Distance and online study at Sydney Medical School

Sydney Medical School offers courses by distance (typically delivered via online means) at the levels of Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in the following areas:



Biostatistics – Admission requires a Bachelor degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Science, Psychology, Medicine, Pharmacy, Economics, Health Sciences or other appropriate discipline

Clinical Epidemiology –Admission requires either a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), OR a Bachelor's degree in a health discipline with first or second class honours

Clinical Trials Research – Admission requires a Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline

Pain Management – Admission requires a bachelor's degree in a health-related discipline with first or second class honours or equivalent professional experience

Sleep Medicine – Admission requires a bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline (such as biology or a health science) with first or second class honours, and one year of postgraduate experience

Paediatric Medicine – Admission requires a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

Refractive Surgery – Applicants must have an MBBS and have completed a recognised training scheme in ophthalmology

Public Health – Admission requires a minimum of a four-year full-time degree