-based modules and clinical practice modules.
Graduate accredited by the Australasian Sonographer Accreditation Registry
Study online and complete in 2 years part-time.

Highlights

Ideal for practising student cardiac sonographers employed in a suitable clinical practice with access to clinical cardiac ultrasound experience.
Benefit from a combination of on-campus blocks in semesters 1 and 3 (each block 2 days duration), web-based modules and clinical practice modules.
Graduate accredited by the Australasian Sonographer Accreditation Registry
Study online and complete in 2 years part-time.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

You must have:

a recognised bachelor degree(or equivalent) in a relevant science or allied health field (e.g. medical imaging science biomedical science or nursing)
a minimum of 3 months full-time equivalent supervised hands-on clinical experience in cardiac ultrasound

Additional entry requirements

You must provide with your online application a completed Clinical supervisor form (PDF 331 KB).

Closing date

The final date to apply is 14 December. Applications for the following intake will open 1 July.

Overseas qualifications

QUT will consider equivalent overseas qualifications for admissions purposes. If you have tertiary qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction you must provide evidence of English language proficiency.

English language proficiency

We require students to demonstrate they can speak write read and comprehend academic English to a specified standard.

Our English proficiency requirements for this course are:

IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no subscore below 6.5
PTE: 65 or better overall with no subscore below 58
TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with a writing subscore of 24 or better and no other subscore lower than 20
Cambridge English Score: 185 or better overall with no subscore below 176

The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.

Study locations

External

Online

What you will learn

The Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Ultrasound program offers studies for practising cardiac sonographers. The course uses a combination of on-campus blocks in semesters 1 and 3 web-based modules and clinical practice modules. A final clinical exam occurs on-site at QUT in the final semester.

Course requirements

You'll need to maintain access to suitable clinical experience for the duration of the course. In accordance with the Australasian Sonographer Accreditation Registry (ASAR) Program Accreditation Guidelines it is recommended that students be engaged in cardiac ultrasound practice for a minimum of three days/week over a two year period full-time equivalent in an Australian or New Zealand clinical setting.

There are requirements that you will need to meet as a student in this course. You will need to identify these requirements and ensure you allow sufficient time to meet them.

The study mode of this course is online and students access the majority of course materials digitally. Therefore all students will require computer access with sufficient internet speed to engage with the online lectures and tutorials.

Career pathways

Professional recognition

This course is accredited with the Australasian Sonographer Accreditation Registry.

Possible careers

Cardiac sonographer

Course structure

The Graduate Diploma in Cardiac Ultrasound takes two years of part-time study to complete. Students attend an on-campus block in semesters 1 and 3 of the course and a final clinical exam in semester 4.

The structure of this course includes:

formal classroom components and clinical skills development sessions conducted during the intensive on-campus blocks
comprehensive online lectures and self-assessment tutorials.

Applicants will need to maintain access to suitable clinical experience for the duration of the course.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at QUT (Queensland University of Technology).

87.7%

Overall satisfaction

81.2%

Skill scale

79%

Teaching scale

92.5%

Employed full-time

$93.9k

Average salary

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