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Clinical Neurophysiology

Admission requirements


Admission to the:

  • Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Clinical Neurophysiology)
  • Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Clinical Neurophysiology)
  • Master of Medicine (Clinical Neurophysiology)

requires a medical degree.



Admission to the:

  • Graduate Certificate in Science in Medicine (Clinical Neurophysiology)
  • Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Clinical Neurophysiology)

requires a bachelor degree in a health related discipline; or a minimum of 5 years professional work experience in a health related field.


Admission to the:

  • Master of Science in Medicine (Clinical Neurophysiology)

requires the sucessful completion of an embedded degree program (Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma); OR a bachelor degree in a health related discipline with a first or second class honours; OR a bachelor degree in a health related discipline with professional work experience equivalent to a first or second class honours;

Applicants must also provide evidence of at least 12 months of relevant work experience.


Admission to:

  • Master of Medicine (Advanced) (Clinical Neurophysiology), and
  • Master of Science in Medicine (Advanced) (Clinical Neurophysiology)

requires the student to be enrolled in the Master program and have an average mark of at least 75% in 24 credit points of compulsory or stream specific units of study.

Course structure

The Graduate Certificate requires the successful completion of 24 credit points of stream specific units of study.

The Graduate Diploma requires the successful completion of 36 credit points of units of study including:

  • 6 credit points of compulsory units of study;
  • 24 credit points of stream specific core units of study; and
  • 6 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study.

The Master requires the successful completion of 48 credit points of units of study including:

  • 12 credit points of compulsory units of study;
  • 24 credit points of stream-specific core units of study; and
  • 12 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study.

The Master (Advanced) requires the
successful completion of 60 credit points of units of study including:

  • 48 credit points of study as required for the Master; and
  • 12 credit points of project units of study.

Pattern of enrolment

Suggested pathways

Students who work (or intend to work) predominantly in neurophysiology laboratories are encouraged to enrol in the following units:

  • Basic Sciences in Clinical Neurophysiology*
  • Diagnostic Electroencephalography
  • Clinical Neurophysiology Techniques
  • Advanced Electroencephalography


Students who intend to predominantly practice intraoperative monitoring are encouraged to enrol in:

  • Basic Sciences in Clinical Neurophysiology*
  • Neuromonitoring in Anaesthesia
  • Intraoperative Monitoring I
  • Intraoperative Monitoring II


*CLNP5001 Basic Sciences in Clinical Neurophysiology is compulsory for all students. All students must enrol in CLNP5001 as one of their first units of study.

Compulsory Units of Study

Unit of Study code and name Credit point Delivery mode
Compulsory unit of study for Graduate Diploma students
Graduate Diploma students must complete 6 credit points of compulsory units of study
CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
 6 (available semester 1 and 2)  online
Compulsory units of study for Master students
Master students must complete 12 credit points of compulsory units of study
CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
 6 (available semester 1 and 2)  online
CLNP5001
Basic Sciences in Clinical Neurophysiology
 6 (available semester 1)  online
Stream Specific Units of Study


The following stream specific units of study will be available in 2016:

Unit of Study code and name Credit point Delivery mode

Graduate Certificate students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study

Graduate Diploma students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study

Master students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study

Offered Semester 1

CLNP5001
Basic Sciences in Clinical Neurophysiology

 6  online
Offered Semester 2
CLNP5002
Diagnostic Electroencephalography
 6  online/intensive
CLNP5005
Neuromonitoring in Anaesthesia
 6  online
CLNP5006
Intraoperative Monitoring I
 6  online/intensive

The following stream specific units of study will be available in 2017:

Unit of Study code and name Credit point Delivery mode

Graduate Certificate students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study

Graduate Diploma students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study

Master students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study

Offered Semester 1

CLNP5001
Basic Sciences in Clinical Neurophysiology

 6  online

CLNP5002
Diagnostic Electroencephalography

 6  online/intensive

CLNP5003
Clinical Neurophysiology Techniques

 6  online/intensive

CLNP5005
Neuromonitoring in Anaesthesia

 6  online

CLNP5006
Intraoperative Monitoring I

 6  online/intensive
Offered Semester 2
CLNP5003
Clinical Neurophysiology Techniques
 6  online/intensive
CLNP5004
Advanced Electroencephalography
 6  online/intensive
CLNP5007 Intraoperative Monitoring II  6  online/intensive
General Elective Units of Study

Units of Study code and name Credit point Delivery mode

Graduate Diploma students complete 6 credit points of general elective units of study.

Masters students complete 12 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study.

Offered Semester 1 and Semester 2
   
PAIN5002
Pain mechanisms and contributors
 6  online
PAIN 5003
Pain Treatment and Management
 6  online
Offered Semester 1    
PAIN5021
Acute Pain
 6  online
CEPI5200
Quality and Safety in Health Care
 6  online
CEPI5300
Research Grants: Theory and Practice
 6  block mode; online
PUBH5018
Introductory Biostatistics
 6  face to face; online
CRIT5005
Clinical Communication and Decision Making
 6  online/intensive
Offered Semester 2    
MEDF5002
Teaching in the Clinical Environment
 6  online/intensive
PMED5051
Leadership in Medicine
 6  online/intensive
Project Units of Study - Master (Advanced)

Students accepted into the Master (Advanced) program must complete 12 credit points of project units of study.

Students must re-enrol every semester, with the associated financial cost, until they submit their project report or dissertation; or defer enrolment.


Unit of Study code and name Credit point Delivery mode
MEDF5301
Project (Advanced Masters)
 12 (available semester 1 and 2)  supervision
MEDF5302
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A)
 6 (available semester 1 and 2)  supervision
MEDF5303
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B)
 6 (available semester 1 and 2)  supervision