This 12-month, intensive course provides you with the essential postgraduate knowledge and practical skills necessary to contribute competently to human infertility clinical services. Theoretical and practical skills are presented in the broad context of the regulations and the ethical considerations that apply to human IVF, both nationally and internationally, along with the quality control procedures required to ensure maximum success for IVF patients. The guidelines, protocols and regulations that steer and control human infertility services are also presented. In addition to attending lectures and self-directed study, you are required to undertake continual practical skills training and also a minor research project. You will not only be equipped with practical skills required for work in an IVF laboratory but also gain a greater understanding of research applications within the field of reproductive or developmental biology. Research-related tasks contribute to the overall assessment for specific coursework units.

An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline including medicine, veterinary science, science or biomedicine (with honours— second class or above); OR An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) with at least pass (50%) average and a minimum of one year of full-time equivalent relevant professional experience in embryology or reproductive biology; OR An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and a Graduate Diploma in Reproductive Science from Monash University (or from another institution deemed as equivalent) with at least distinction (70%) average;