3860 - Master of Health Professional Education
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | MHPE |
|---|---|
| Managing faculty | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences |
| Intake restrictions | This course is not available to international student visa holders. |
| Study location and mode | Off-campus (Clayton) Students are required to attend compulsory on-campus study days. |
| Total credit points required | 72 |
| Duration (years) | 1.5 years FT, 3 years PT |
| Maximum credit allowed | 24 credit points |
| Recognition of prior learning | Students must have completed the Graduate Certificate of Health Professional Education or an approved equivalent course. |
| Contact details | Ms Caroline Bopp, course administrator: telephone +61 3 9501 5538; email cmhse.programmes@med.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/cmhse/courses/ |
| Course coordinator | Dr Geoff White |
Description
Assessment
Assessment includes analytical essays, oral presentations, practical tests and completion of a teaching portfolio.
Objectives
The course is designed to:
- support excellence in course development for the health professions by developing educators who can design and implement curriculum frameworks that are based on sound educational theory and research
- improve the learning experience of students in a variety of learning environments by increasing the pool of teachers with advanced level skills
- strengthen the teaching-research nexus in health professional education
- foster the development of career pathways in education
- prepare future educational leaders and policy makers in the health arena.
Structure
Eligible students are granted 24 points of credit for their completed studies in the Graduate Certificate of Health Professional Education or an approved equivalent, and complete an additional 48 credit points of study by one of the following pathways:
(i.) 48 credit points of coursework units as outlined in options A,B,C or D below
(ii.) 24 credit points of coursework and a 24 credit point minor thesis
(iii.) 12 credit points of coursework and a 36 credit point minor thesis.
Requirements
Coursework options
Option A
- MEU9011 Educational research methods for the health professions
- MEU9012 Simulation in health professional education
- MEU9013 Independent project in health professional education
- plus four three-credit-point elective units chosen from the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education
Option B
- MEU9011 Educational research methods for the health professions
- MEU9012 Simulation in health professional education
- MEU9013 Independent project in health professional education
- plus either one 12-credit-point unit or two six-credit-point units selected from a range of appropriate units offered by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Faculty of Education or the Faculty of Business and Economics
Option C
- MEU9011 Educational research methods for the health professions
- MEU9013 Independent project in health professional education
- plus four three-credit-point elective units chosen from the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education
- plus either one 12 credit point unit or two 6 credit point units selected from a range of appropriate units offered by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Faculty of Education or the Faculty of Business and Economics
Option D
- MEU9011 Educational research methods for the health professions
- MEU9012 Simulation in health professional education
- plus four three-credit-point elective units chosen form the Graduate Certifiate in Health Professional Education
- plus either one 12-credit-point unit or two six-credit-point units selected from a range of appropriate units offered by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Faculty of Education of the Faculty of Business and Economics
Minor thesis option
Students completing either thesis optionmust undertake research into an aspect of educational practice that is of interest to the student. The work should be original, and of 15,000 - 20,000 words in length (24 credit point thesis) or 25,000 - 30,000 words (36 credit point thesis) and meet the standards required for publication.
Students will be appointed a supervisor.
Progression to further studies
Alternative exit(s)
Award(s) received on completion *
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.