MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Medicine Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
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Copyright © Monash University 1996
ISBN 1037-0919
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Masters degrees
CONTENTS
- Master of Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- Master of Family Medicine
- Master of Psychoanalytic Studies
- Master of Psychological Medicine
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Reproductive Sciences
- Master of Rural Health
- Master of Venereology
General information
The Department of Psychological Medicine provides a course leading to the
degree of Master of Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy which is conducted
primarily at the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg. The degree is taken by coursework
and minor thesis. The course for the degree shall be completed in not less than
three years and not more than five years and will be undertaken part-time.
The aim of this degree is to provide the opportunity for psychotherapists from
various disciplines to examine critically the theoretical and research bases of
the practice of child psychotherapy in the context of ongoing clinical skills
training in this area, to understand the issues of research methodology in this
field, and to contribute to the body of knowledge in this field by means of a
substantial piece of scholarship. The long-term objective is to raise the
academic and clinical standard of child psychotherapy and encourage scholarship
and research in the field.
Candidates need to have a minimum of two years practice in their graduate field
with an approved experience working with children and their families and be
currently engaged in therapeutic work with children.
Course structure (MCP0001, MCP0002, MCP0003, MCP0004, MCP0005, MCP0006)
Coursework
Three hours of coursework per week per semester over the three years.
Clinical work
Three hours supervision of psychotherapy work per week per semester over the
three years, plus each student is to have at least two children, two
adolescents and two parents in psychotherapy during the course.
Research workshops
A series of seminars and other workshops on research methodology, data
analysis, and critical examination of the literature relevant to the field of
child psychoanalytic psychotherapy and the planning, preparation and writing of
the minor thesis.
Minor thesis
Candidates will be required to submit a substantial piece of individual
scholarship in the form of a minor thesis at the end of their final year. The
minor thesis will be about 12,000 words and show wide reading and understanding
of the subject selected for the thesis. The minor thesis should be an original
work and be a critical review of an idea or concept in child psychotherapy. It
may take the form of research project or design for one, including a critical
review of literature; an infant observation project linked to relevant
theoretical discussion and review of literature; or an in-depth clinical case
study linked to relevant theoretical discussion and review of literature.
Assessment
Assessment of the coursework will be by continual assessment based on evidence
of attendance and participation, and the submission of assignments related to
the subjects being undertaken for the degree. This may be supplemented by
written and oral examinations. The minor thesis will be assessed by two
assessors, one of which shall be external. The minor thesis will account for 50
per cent of the assessment.
Inquiries
Inquiries should be direct to Ms J Beaufoy, c/o Postgraduate Child Psychiatry
Training (Vic.), Austin Hospital, Bowen Building, Heidelberg 3084.
General information
The Department of Community Medicine offers a four-year part-time Master of
Family Medicine degree. The course is available for graduates with a minimum of
two years postgraduate experience who are currently registered by the medical
board in their respective State or who have a qualification which is
registrable in a State of the Commonwealth. Preference will be given to
applicants currently employed in active general practice. The course is only
offered by distance education through Monash University Gippsland campus.
The aims of the course are similar to the graduate diploma course with the
additional objectives of providing candidates with research and teaching skills
to equip them for potential part-time or full-time careers in academic general
practice.
To achieve this, candidates are required to undertake coursework additional to
that prescribed for the graduate diploma and carry out an approved research
project culminating in a published minor thesis.
Course structure
The coursework includes four major units and three elective units or two major
units and six elective units. The major units include MFM2000 (Academic basis
of general practice/family medicine); MFM2006 (Introduction to research methods
in general practice/ family medicine); MFM1008 (Applied research in general
practice/family medicine); and MFM2007 (Learning and teaching in family
medicine). The minor units are similar to those offered in the graduate diploma
course.
Assessment
Assessment will be by coursework participation, formal assignments, projects
and a minor thesis.
Inquiries
Further information is available from the Department of Community Medicine, 867
Centre Road, East Bentleigh 3165.
General information
The Department of Psychological Medicine offers a course leading to the degree
of Master of Psychoanalytic Studies. The course is normally undertaken
part-time over three years.
The aim of the course is to offer observational and theoretical studies in
which psychoanalytic perceptions will be integrated to foster understanding of
individuals, groups and organisations, and to promote research and scholarship
in these areas.
The objectives of the course are to provide the opportunity for professionals
from relevant disciplines to develop observational skills in clinical as well
as in other situations; provide an experiential basis for understanding
psychoanalytic concepts in relation to individuals, families, groups and
organisations; examine critically the theoretical concepts of psychoanalysis
and their application to the understanding of human development and
interactions in clinical, social and cultural fields; understand the issues of
research in this field; and contribute to the body of knowledge in this field
by means of a substantial piece of scholarship.
The course will cover a broad range of psychoanalytic concepts and theories. It
will combine observational and experiential approaches with open and critical
examination of the theoretical concepts of psychoanalysis. Research and
academic studies will be related as much as possible to the experience of human
interactions, infant development and to work experience in various settings.
This approach aims at the development of understanding of intrapsychic
processes and their effects, but does not imply qualification for clinical
work.
The course in itself will not provide a clinical or vocational training. It
can, however, precede, supplement or follow recognised training programs in
psychoanalysis or psychotherapy which the course participants may choose to
take.
A candidate must hold a degree in medicine, psychology, social work,
occupational therapy, speech therapy or nursing or a degree relevant to
psychoanalysis, or qualifications from an approved tertiary institution, deemed
equivalent. Candidates must also have a minimum of two years of practice in the
field of professional activity related to their graduate field and have
continuing opportunity for such work in a setting that can be used for
observation to be reported and discussed as a part of coursework.
Course structure (MPS0001 to MPS0014)
Seminars
There will be three hours of seminars per week for thirty weeks per year. The
first seminar will comprise work study or group study where relevant material
from students' observations will be presented and discussed. In the second
seminar there will be discussion of pre-read material, related to theoretical,
research and applied topics. Infant observation seminars will be held in the
first year. Research workshops will be held in the third year.
Field work
Field work will consist of infant observation and work/group observation.
Essays
Essays will be required for each component of the course.
Minor thesis
A substantial piece of individual scholarship must be presented by the end of
the third year of the course, on any topic related to psychoanalysis, according
to guidelines offered by the course. The thesis may be presented as a research
project including a critical literature review, as an infant observation
project linked to relevant theoretical discussion and review of literature, or
as an in-depth work case study linked to relevant theoretical discussion and
review of the literature. Other types of projects might also be considered.
Individual tutorship
Experience and theory of group functioning
Assessment
Asssessment will be continuous and it will be based on the student's
involvement in the process of observing, learning and interacting within the
course group. It will be closely linked with a student's self-evaluation and
the evaluation by the group of the group and of the teaching process. Regular
feedback sessions will be conducted both in the groups and individually with
the student's tutors. These, in conjunction with satisfactory completion of the
assignments required during the course and of the minor thesis, will provide a
basis for the final assessment of the progress.
Inquiries
Inquiries should be directed to the administrative secretary, Department of
Psychological Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton
3168.
General information
The Department of Psychological Medicine provides a course leading to the
degree of Master of Psychological Medicine. The course is conducted conjointly
with the University of Melbourne's Master of Medicine (Psychiatry). The degree
is taken by coursework and minor thesis. The course is normally completed
part-time in not less than three years and not more than five years.
Candidates must be registered medical practitioners currently engaged in
psychiatric practice or clinical training in psychiatry and have a minimum of
at least two years postgraduate experience.
The principal aim of this degree is to provide the medical practitioner with a
training in the academic aspects of psychiatry within the context of a broad
clinical training in the subject, and provide a suitable academic preparation
for both the first part and the elective dissertation of the RANZCP
fellowship.
Course structure
During their course, candidates will study the relevance to psychiatry of
related biological, psychological and social sciences, the research methods
developed by these disciplines and their application to specific problems.
Subjects include MPM1001, MPM2000 (Descriptive psychiatry); MPM1006, MPM2007
(Basic sciences of psychiatry); MPM1003, MPM2002 (Developmental psychiatry);
MPM1009, MPM2008 (Personality theory ); MPM1005, MPM2004 (Liaison psychiatry,
medicine and neurology); MPM1013, MPM2012 (Social and cultural psychiatry); and
MPM1011, MPM2010 (Research in psychiatry).
Assessment
The candidate will proceed to the degree by the preparation of minor thesis and
by satisfactory completion of the prescribed coursework subjects. Assessment of
coursework will be by continuous assessment based on submission of assignments
and critical essays related to the subjects being undertaken for the degree.
This may be supplemented by written and oral examinations.
The minor thesis will be about 12,000 words and show wide reading and
understanding of the subject selected for the thesis. The minor thesis should
be an original work and be a critical review of an idea or concept in
psychiatry or related disciplines. It may take the form of a literature review
or be based on secondary analysis of already available data. It may include a
design for a research project which may also have been pilot tested or
subjected to definitive study.
Inquiries
Inquiries should be directed to the administrative secretary, Department of
Psychological Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton
3168.
General information and assessment
The Master of Public Health course offered by the Department of Social and
Preventive Medicine is designed to provide a broadly based education in the
disciplines of public health for medical and non-medical graduates who wish to
embark on a career in the areas of occupational health, public health, health
services research, policy and planning, clinical epidemiology and the provision
of primary care. The course can be undertaken full-time over two years but is
normally undertaken on a part-time basis.
Students complete a common general Part I, comprising eight subjects, over two
years (part-time) or one year (full-time). This will be followed by a
specialised Part II where students stream into one of the following areas of
health specialisation.
(1) Occupational/environmental health specialisation.
(2) Clinical epidemiology specialisation.
(3) General stream.
(4) Coursework and minor thesis (in special circumstances and with the
permission of the head of the department, students may, after first year,
complete the course by minor thesis).
Part II will be undertaken over two years (part-time) or one year (full-time)
and comprises a combination of coursework units and a supervised research
project.
Course structure (four years part-time)
Occupational/environmental health specialisation
Year 1
+ Epidemiology and demography (semester 1)
+ Introductory statistics (semester 1)
+ Sociological foundations of public health (semester 2)
+ Health promotion (semester 2)
Year 2
+ Research methods and computing (semester 1)
+ Environmental influences on health (semester 1)
+ Public health policy and planning (semester 2)
+ Health economics, management and evaluation (semester 2)
Year 3
+ Legal and management aspects of occupational health (semester 1)
+ Diseases of occupation (semester 1)
+ Occupational hygiene (semester 2)
+ Toxicology I (semester 2)
Year 4
+ Project in occupational or environmental health (semester 1)
+ Ergonomics (semester 2)
+ Disease prevention and rehabilitation (semester 2)
Clinical epidemiology specialisation
Year 1 and year 2 - as for occupational/environmental health specialisation.
Year 3
+ Advanced epidemiology (semester 1)
+ Clinical epidemiology (semester 1)
+ Chronic disease epidemiology (semester 2)
+ Drug epidemiology (semester 2)
Year 4
+ Public health project (semester 1)
+ Public health project (semester 2)
General stream
Students electing to take a general stream in the third and fourth years of the
course will be required to enrol for any four of the subjects listed in either
of the two above specialisations or any other MPH subject currently offered by
the department in the third year. They will then complete the public health
project in the fourth year.
Inquiries
Inquiries should be directed to the MPH administrator, Department of Social and
Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road,
Prahran 3181.
General information
The Institute of Reproduction and Development, in association with Prince
Henry's Institute of Medical Research, provides a course leading to the degree
of Master of Reproductive Sciences. The course, offered on a full-time basis
over two years, or part-time over four years, is available to graduates in
biological, medical, paramedical, agricultural or veterinary sciences from
approved tertiary institutions with (a) an honours degree (upper second class -
division IIA or equivalent); (b) a pass degree with at least two years of
relevant experience in their particular field; or (c) qualifications and
experience which are assessed as equivalent.
The course aims to provide a detailed training in current theories and
principles of reproductive biology and medicine; instruction and experience in
various practical skills currently in use in reproductive biology and medicine;
an interdisciplinary view of various reproductive processes and associated
ethical issues; current knowledge and understanding of recent advances in
reproductive technologies and their implications for professionals in various
fields within and outside the reproductive sciences; advanced knowledge and
training in areas of specific interest and research experience.
The importance of reproduction in human and animal biology provides a
continuing need for suitably trained personnel in various aspects of
reproduction for the clinical, allied health and basic sciences, for research
and product development in industry, as well as for government and
semi-government agencies concerned with development and implementation of
policy on reproductive and population issues. The knowledge and skills
developed from this course would be appropriate for graduates wishing to pursue
a variety of career opportunities in reproductive biology. The areas include,
for example, medical and paramedical fields; developing areas of agriculture
and veterinary science where skills in new reproductive technology, such as in
vitro fertilisation, embryo manipulation and transfer, are assuming
considerable importance; research and development fields of industry, in
particular pharmaceutical and toxicological aspects of human and animal
reproduction; and biological areas such as wildlife conservation and the
preservation of endangered species.
Course structure and assessment (MRS1014, MRS2015 [full-time]; MRS1018,
MRS2019, MRS1020, MRS2021 [part-time])
The course structure and types of assessment are the same as those for the
Graduate Diploma in Reproductive Sciences, with the exception that masters
students undertake a minor thesis whereas graduate diploma students undertake a
research project. The minor thesis involves an in-depth original study of a
particular aspect of reproductive biology. Masters students perform extensive
laboratory research under appointed supervisors.
This course is currently being revised and
is subject to change in 1996.
Inquiries
Inquiries should be directed to Ms T Hocking, Department of Anatomy, Monash
University, Clayton 3168.
General information
The Department of Community Medicine offers a distance education course leading
to the degree of Master of Rural Health. The degree is normally undertaken
full-time over two years or part-time over four years.
The course aims to prepare rural health care practitioners for positions of
leadership in research, clinical practice, teaching and management; and to
produce graduates who are well equipped to provide high quality health care
specifically oriented to the health needs of rural communities.
Candidates are selected on the basis of academic and professional merit.
Preference is given to candidates who hold current registration in a relevant
rural health discipline and who are working in rural areas or are preparing for
a career in rural practice. Candidates must have a minimum of a bachelors
degree with honours, or a qualification deemed equivalent, and a period of two
years relevant clinical experience. Students enrolled in the graduate diploma
may apply for conversion into the masters program on completion of their first
year, depending upon suitable grades.
Course structure
The course consists of four compulsory generic core subjects and four
discipline-specific clinical practice subjects. See information provided on the
Graduate Diploma in Rural Health for more details on these subjects.
Candidates will also be required to complete stream A (a double coursework
subject titled `Applied research methods for health care professionals' which
is followed by a minor thesis) or stream B (a double coursework subject titled
`Reflective practice for health care professionals' which is followed by an
advanced clinical project). Both streams are of equivalent academic status.
Stream A has been designed to further develop qualitative or quantitative
research skills. Stream B has been designed to focus on advanced clinical
practice through reflection. This type of research investigates issues,
practices and phenomena using interactive methodology similar to action
research.
Assessment
Assessment is by written assignments and papers, projects, student journals,
literature review, formal assessment and minor thesis/project.
Inquiries
Inquiries should be directed to Dr R Hall, Centre for Rural Health, Latrobe
Regional Hospital, Ollerton Avenue, Moe, 3825.
General information
The Department of Microbiology offers the degree of Master of Venereology. It
is a 100 per cent research degree in the field of sexually transmitted
diseases. Candidates for the degree must hold the Graduate Diploma in
Venereology or equivalent or work in the field of venereology. Research can be
undertaken in any field of sexually transmitted diseases, providing the course
of research is approved by the department.
Assessment
Candidates are required to submit a major thesis. The thesis will be examined
by one internal examiner (not the candidate's supervisor) and one external
examiner.
Inquiries
Inquiries should be directed to Dr G Cross or Dr I Denham, Department of
Microbiology, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran
3181.
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