Overview (2027)
Key Information
Duration
Minimum 1 Year, up to a maximum of 3 years.
Location
Duration
Minimum 1 year, up to a maximum of 3 years.
Location
Remote and extreme environments push the boundaries of healthcare delivery and demand professionals who are ready to rise to the challenge. The Graduate Certificate of Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments is your gateway to the essentials of healthcare in some of the world’s most demanding conditions.
Tailored for doctors, nurses, paramedics, and allied health professionals, this course offers a foundation in the principles and practices of remote and extreme environment healthcare. You’ll gain the skills to plan, organise, and deliver care in settings where resources are limited, conditions are harsh, and adaptability is key.
Built for busy professionals, the course is delivered online and part-time, giving you the flexibility to study while continuing your career. You’ll also have the opportunity to take part in practical and residential units that bring learning to life through simulation and hands-on experience.
Whether you're just beginning your journey into remote healthcare or looking to expand your scope, this certificate offers a dynamic and multidisciplinary launchpad to make a meaningful impact where it matters most.
- 1 Assess and apply an approach to the planning, organisation and delivery of healthcare in remote and extreme environments
- 2 Integrate specialised knowledge and skills relevant to extreme environments into their clinical practice
- 3 Evaluate and apply a range of non-medical skills essential for operating in extreme environments,
- 4 Synthesise novel solutions to emergency situations in remote and extreme environments.
Course structure
Please note that the course is online but some units contain face-to-face intensives that will require travel at the student’s cost.
This unit provides an introduction to the Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments. It starts by considering the characteristics of different types of remote populations and remote medical practice, the understanding of which is vital to providing appropriate health care.…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Online | Semester 2 |  |  |  | |
- Key:
On-campus- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
View all details for CAM503 Operational Aspects of Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments
This unit is concerned with the practice of healthcare in extreme environments. It starts with generic considerations before moving on to examine the following extreme environments in detail: cold, high altitude, desert, maritime, underwater, aviation, and space. The challenges of…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
View all details for CAM619 Medicine in Extreme Environments
CAA500 develops advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making for health professionals working across a range of practice settings. The unit examines clinical reasoning models, the development and use of illness scripts as organised knowledge about conditions, patient assessment, diagnostic reasoning, probability…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
View all details for CAA500 Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Practice
Globally, health systems are tasked with responding to contemporary challenges and the related disease burden and health needs of their population. This unit takes a systems approach to examine how health systems are designed, the key components, who pays, and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | | | | |
| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
This unit explores the principles, theories and practice of epidemiology. Students are provided with a comprehensive introduction to the collection and interpretation of epidemiological data within the framework of health, health care delivery and human services. The unit content covers…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | | | | |
| Semester 2 | | | | ||
| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
| Semester 2 | | | | ||
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
This unit introduces the scope of public health practice in the 21st century and the social, political and economic context within which public health practitioners operate. The unit combines theoretical and practical content to assist your learning about the determinants…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | | | | |
| Semester 2 | | | | ||
| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
| Semester 2 | | | | ||
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
Systems thinking is an approach that allows us to understand, navigate and intervene in complex real-world problems. This unit introduces contemporary systems thinking concepts and practical tools for working with complexity to improve population health and wellbeing. A selection of…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 2 | | | | |
| Online | Semester 2 | | | | |
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
View all details for CAM530 Systems Thinking in Public Health
The purpose of this unit is to enable students to gain an in-depth understanding of the essential role that leadership plays in contemporary health and human service (H&HS) organisations. You will start to develop the foundational knowledge and skills required…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
| Semester 2 | | | | ||
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
View all details for CAM539 Leadership in Health and Human Services
This unit will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of contemporary environmental health concepts and examine the environmental and ecological determinants of health within the framework of national and international policy. Through this unit you will acquire valuable insights into…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Hobart | Semester 1 | | | | |
| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
This unit aims to provide a broad understanding of the key leadership functions of organisational and clinical governance, and risk management within health and human services. These concepts have grown in significance across health and human services - driven by…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
This unit is an intensive, residential course providing practical skills development to support on-line units offered in the Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environment courses. The unit commences with a focus on basic knowledge and skills in the following domains:…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Online | Semester 2 | | | | |
| Trimester | | | | ||
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
Aero-space medicine is a growing sub-specialty of medicine. This unit is developed in collaboration with the Australasian Society of Aero-space Medicine (ASAM) and focuses on the environmental challenges and technological adaptions for survival in space. It explores the physiological and…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Semester 2 | | | | |
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
Extreme sports have increased in popularity over the last few years and are practised by many people, often in remote and extreme environment settings. This unit takes a multi-disciplinary approach and looks at training, prevention, engineering and safety equipment, management…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
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| Online | Semester 2 | | | | |
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
Medical Care on Offshore and Inland Waters provides a theoretical and practical introduction to the planning and delivery of medical care in various aquatic settings. Drawing on contexts ranging from scientific expeditions and Antarctic cruises on large ships through to…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
View all details for CAM635 Medical Care on Offshore and Inland Waters
In this Unit, you will develop the skills and knowledge needed to respond to communicable disease outbreaks and other public health incidents. You will follow the ten steps of outbreak investigation using real-life outbreak examples and complete authentic assessment tasks…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
Extreme environments are so named due to the unique challenges they pose to human performance. In this online unit you will learn about the factors that characterise an environment as extreme, and how living and/or working in an extreme environment…
Credit Points: 12.5
| Location | Study period | Attendance options | Available to | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Semester 1 | | | | |
- Key:
- On-campus
- Off-Campus
- International students
- Domestic students
View all details for KHB701 Human Behaviour in Extreme Environments
Entry requirements
Applicants with higher education study
Completed nationally accredited health professional degree, at AQF7 (or above) including medicine, nursing and paramedicine, exercise science, dentistry, occupational therapy or physiotherapy from an Australian higher education provider or equivalent overseas qualification.
Applicants with work and life experience
This course does not accept applications based on work or life experience
Prerequisites
NIL
Completed nationally accredited health professional degree, at AQF7 including medicine, nursing and paramedicine, exercise science, dentistry or physiotherapy from an Australian higher education provider or equivalent overseas qualification.
English Language:
- IELTS (Academic) 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0)
- TOEFL (iBT) 88 (no skill below: Reading 16; Listening 16; Speaking 18; Writing 22)
- PTE Academic 58 with no score lower than 50
- Cambridge English C1 Advanced 176 with no less than 169 in any skill
Applicants with work and life experience
This course does not accept applications based on work or life experience
Prerequisites
Nil
English Language Requirements
For students who do not meet the English Language Requirement through citizenship, evidence of an approved English language test completed within the last 2 years must be provided. See the English Language Requirements page for more information.
Applications for credit can be made in your course application. Find out more information about how to apply for a credit transfer/advanced standing at Recognition of Prior Learning.
Students who complete the Graduate Certificate in Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments can articulate into the Graduate Diploma and Master of Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments. The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments provides an exit award for the Graduate Diploma and Master of Healthcare in Remote and Extreme Environments.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Commonwealth supported places (CSP) are available for this course. For eligible domestic students, this means your fees will be subsidised by the Australian Government. You’ll only need to pay the student contribution amount for each unit you study within the course.
Commonwealth Supported Place indicative annual fee: $6,845
How is this calculated?
This is an estimate. The calculation is based on the average part-time enrolment for this course in 2026. All figures are indicative only for 2027. Actual tuition fees will depend on specific unit enrolment, and are subject to annual increases each year. You can find the complete fee details for each unit of study on the individual unit pages. The units for this course are found in the course structure section of this page.
These figures do not include other costs such as the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). For further information, please visit Scholarships, fees and costs.
HECS-HELP loans
You may be able to defer payment of the student contribution amount by accessing a HECS-HELP loan from the Government. If eligible, you’ll only have to pay your tuition fees once you start earning above a specific amount.
Further information on student loans and a CSP eligibility checker can be found at Australian Government Study Assist.
International students
2027 annual international student tuition fee: $20,475 AUD
The standard year of study for this course is 50 credit points.
Indicative total tuition fee for international students: $ 20,475 AUD.
This total tuition fee is indicative only. Please visit fees and costs for further information on how this is calculated.
International students are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the annual rate. International students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Domestic scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
International scholarships
The University of Tasmania offers a range of scholarships for international students, designed to recognise academic merit and support access to university study.
For many of our international scholarships, you will be automatically assessed when you submit your International Student Application, so no separate scholarship application is required. Some scholarships may require additional application steps. Explore our International Scholarships to learn more about available opportunities and application requirements.
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