Undergraduate Handbook 2010 - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences - Undergraduate studies

Faculty information

• Introduction to the faculty
• Faculty schools and departments
• Research centres and Monash Institutes of Health
• Police checks
• Working With Children checks
• Immunisation / vaccination requirements
• Enrolment with Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria for MBBS students

Areas of study

• Undergraduate areas of study

Course information

• Outline of undergraduate studies
  • Courses offered in 2010
  • Courses with no further intake

Course-related policies and rules

• Government and University legislation

 

Structure and organisation - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is a diverse and complex research and teaching organisation operating at campuses in Australia and overseas, and encompassing around 3000 staff.

The faculty comprises ten schools and is associated with a number of centres and institutes. The Monash Institute of Medical Research (MIMR) and the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) are both integral parts of the Faculty The faculty is also integrated with research institutes including the Baker IDI Medical Research Institute (located at The Alfred), the Prince Henry's Institute for Medical Research (within the Monash Health Research Precinct), the Mental Health Research Institute, and the Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health.

We also work closely with major teaching hospitals including Monash Medical Centre, The Alfred and Box Hill Hospital. In total, the faculty operates in 125 practices and 68 hospitals.

Chaired by the dean, the faculty board governs academic strategy and operations. The offices of the assistant deans (clinical) and hospital clinical deans coordinate teaching in the hospitals and other clinical settings. Heads of schools - in conjunction with heads of departments and directors of centres and institutes - provide academic leadership within their disciplines and are responsible for the management of staff and resources. In parallel, the faculty manager leads a  team of professional staff that perform administrative, support and educational research functions in support of the faculty’s objectives.

Undergraduate areas of study - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

• Ambulance and paramedic studies
• Behavioural neuroscience
• Biomedical science
• Health science
• Medicine
• Nursing and midwifery
• Nutrition and dietetics
• Occupational therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Psychology
• Radiography and medical imaging
• Social work

Enrolment with Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria for MBBS students - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

All enrolled medical students are required by the Medical Practice Act to be registered with the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria. The faculty and the board will arrange each year for the registration of medical students.

On the presumption that students enrolling into the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) do so with the intention of practising as a doctor, it is important to be alerted to the role of the Medical Practice Act and the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria and, well ahead of time, to the legislation which relates to medical registration in Victoria.

The prime purpose of the Medical Practice Act is to protect the public. The act stipulates that the board is to refuse to register as doctors persons who:

• are not of good character
• have been convicted of a serious crime
• are ill in a manner which may put the community at risk
• are not able to complete the training and clinical experience required under provisional registration (ie internship).

After completion of the final year of the course and graduation, you will be required to apply for provisional registration with the Medical Practitioners Board. You will be asked to sign a statutory declaration attesting (1) that you have never been convicted of a serious crime and (2) that you are not presently under treatment for, or suffer from, any condition or illness which may impair your ability to practise and which may put the community at risk. This statement is provided to you to:

• remind you of the vocational nature of your course and the strict requirements laid down for registration of medical practitioners by the Parliament of Victoria, and
• give you the opportunity to consider your position, and seek appropriate advice, if you suffer from an illness or condition which could prevent you from being granted provisional registration or if you have been convicted of a serious crime.

Further information

• Contact the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medical/central/current-students.html for more details.

 

Courses offered in 2010 - Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

NOTE: The course details provided in the entries below are for those students who began their studies in 2010 - students who commenced their studies prior to this date should consult the Handbook edition for the year in which they started their course. Archived Handbooks are available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks.

Caulfield

Diplomas

• 2193 Diploma of Psychology
• 2088 Graduate Diploma in Psychology

Single degrees

• 0004 Bachelor of Social Work
• 3882 Bachelor of Health Science

Double degrees

• 3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
• 3870 Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Social Work

Honours degrees

• 3864 Bachelor of Social Work (with Honours)
• 3964 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work (with Honours)
• 3965 Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Social Work (with Honours)
• 3971 Honours degree of Bachelor of Health Sciences

Clayton

Diplomas

• 2193 Diploma of Psychology
• 2088 Graduate Diploma in Psychology

Single degrees

• 2230 Bachelor of Biomedical Science
• 3975 Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Scholar program)
• 3976 Bachelor of Biomedical Science Advanced with Honours
• 2341 Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience
• 0040 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• 3404 Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
• 3883 Bachelor of Psychology (with Honours)
• 1963 Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging

Double degrees

• 3804 Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Economics
• 3879 Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Engineering
• 3356 Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Laws
• 3528 Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Science
• 1074 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Laws

Honours degrees

• 0041 Honours degree of Bachelor of Medical Science
• 3514 Honours degree of Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience
• 3418 Honours degree of Bachelor of Biomedical Science
• 3865 Honours degree of Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
• 3954 Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business (Psychology)

Gippsland

Diplomas

• 2193 Diploma of Psychology

Single degrees

• 3863 Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business
• 3952 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• 3963 Bachelor of Nursing Practice
• 3955 Bachelor of Nursing Studies

Double degrees

• 3953 Bachelor of Nursing Practice and Bachelor of Midwifery

Honours degrees

• 0041 Honours degree of Bachelor of Medical Science

Peninsula

Single degrees

• 3445 Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic)
• 3562 Bachelor of Midwifery
• 0727 Bachelor of Nursing
• 3436 Bachelor of Nursing (Psychological Studies)
• 3869 Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
• 3868 Bachelor of Physiotherapy
• 3863 Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business
• 3955 Bachelor of Nursing Studies

Double degrees

• 3892 Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic)

Honours degrees

• 3891 Bachelor of Physiotherapy (with Honours)
• 3881 The Honours degree of Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic)

Sunway

Single degrees

• 3856 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
• 3863 Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business

Honours degrees

• 0041 Honours degree of Bachelor of Medical Science
• 3954 Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business (Psychology)

South Africa

Single degrees

• 3863 Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business

Honours degrees

• 3954 Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business (Psychology)

Singapore

Diplomas

• 2088 Graduate Diploma in Psychology

Single degrees

• 3863 Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business
• 0004 Bachelor of Social Work

Honours degrees

• 3954 Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business (Psychology)
• 3864 Bachelor of Social Work (with Honours)

 

Courses with no further intake

The following courses remain unaltered since the last year of intake. Current students should refer to the handbook entry for the year in which they commenced their studies. Archived handbooks are available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks:

• 2808 Diploma of Ambulance Paramedic Studies
• 1707 Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration)
• 3558 Bachelor of Nursing and Rural Health Practice
• 3867 Honours Degree of Bachelor of Psychology