Unit of study electives
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.
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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Postgraduate electives |
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| To view semester session codes: handbooks/heath_sci/postgraduate/coursework/units_of_study/ | |||
| BACH5042 Teaching Clinical Reasoning |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BACH5085 Clinical Teaching and Supervision |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BACH5321 Psychology for Graduate Students |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment BACH5321 is only available to those who have been assessed by the course director as requiring Psychology content. These students will be given departmental permission to enrol in BACH5321. |
Semester 1 |
| BACH5343 Individual and Societal Ageing |
6 | N BACH5041 |
Semester 2 |
| BACH5345 Workplace Health and Safety |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| BIOS5041 Ageing, Biology and Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BIOS5090 Clin. Oriented Musculoskeletal Anatomy A |
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 |
| EXSS5050 Human Motor Learning and Control |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HIMT5067 Evidence Based Health Care |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HIMT5094 Health Informatics Foundations & Systems |
6 | N HIMT5060 |
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 |
| HSBH5004 Bodily Senses in Health and Disease |
6 | A Basic anatomy and function of the nervous system |
Semester 2 |
| MRTY5056 Patient/Practitioner Communication |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| OCCP5187 Falls Prevention With Older People |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Available to MOT students |
Semester 1 |
| REHB5068 Public Offenders: Aspects of Rehab |
6 | N REHB5016, REHB3062 |
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 2 |
| OCCP5145 Research Elective Independent Study |
6 | P OCCP5207 Note: Department permission required for enrolment WAM of 75 or over on completion of MOT1 (FT) units also required for enrolment in this unit |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| The offering of these electives will depend on availability of staff and student demand. | |||