This
course, offered by the Centre for Rural Health, aims to prepare rural health
care practitioners for positions of leadership and research, clinical practice,
teaching and management, and will help enhance career options of rural health
care practitioners from various disciplines.
Applicants must have completed the Graduate Diploma in Rural Health before
enrolling in the masters degree.
Access to personal computer facilities and email is essential. Residential attendance is not required.
The Master of Rural Health will comprise 72 credit points. The course has been structured as a coursework degree or a coursework and minor thesis or clinical practice report award. Students undertaking the coursework masters must complete four core subjects and eight elective subjects. Students undertaking the coursework and minor thesis or clinical practice report degree must complete four core subjects, two electives, a 12-point research/reflective practice subjects and a 24-point minor thesis or project.
Year 1 |
Core subjects as for Graduate Diploma in Rural Health |
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Year 2 |
Coursework masters |
Coursework and minor thesis masters |
Four elective subjects |
One elective and 12-point research or reflective practice subjects | |
Year 3 |
Four elective subjects |
One elective and minor thesis/project |
Year 4 |
Minor thesis project |
A maximum of 25 per cent or 18 credit points may be granted on the basis of equivalent graduate study, a fellowship of any of the clinical medical colleges, or advanced formal qualification in other health disciplines. Candidates who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Rural Health within the past seven years can gain full credit toward the Master of Rural Health (Professional). However, Master of Rural Health candidates who have competed a Graduate Diploma in Rural Health will need to complete the 12-point advanced research/reflective practice subject and the minor thesis/project.
For more detailed information, contact Dr Janice Chesters, Postgraduate Studies Coordinator, or Pam Odgers and Kaye Barrow, Course Administrators, Centre for Rural Health, PO Box 424, Traralgon, Victoria 3844. Telephone (03) 5173 8181, or fax (03) 5173 8182.
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