Graduate Certificate
in Applied Mindfulness
A postgraduate course for professionals, leaders and practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of mindfulness, its Buddhist origins and its practical application in work, leadership, health, education and personal life.
- Postgraduate qualification
- Full-time or part-time study
- On campus + supported online study
- FEE-HELP available for eligible domestic students
- CRICOS Course Code: 114971A
- Delivered by Nan Tien Institute
Join us for a free webinar on Mindfulness Beyond The Surface to understand more about what this course offers.
For professionals
Build mindfulness skills you can apply in workplaces, health, education, leadership and community settings.
For leaders
Develop ethical, compassionate and self-aware leadership practices for complex environments.
For mindfulness practitioners
Go beyond surface-level mindfulness by studying its Buddhist foundations, theory and lived practice.
For health, wellbeing and education practitioners
Strengthen your ability to support others while sustaining your own wellbeing and reflective practice.
Go Beyond Surface-Level Mindfulness
This course explores mindfulness as both a contemplative tradition and a practical skill for modern life. You will study its Buddhist origins, examine contemporary applications, and develop a grounded personal practice that can inform your work, relationships, leadership and wellbeing.
What you will learn
By completing this course, you will develop:
- A deeper understanding of mindfulness, including its Buddhist origins and contemporary applications.
- A stronger personal mindfulness practice supported by reflection and academic inquiry.
- The ability to critically evaluate mindfulness-based approaches and interventions.
- Practical skills for applying mindfulness in leadership, workplaces, health, wellbeing and education settings.
- Greater clarity around values, ethics, compassion and sustainable professional practice.
Why Study At Nan Tien Institute?
A contemplative institute with a distinctive approach to postgraduate learning
- Australia’s only higher education institute grounded in Buddhist wisdom and values.
- Small, supportive learning environment.
- A balance of academic, experiential and reflective learning.
- Interdisciplinary teaching across mindfulness, compassion science, Buddhist studies, sociology, leadership and coaching.
- A learning environment designed to support personal and professional transformation.
Dr Nadine Levy
Head of Program – Health and Social Wellbeing
PhD, University of Adelaide; BA (Hons), University of Adelaide; LLB (Hons), University of Adelaide
Dr Nadine Levy brings together academic depth, contemplative practice and a deeply student-centred approach to teaching. Her work explores mindfulness, compassionate pedagogy, Buddhist sociology, therapeutic landscapes and the ways contemplative practice can support personal and professional transformation.
Nadine is also a Buddhist Insight Meditation Teacher, with a particular interest in how Buddhist thought and sociological inquiry can enrich one another. In the classroom, she focuses on reflective, embodied and relational ways of learning, helping students connect academic ideas with their own lived experience and professional practice.
Course Overview
| Head of Program | Dr Nadine Levy |
| Course Duration | Full-time: 6 months | Part-time: from 12 months for domestic students only |
| Delivery Method | On campus + supported online study |
| Academic Requirements |
An Australian Bachelor’s degree or higher OR An Overseas qualification equivalent to an Australian Bachelor’s degree or higher OR Relevant work experience and professional training equivalent to an Australian Bachelor’s degree or higher, as judged by the Applied Mindfulness Head of Program. It is on the onus of the applicants to provide sufficient evidence of the equivalence (for example, demonstrated through the provision of a CV, evidence of professional training, a referee’s or employer’s recommendation etc.). |
| English Language Requirements | Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Applicants who have not completed substantial tertiary studies in English will need to meet our English Language Requirements. |
| Related Courses | Master of Arts (Health and Social Wellbeing) Graduate Diploma in Health and Social Wellbeing |
| Tuition Fees | Domestic $11,775 International $14,300 *FEE-HELP available to eligible Australian citizens Tuition fees, non-tuition fees, and refunds are governed by NTI’s Fees, Charges and Refunds Policy |
| Non-Tuition Fees | More about non-tuition fees |
| CRICOS Course Code | 114971A |
| CRICOS Provider Number | 03233C |
Course Structure
4 Core Subjects
| HSW807 | Applied Mindfulness for Professionals |
| ABS802 | Mindfulness: Theory and Practice |
| HSW917 | Mindful and Compassionate Leadership |
| HSW905 | Compassion at Work |
Please note: Not all subjects are offered in each semester. Please check the subject timetable for a full list of subjects scheduled.
Course Outcomes
On completion of the course, you are expected to demonstrate:
- Advanced knowledge of applied mindfulness and its applications in various personal and professional contexts, including leadership, the workplace and health settings.
- Advanced knowledge of the Buddhist origins of mindfulness.
- Advanced knowledge of the link between mindfulness, compassion, and practical wisdom.
- A strong personal practice of mindfulness and the capacity to critically reflects on its benefits and implications.
- The skills to critically analyse and evaluate approaches to mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions.