Faculty elective lists
The following list shows the units of study available as electives or research electives to postgraduate students throughout the faculty. The mode of presentation varies between academic units. Units are offered subject to sufficient demand and staff availability. See the pages following for descriptions of the units of study. Students who require further information on the content or administration of electives and when they are offered should contact the coordinator of the specific unit of study.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Faculty electives |
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| BACH5042 Teaching Clinical Reasoning |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BACH5085 Clinical Teaching and Supervision |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BACH5116 Developing eLearning in Health Contexts |
6 | A Basic computer skills and some knowledge of adult learning theory would be useful Broadband internet access is essential |
Semester 2 |
| BACH5118 Learning in Groups |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Broadband internet access is desirable |
Semester 1 |
| BACH5224 Organisational Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BACH5321 Psychology for Graduate Students |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 2, |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BACH5336 Lecturing and Large Group Teaching |
6 | A BACH5001 Adult Learning and BACH5002 Educational Design Broadband internet access is essential |
Semester 1 |
| BACH5345 Workplace Health and Safety |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BIOS5041 Ageing, Biology and Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BIOS5069 Introduction to Sexual Health |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BIOS5070 Communication Skills in Sexual Health |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BIOS5075 Managing Sexual Dysfunctions |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BIOS5079 Sexuality and Ageing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BIOS5083 Sex, Gender and Sexuality |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BIOS5088 Sexuality in Illness and Disability |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EXSS5029 Exercise Metabolism and Physiology |
6 | A Good working knowledge by students of basic human biochemistry and physiology |
Semester 1 |
| EXSS5030 Human Mechanics |
6 | A Fundamental functional anatomy |
Semester 1 |
| EXSS5050 Human Motor Learning and Control |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HIMT5023 Fundamentals of Medical Terminology |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HIMT5067 Evidence Based Health Care |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HIMT5069 Health Care Systems |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 1, |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| HSBH5001 FHS Abroad |
6 | P Successful completion of an undergraduate health sciences degree or equivalent. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| HSBH5002 FHS Indigenous Communities |
6 | P Successful completion of all 1st year units in a graduate entry masters FHS degree Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MRTY5056 Patient/Practitioner Communication |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| OCCP5187 Falls Prevention With Older People |
6 |
Available to MOT students |
Semester 1 |
| PHTY5134 Therapy in Disorders of the Hand This unit of study is not available in2011 |
6 | A Graduate experience in hand therapy as a qualified physiotherapist or occupational therapist Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
Faculty research electives |
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| BACH5026 Special Investigation |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BACH5068 Statistics for Clinical Research |
6 |
Students must have access to a PC to load and use the statistics packages SAS or SPSS |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| BACH5255 Qualitative Research Methods |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BACH5341 Research & Inquiry in Health Professions |
6 | N BACH3126, BACH4047, BACH5268, DHSC7002, DHSC7005 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| OCCP5145 Research Elective Independent Study |
6 | A BACH1143 Designing Health Research, BACH1145 Quantitative Health and Social Research, BACH1147 Qualitative Health and Social Research, or equivalent |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| The offering of these electives will depend on availability of staff and student demand. | |||