Masters in Biology & Science in Australia

The next breakthroughs in personalised medicine and genetic therapies will require a workforce with the skills to understand and use a range of genetic techniques and technologies, to interpret complex data sets, and to translate diagnostic, scientific and laboratory findings into clinical practice.

The Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Science (Genomics and Precision Medicine) is designed to meet the rapidly growing demand in biomedical science for graduates who are skilled in state-of-the-art omic techniques and who are versed in the language of genetics.

This graduate course provides a thorough theoretical and practical grounding in the ethical, social and policy aspects of healthcare and biomedical science. You will investigate moral issues in topics such as: life and death decision-making in the context of healthcare; new and emerging technologies for promoting collective and individual wellbeing; public health care measures for disease prevention and research.

This course is particularly well suited if you are a health care professional or scientist who faces complex ethical issues in your working life. The course is also valuable if you are involved in the development of health-related public policy and law, or simply wish to explore issues of public concern in greater depth. It is designed in ways to suit you with little or no prior educational background in ethics or philosophy and is also suitable if you are a philosophy graduate seeking to develop expertise in bioethics.

The course is designed to encourage you to think critically about and develop independent and well-informed views on the ethical, social and policy aspects of healthcare and biomedical science. The course enhances your capacity to undertake independent research and includes options for a pathway to doctoral studies.

Launch your career in the thriving biotechnology industry.

La Trobe's Master of Biotechnology Management helps you understand the potential for developments in biotechnology to advance human health, environmental sustainability, food security and alternative renewables. You'll gain a solid foundation in how to apply leadership and project management skills within the biotechnology industry.

Deeply engaged in the Ignatian tradition, spiritual direction is the process and practice through which a skilled individual helps another to grow in intimacy with God. It is the practice of being with people as they attempt to deepen their relationship with the divine, or to learn and grow in their own personal spirituality. Spiritual direction has a long and revered history in the Christian tradition and is understood as a ministry within the Church suitable for trained lay people, religious and ordained ministers.

The Master of Spiritual Direction provides a deep and broad understanding of the key themes and methodologies in spiritual direction, and a capacity to integrate that knowledge into professional practice.

You will develop advanced knowledge of the theological and scriptural foundations necessary for the ministry of spiritual direction in the Ignatian tradition. You'll explore the dynamics of Christian spirituality through reflection on your personal experience, and integration of this with insights from the relevant literature and your professional context.