Course code: 2312 Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Full-fee-paying course: $13,200 (Australian residents); $29,250 (international students) Attendance is compulsory for some units
The Masters of Occupational and Environmental Health aims to assist occupational health professionals to prevent and manage occupational health problems. This course allows students to develop the skills necessary to evaluate health problems in communities thought to be associated with industrial activities.
The course is recognised by the Australiasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine. CME points allocated by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners are applied for each year. The course has also been designed to meet the needs of applicants for membership of the Australian College of Occupational Health Nurses. Accreditation with other professional bodies can be applied upon request.
Applicants will need to have a medical degree, a bachelors degree with honours or graduate diploma, or a three-year bachelors degree with relevant professional experience in a health-related field. The department will individually assess applications from students with a nursing diploma completed before the introduction of nursing degrees. In such instances, the department may require completion of the Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health or Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health before enrolling in the masters program.
Access to personal computing facilities is desirable but not essential, however access to the internet is required.
The
majority of the units have 15 hours of face-to-face teaching in Melbourne
during one week of the semester. Units are coordinated to allow students to
attend the teaching sessions of two units in the same week. The teaching
sessions involve interactive tutorials, problem-based learning, case studies
and workshops. Experiential learning through worksite visits and student
presentations is provided, as is the opportunity to increase understanding and
application of the course material through discussion with unit experts and
experienced practitioners.
Masters students are required to undertake the units MPH1040 (Introduction to
epidemiology) and MPH1041 (Introduction to biostatistics), which are offered
only on-campus.
The Master of Occupational and Environmental Health comprises 72 credit points. It consists of six core and six elective units taken over either a 12 to 18-month period of three full-time semesters or a three-year period of six part-time semesters.
Assessment for the course is a combination of assignment work, student presentation and examination.
Credits or exemptions may be granted for the core units where the student supplies documentary evidence of successfully completing a similar unit at a similar level elsewhere, within the last seven years. Any candidate may, with the approval of the course coordinator and the faculty, be granted credit for up to 50 per cent of their course. All credit applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
For more detailed information, contact the Postgraduate Office, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital. Telephone (03) 9903 0563, fax (03) 9903 9556, email pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au or website http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Postgraduate Office, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria 3181, by 20 November 2000 to be considered for a first-round offer. Late applications will be accepted up to 20 February 2001.
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