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Course and Subject Handbook 2020 Courses Research Courses Master of Philosophy (Health)

Master of Philosophy (Health)

Information valid for students commencing in 2020.

Master of Philosophy (Health)

Handbook year

2020

Course code

110603

Course type

Masters by Research (AQF level 9)

Division

Division of Tropical Health and Medicine

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

Requirements for admission can be found at HDR Degree Requirements

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 2 – Schedule II of the 石榴视频 Admissions Policy.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

EFTSL to complete (equivalent full-time student load)

2 EFTSL

Course learning outcomes

Graduates of a Masters Degree (Research) will have:

Knowledge:

  • A body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in one or more disciplines

  • Advanced knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to the field of work or learning.

Skills

  • Cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on theory and its application

  • Cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories to different bodies of knowledge or practice

  • Cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level

  • Cognitive and technical skills to design, use and evaluate research and research methods

  • Communication and technical skills to present a coherent and sustained argument and to disseminate research results to specialist and non-specialist audiences

  • Technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse, theorise and disseminate research that makes a contribution to knowledge.

Graduates of a Masters Degree (Research) will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills:

  • With creativity and initiative to new situations and/or for further learning

  • With high level personal autonomy and accountability

  • To plan and execute a substantial piece of research.

Course Structure

RESEARCH

CORE SUBJECTS

RM7001:03 Planning the Research: Masters Candidates

RM7002:03 Situating the Research: Masters Candidates

MR7006:00 Master of Philosophy Research Thesis (Health)

COURSEWORK

OPTIONS

Choose coursework subjects from one of the following disciplines:

  • Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy
  • Public Health and Tropical Medicine
  • Speech Pathology
  • Sport and Exercise Science
  • Tropical Health
  • Tropical Medical Science
  • All other disciplines

Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy

COURSEWORK

OPTIONS

Students may select up to 9 credit points of the following specified subjects or other subjects in consultation with the ADRE

HS5102:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals

HS7405:03 Research Methodologies for Health Professionals

PC5521:03 Pharmaceutical Public Health - Research Methodologies

TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health

Public Health and Tropical Medicine

COURSEWORK

CORE SUBJECTS

TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health

TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health

OPTIONS

TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine or TM5502:03 Tropical Public Health

PLUS

TM5513:03 Public Health Management, Leadership, Planning and Policy or TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management

Speech Pathology

COURSEWORK

CORE SUBJECTS

TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health

TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health

OPTIONS

Select 6 credit points of specified subjects:

TM5524:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Tropical Health Practitioners (highly recommended)

PLUS one of:

ED5510:03 Teaching ESL to Indigenous Students

HS5405:03 Teaching for Learning in the Health Professions

HS5406:03 Strategies for Clinical Teaching

OT5008:03 Allied Health Interventions for Palliative Care

PS5103:03 Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Research and Evidence Based Practice

PY5007:03 Health and Rehabilitation

TM5528:03 Health Promotion

TM5510:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

TM5526:03 Public Health Economics

Note: The above course structures for options are recommendations. Alternative options may be negotiated with the Course Co-ordinator, Head of Discipline and Supervisors.

Sport and Exercise Science

COURSEWORK

CORE SUBJECTS

Choose 6 credit points of specified subjects:

TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health

TM5516: 03 Biostatistics for Public Health

TM5524:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Tropical Health Practitioners

OPTIONS

Select 6 credit points of TM level 5 subjects. The following subjects are highly recommended as they most closely align with Sport and Exercise Science:

TM5528:03 Health Promotion

TM5580:03 Public Health Nutrition in the Tropics

Note: The above course structures for options are recommendations. Alternative options may be negotiated with the Course Co-ordinator, Head of Discipline and Supervisors.  All coursework subjects are 3 credit points.

Tropical Health

COURSEWORK

CORE SUBJECTS

TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health

TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health

OPTIONS

TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine or TM5502:03 Tropical Public Health

PLUS

Select 3 credit points of specified  subjects:

TM5002:03 Infectious Diseases

TM5503:03 Human Parasitology

TM5518:03 Medical Entomology

TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control

TM5536:03 Refugee Health

TM5557:03 Disaster Health Management

Tropical Medical Science

COURSEWORK

CORE SUBJECTS

TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health

TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health

OPTIONS

Select 6 credit points of specified subjects:

TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine

TM5503:03 Human Parasitology

TM5518:03 Medical Entomology

All other disciplines

COURSEWORK

None specified – Please contact the Graduate Research School for all other discipline coursework structures

Campus

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Cairns

Disciplines are dependent on availability of appropriate advisors

Townsville

Disciplines are dependent on availability of appropriate advisors

Singapore

Disciplines are dependent on availability of appropriate advisors

Candidature

Expected time to complete

2 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Maximum time to complete

4.5 years

Maximum leave of absence

6 months

Progression

Supervising body

Research Education Sub-Committee (RESC)

Confirmation of candidature

See HDR Degree Requirements

Supervision

See HDR Degree Requirements

Progression

See HDR Degree Requirements

Subsumption of coursework subjects

Subsumption permitted

Maximum credit points of coursework subjects

15 credit points (Note: subjects listed under RESEARCH do not count towards this maximum)

Allowed coursework subjects

As approved by the Dean, Graduate Research School

Credit

Nil

Professional accreditation requirements

Nil

Award Details

Award title

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY

Approved abbreviation

MPhil

Inclusion of field of research on testamur

The field of research shall not appear on the testamur (the course, subject and thesis title appear on the testamur)

Exit with a lesser award

Candidates who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed the appropriate subjects, may be eligible for a Graduate Certificate