Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry
Graduate Diploma in Epidemiology and Biostatistics The course is open to applicants with a health or related science degree, and focuses on the research uselof analytical epidemiology and biostatistics. [Ai]
Length of course: 1 year Entry point: Semester 1
Graduate Diploma in Forensic Odontology
The course provides students with training in the professional handling and examination of dental evidence, its expert interpretation and the documentation of findings made, often for presentation to courts of law. (DJ
Length of course: 1 year Entry point: Semester 1
Graduate Diploma in Genetic Counselling
This course is the first part of the two-part certification process for professional certification as a genetic counsellor and is the prerequisite for obtaining a training position in the field of genetic counselling. (M]
Length of course: 1 year Entry point: Semester 1
Graduate Diploma in Health Ethics
This course is designed to equip students with a broad-based knowledge of ethical theory about health and the social context of health and illness. [M]
Length of course: 1 year Entry point: Semester 1
Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences
The course provides health care professionals working in the mental health field with the means to develop their understanding and clinical skills in mental health. MI Length of course: 1 year
Entry point: Semester 1
Graduate Diploma in Psychology
The course is designed primarily for graduates interested in changing career direction and perhaps eventually qualifying as a registered psychologist. (BJ
Length of course: Normally 3 years part-time Entry point: Semester 1 or 2
Graduate Diploma in Women's Health
The course is designed to provide a thorough professional preparation for graduates intending to work as clinicians, researchers, policy makers and educators in the expanding area of women's health. All
Length of course: 1 year Entry point: Semester 1 or 2
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing The course integrates the learning of advanced clinical practice in a specialist area with extensive clinical experience.
Specialist fields are: Adult Acute Care, Mental Health, and Infant, Child and Adolescent Health. (NJ
Length of course: 1 year Entry point: Semester 1
Postgraduate Diploma in Ambulatory and Home Care Nursing'
The course addresses the evolving training needs of the specialised field of ambulatory and home care nursing within the scope of professional clinical and organisational practice. (.1'J
' Course to be introduced in 1999 subject to University approval.
Length of course: 1 year full-time Entry point: Semester 1
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry The course is a one-year program in clinical dentistry emphasising advanced clinical experience and basic science training. (DJ
Length of course: 1 year Entry point: Semester 1
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Care History The course is designed to develop an understanding of the history of health care and the biomedical sciences. (till Length of course: 1 year
Entry point: Semester 1
Postgraduate Diploma in Physiotherapy
The course is undertaken by coursework in graduate research methods, followed by the presentation of a research thesis describing the justification, design and implementation of an original research project. (PJ
Length of course: 1 year Entry point: Semester 1
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology
This is an accredited fourth year in psychology which can lead to professional registration or further study. The research thesis and coursework components both allow flexibility to focus on particular areas of interest. (BJ
Length of course: 1 year Entry point: Semester 1 Master of Clinical Audiology
The aim of the course is to provide comprehensive training in clinical audiology to prepare graduates for clinical practice. (MJ Length of course: 1 year
Entry point: Semester 1 Master of Dental Science
The degree offers the opportunity to develop skills and understanding in a branch of dental science, with the emphasis on either formal study with clinical/laboratory work leading to specialisation, or wholly on research. Disciplines for study include oral and maxillofacial surgery, preventive and community dentistry, paediatric dentistry, periodontics, dental materials, endodontics, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral anatomy, histology and embryology, prosthodontics and orthodontics. (DJ
Length of course: 2-3 years Entry point: Semester 1 or 2
Professional recognition
Recognised in Australia as meeting the educational requirements for registration as a specialist.
Course structure
Programs are currently three years, except for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (eight years). Programs are by coursework and minor thesis. An MDSc program by research and major thesis is also offered.
Master of Forensic Psychology
The degree offers registered clinical psychologists the opportunity to study drug abuse, personality disorder, psychopathy, mental illness and intellectual disability, as they relate to offending behaviour. (BJ
Length of course: 1 year Entry point Semester 1 Master of Health Ethics
The course is designed to equip students with a broad knowledge of ethical theory about health and the social context of health and illness, together with both conceptual and empirical research skills. [B]
Length of course: 1 year Entry point Semester 1 Master of Health Sciences
Coursework programs are offered in the disciplines of Adolescent Health, Infant and Parent Mental Health and Transcultural Mental Health. (MJ
Length of course: 1-2 years Entry point Semester 1 Master of Medicine
Coursework programs are offered in the disciplines of Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Psychiatry and Women's Health. (MJ Length of course: 1-2 years
Entry point Semester 1 or 2 Master of Nursing
The course is designed to prepare nurses for advanced clinical practice roles and aims to allow students to pursue specific areas of interest. The course is fully delivered by multimedia, electronic tutorials and Internet. (NJ
Length of course: 1-2 years full-time Entry point Semester 1 or 2 Master of Physiotherapy
Offered in six clinical programs: Manipulative Physiotherapy, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Neurological Physiotherapy, Cardiothoracic Physiotherapy, Paediatric Physiotherapy and Upper Limb Rehabilitation. (PJ
Length of course: 1 year Entry point Semester 1 Prerequisites
Four-year undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy. Preference will be given to applicants with a Physiotherapy degree with honours, a postgraduate diploma or a masters preliminary course. Candidates must be qualified to practise physiotherapy in Victoria. International students can acquire temporary registration for the purposes of postgraduate study through the Physiotherapy Registration Board of Victoria.
Course structure
The course consists of four common units and four program- specific units.
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
The course aims to provide students with the skills to work as a professional clinical psychologist and to provide a thorough grounding in the discipline of clinical psychology, particularly in the area of mental illness. [B]
Length of course: 2 years Entry point: Semester 1
Master of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) The course aims to provide a detailed understanding of the affective, behavioural and cognitive manifestations of diseases of the central nervous system, particularly those affecting the brain. (B)
Length of course: 2 years Entry point: Semester 1
Master of Psychology (Organisational/Industrial Psychology)
The course aims to prepare students for the professional practice of psychology in organisational contexts. (BJ Length of course: 2 years
Entry point: Semester 1 Master of Public Health
The course provides knowledge and skills necessary for conducting public health research; for developing, analysing and implementing policy; and for planning and evaluating health services. (BJ
Length of course: 2 years Entry point: Semester 1 Master of Women's Health
This course aims to develop a new approach to women's health issues by integrating knowledge from the social sciences and humanities with medical science. (MJ
Length of course: 1 year Entry point: Semester 1 or 2 Doctor of Public Health
The program provides graduates with the skills and experience to apply the principles and methods of public health in professional practice. (MJ
Length of course: 1-2 years Entry point: Semester 1
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical)t
This course aims to provide students with the skills to work as a professional clinical psychologist and to provide a thorough grounding in the discipline of clinical psychology. (BJ Length of course: 3 years
Entry point: Semester 1
t Coursework subjects and placements allowing specialisation in Child Clinical Psychology are under consideration fin* 1999.