Postgraduate Handbook 2009 - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Faculty information
- Introduction to the faculty
- Faculty schools
- Monash Instiutions of Health
- Other education and research link
Course information
- Outline of courses
- Courses offered in 2009
- Courses with no further intake
Course-related policies and rules
Introduction to the faculty - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
The Monash Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is a robust research and teaching network operating at campuses in Australia and overseas. With around 2000 staff, we deliver outstanding education in health, nurturing our students both as ethics citizens and as future leaders in their respective medical fields. We believe in equity and diversity, welcoming international students and fostering strong relationships with other universities in the Asia-Pacific region.
Our diverse postgraduate programs touch upon fields including biomedical science’s nursing, psychology, medical imaging and radiation sciences, social work and paramedic and ambulance studies.
These programs operate from various Monash Campuses – Clayton, Gippsland, Caulfield, and Peninsula – and include both research and coursework in on-campus, off-campus and combined settings that suit the lifestyles of busy health professionals.
The diversity of research disciplines in the Faculty is reflected in its school structure.
Faculty schools
School of Biomedical Sciences
- Anatomy and Developmental Biology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
- Microbiology
- Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
Central Clinical School
- Medicine, The Alfred Hospital
- Medicine, Box Hill Hospital
- Immunology
- Surgery, The Alfred Hospital
Southern Clinical School
- Anaesthesia
- Monash Institute of Medical Research
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Medicine, Monash Medical Centre
- Paediatrics
- Surgery, Monash Medical Centre
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
- Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM)
- Monash Institute of Health Services Research
School of Nursing and Midwifery
School of Primary Health Care
- Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice
- General Practice
- Social Work
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Health Sciences
- Centre for Developmental Disability Health (Victoria)
School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine
School of Rural Health
Eastern Health Clinical School
For contact details of the schools visit: http://www.med.monash.edu.au
Monash Institutes of Health
The faculty is a driving partner in the Monash Institutes of Health (MIH), one of Australia's leading medical and biomedical science research complexes. MIH draws together Monash research, its major teaching hospitals and eight outstanding medical research institutes:
- Monash Institute of Medical Research
- Monash Research Cluster for Biomedicine
- Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research
- Baker Heart Research Institute
- International Diabetes Institute
- Monash Institute of Health Services Research
- Centre for Inflammatory Diseases
- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute.
Other education and research links
The faculty works with four metropolitan Health Services (Bayside, Eastern, Southern and Peninsula), the state-wide Ambulance Services (Metropolitan and Rural) and major rural health services in Gippsland, Bendigo and Mildura. It also has relationships with professional associations and individual practitioners in general and specialist medical practice throughout Victoria.
Postgraduate Research Programs
The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is the university’s largest research faculty, with many world-class researchers working across a range of disciplines, from laboratory based medical science to applied, clinical, social and public health research. The Faculty now has over 1000 researcher covering almost all disciplines in healthcare.
The following links provide information on the faculty’s research portfolio:
- Principle areas of research - http://www.med.monash.edu.au/research/units.html
- Research centres and institutes - http://www.med.monash.edu.au/centres-institutes.html
- Research strengths - http://www.med.monash.edu.au/research/resstrengths.html
- Research initiatives - http://www.med.monash.edu.au/research/initiatives.html
- Research scholarships and grants - http://www.med.monash.edu.au/pgrad/research/scholarships.html
Further information can be obtained from the from the Faculty’s research website at http://www.med.monash.edu.au/research.
Courses offered in 2009 - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Research
Masters
- 2970 or 2977 Master of Biomedical Science Part 1 / Master of Biomedical Science
- 1396 Master of Nursing (Research)
- 3438 or 3980* Master of Philosophy
- 0100 Master of Reproductive Sciences
- 3407 / 3970* Master of Rural Health (Research)
- 2698 Master of Social Work (Research)
- 3443 Master of Surgery
Doctorates
- 3852 or 3853* Doctor of Medicine [supervised/unsupervised]
- 0047 or 4000* Doctor of Philosophy
- 2932 Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology
- 2116 Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology
- 2933 Doctor of Psychology in Organisational Psychology
- 3403 or 3993* Doctor of Public Health
* Students enrolled in the second course code listed for these degrees should refer to the course details as outlined under the entry for the first course code listed.
Coursework
Graduate certificates
- 3420 Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics
- 3416 Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research Methods
- 3876 Graduate Certificate of Emergency Health
- 3886 Graduate Certificate in Forensic Behavioural Science
- 3411 Graduate Certificate in Forensic Medicine
- 3413 Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education
- 2870 Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
- 3873 Graduate Certificate in International Research Bioethics
- 2678 Graduate Certificate in Medical Acupuncture
- 3432 Graduate Certificate in Medical Ultrasound
- 2346 Graduate Certificate in Mental Health for Teaching Professions
- 3884 Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Forensic)
- 2868 Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health
- 3857 Graduate Certificate in Radiographic Practice
- Graduate Certificate in Nursing (exit option only - see 1250 Master of Nursing)
Graduate diplomas
- 3858 Graduate Diploma in Advanced Radiographic Practice
- 3421 Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics
- 2281 Graduate Diploma in Child Psychotherapy Studies
- 0702 Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research Methods
- 3877 Graduate Diploma of Emergency Health
- 1759 Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine
- 3887 Graduate Diploma in Forensic Behavioural Science
- 2279 Graduate Diploma in Forensic Medicine
- 2314 Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management
- 1884 Graduate Diploma in International Health
- 3402 Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound
- 3561 Graduate Diploma in Mental Health for Teaching Professions
- 1976 Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences - Community Mental Health
- 1240 Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
- 0160 Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health
- 0101 Graduate Diploma in Reproductive Sciences
- Graduate Certificate in Nursing (exit option only - see 1250 Master of Nursing)
Postgraduate diplomas
- 3509 Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology
Masters
- 3422 Master of Biostatistics
- 0203 Master of Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- 2309 Master of Clinical Embryology
- 2311 Master of Clinical Epidemiology
- 3565 Master of Clinical Midwifery
- 3878 Master of Emergency Health
- 0099 Master of Family Medicine
- 2677 Master of Family Medicine (Clinical)
- 3412 Master of Forensic Medicine
- 3860 Master of Health Professional Education
- 3897 Master of Health Sciences
- 2872 Master of Health Services Management
- 3874 Master of International Health
- 3440 Master of International Research Bioethics
- 3889 Master of Medical Radiations
- 3433 Master of Medical Ultrasound
- 1250 Master of Nursing
- 1251 Master of Nursing (IN)
- 3966 Master of Nursing Practice
- 2312 Master of Occupational and Environmental Health
- 0495 Master of Organisational Psychology
- 3872 Master of Practice Development
- 0045 Master of Psychological Medicine
- 3502 Master of Psychology (Health)
- 0046 Master of Public Health
- 3859 Master of Radiographic Practice
- 0019 Master of Social Work
Courses with no further intake
Current students enrolled in the following degrees should refer to the handbook entry for the year in which they commenced their course. Archived handbooks are available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks:
- 3430 Graduate Certificate in Animal Welfare
- 2869 Graduate Certificate in Clinical Trials
- 3434 Graduate Certificate in Emergency Health (Aeromedical Retrieval)
- 3875 Graduate Certificate in Emergency Health (Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Medicine)
- 3419 Graduate Certificate in Evidence Based Practice
- 2255 Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics
- 2923 Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Advanced Medical Surgical)
- 3556 Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Children)
- 3555 Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Critical Care)
- 3553 Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Emergency)
- 3871 Graduate Certificate of Nursing (General Practice)
- 2922 Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Gerontics)
- 0669 Graduate Certificate of Nursing (Mental Health)
- 3435 Graduate Diploma in Emergency Health (MICA Paramedic)
- 3444 Graduate Diploma of Forensic Pathology
- 3405 Graduate Diploma in Health Informatics
- 2081 Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Children)
- 1243 Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Critical Care)
- 1626 Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Emergency)
- 1754 Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Gerontics)
- 1752 Graduate Diploma of Nursing (Mental Health)
- 1746 Graduate Diploma of Rural Health
- 3861 Master of Emergency Health (MICA Paramedic)
- 3431 Master of Medical Radiations (Radiation Therapy)
- 1854 Master of Rural Health