Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind Sciences

The University of Sydney

The Graduate Diploma in Brain and Mind Sciences provides focused education and training for the next generation of science, medical, nursing, psychiatry and psychology workforces, preparing them to meet the needs of those suffering from disorders of the brain and mind.This course is for students from a range of backgrounds, including non-medical graduates, graduate scientists, general practitioners and nurses who regularly have to care for patients with mental illnesses.Graduates will have opportunities within:general practiceclinical psychology, or psychiatryworking as graduate scientists in the industry (science organisations, biotech industries, pharmaceutical companies), or university-based settings.The Brain and Mind Centre also has leading preclinical laboratories working on the genetics of neurodevelopment and the etiology of Alzheimer’s Disease and brain tumors, and a strong drive toward translational technologies such as neuroimaging and stem regenerative medicine.You will be exposed to leading Australian mental health researchers and have opportunities for research activities alongside these leaders in the field.

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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