Metabolic Health
Admission requirements
Admission to the:
- Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Metabolic Health)
- Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Metabolic Health)
- Master of Medicine (Metabolic Health)
requires a medical degree.
Admission to the:
- Graduate Certificate in Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health)
- Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health)
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 (Metabolic Health)
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.
Admission to:
- Master of Medicine (Advanced) (Metabolic Health), and
- Master of Sience in Medicine (Advanced) (Metabolic Health)
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
Compulsory Units of Study
Unit of study code and name | Credit points | Delivery mode |
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Compulsory units of study |
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Graduate Diploma students must complete 6 credit points of compulsory units of study |
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CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
6 (available semester 1 and 2) | online/compulsory face to face tutorials for international 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/compulsory face to face tutorials for international students |
MBHT5005 Evidence and Ethics in Metabolic Health |
6 (available semester 2) | online/intensive |
Stream Specific Units of Study
Unit of study code and name |
Credit points | Delivery mode |
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Graduate Certificate students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study |
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Graduate Diploma students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study |
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Master students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study |
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Offered Semester 1 |
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MBHT5001 |
6 | online/intensive |
MBHT5003 |
6 | online/intensive |
Offered Semester 2 |
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MBHT5002 Advanced Diabetes Management |
6 | online/intensive |
MBHT5004 Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease Management |
6 | online/intensive |
General Elective Units of Study
Unit of study code and name |
Credit points | Delivery mode |
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Graduate Diploma students complete 6 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study. |
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Masters students complete 12 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study |
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Offered Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
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PAIN5002 Pain mechanisms and contributors |
6 | online |
PAIN 5003 Pain Treatment and Management |
6 | online |
Offered Semester 1 | ||
BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Society |
6 | online/intensive |
BETH5204 Clinical Ethics |
6 | online/intensive |
CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 | online |
CEPI5300 Research Grants: Theory and Practice |
6 | online/intensive on campus |
PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 | block mode; online |
Offered Semester 2 | ||
PMED5051 Leadership in Medicine |
6 | online/face to face |
PMED5102 Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity |
6 | online |
MEDF5002 Teaching in the Clinical environment |
6 | online/intensive |
PUBH5422 Health and Risk Communication |
6 | online/intensive |
NTDT5608 Public Health and Community Nutrition |
6 |
face to face |
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.
Unit of study code and name | Credit points | Delivery mode |
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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 |