18 Short courses offered by the university

Learn the fundamentals of cybersecurity principles and data security with the Cybersecurity Principles for Professionals programme from La Trobe University. 

The online credentialed short course in Cybersecurity at La Trobe University give you essential knowledge in specific areas of IT, cybersecurity, and digital protection, no matter where you are in your career.

The Science of Language and Reading - An Introduction course at La Trobe University is a specialised course covering the linguistic basis of early reading as this applies to word decoding and language comprehension. 

Learn evidence-based practice techniques in psychological interventions for people with brain injury or conditions that affect their cognitive functioning. This Adapting Psychological Therapies for People with Cognitive Impairment course is offered at La Trobe University.

Speech Pathology with Trans and Gender Diverse People at La Trobe University is a short course for Speech pathologists to provide gender affirming voice and communication training for trans and gender diverse people.

Learn the key ideas about how the human body works, and how its functions are related to its structure with this Bridging Course in Physiology and Anatomy at La Trobe University.

In the Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Person (CHAOP) course from La Trobe University you will develop hands-on skills in assessment, care planning and care delivery for older people. 

This two-day Introduction to Art Therapy course at La Trobe University offers a more in-depth version of the one-day taster workshop. 

Develop skills in Podiatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics and the Quality Use of Medications by the Podiatry Board of Australia registration standard at La Trobe University.

In this Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools program at La Trobe University you will develop your understanding of student anxiety, depression and the impact of trauma on learning. Using a multi-tiered framework, you will examine how schools and individual teachers can take a proactive approach to improving the mental health and wellbeing of their students.

This one-day Art Therapy Taster course at La Trobe University provides a taster of art therapy processes. Focusing on your own art-practice, you will experience the potential of art-making as a tool for personal growth, connectedness and self-awareness. 

Upskill your language and literacy knowledge and classroom practices for secondary students across ability levels with this The Science of Language and Reading - The Secondary School Perspective course at La Trobe University.

Learn the latest best practice in Cognitive Rehabilitation at La Trobe University. Understand the latest techniques and develop better ways to support people with cognitive impairment following brain injury and illness.

In this 10-week Re-Entry to practice (RN) program at La Trobe University students will be prepared to meet the requirements for Division One registration, allowing re-entry to nursing within the Australian healthcare context. 

Develop your skills in the auditing, analysis and reporting of clinical coded data and develop strategies to implement audit outcomes with this Clinical Coding Auditing course at La Trobe University.

In the Endorsed Scheduled Medicines (ESM) Online Case Studies course at La Trobe University you will discuss the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, uses and contraindications of medicines available to endorsed podiatrists and undertake and justify prescriptions of restricted medicines for a given patient. 

Advance your knowledge and skills in the field of reading instruction and intervention through a cognitive psychology framework with this The Science of Language and Reading - Intermediate course at La Trobe University.

Advance your understanding of trauma and learn how to support traumatised children in the classroom with this Trauma-informed Education short course at La Trobe University.