Critical Care Medicine
Admission requirements
Admission to the:
- Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Critical Care Medicine)
- Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Critical Care Medicine)
- Master of Medicine (Critical Care Medicine)
requires a medical degree.
Admission to the:
- Graduate Certificate in Science in Medicine (Critical Care Medicine)
- Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Critical Care Medicine)
requires a bachelor or postgraduate degree in a health or science related discipline.
Admission to the:
- Master of Science in Medicine (Critical Care Medicine)
requires the successful completion of an embedded degree program (Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma); or a bachelor or postgraduate degree in a health or science related discipline with 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) (Critical Care Medicine), and
- Master of Science in Medicine (Advanced) (Critical Care Medicine)
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 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 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.
The Master/Master of Philosophy requires the successful completion of 96 credit points of units of study including:
- 48 credit points required for the Master
- 48 credit points of research units of study.
Pattern of enrolment
Compulsory units of study
| Unit of study code and name | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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| Compulsory unit of study for Graduate Diploma students | ||
| 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 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 |
| CRIT5008 Evidence and Ethics in Critical Care |
6 (available semester 2) | online |
Stream specific units of study
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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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CRIT5001 |
6 | online/intensive |
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CRIT5002 |
6 | online |
| CRIT5006 Retrieval medicine operational environment |
6 | online/intensive |
| CRIT5009 Teaching clinical skills by simulation |
6 | online/intensive |
| CLNP5001 Basic Sciences in Clinical Neurophysiology |
6 | online |
| PAIN5021 Acute Pain |
6 | online |
| Offered Semester 2 | ||
| CLNP5005 Neuromonitoring in Anaesthesia |
6 | online |
| CRIT5003 Pharmacology for Critical Care |
6 | online |
| CRIT5004 Physiology for Critical Care |
6 | online |
| CRIT5005 Clinical Communication & Decision Making |
6 | online/intensive |
| CRIT5007 Clinical Retrieval Medicine |
6 | online/intensive |
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Offered Semester 1 and 2 |
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CEPI5100 |
6 | online |
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PAIN5002 |
6 | online |
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PAIN5003 |
6 | online |
General elective units of study
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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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Master students complete 12 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study. |
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| Offered Semester 1 | ||
| BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Society |
6 | online/intensive |
| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 | online |
| CEPI5300 Research Grants: Theory and Practice |
6 | block mode; online |
| CLNP5002 Diagnostic Electroencephalography |
6 | online/intensive |
| CLNP5006 Intraoperative Monitoring 1 |
6 | online/intensive |
| MBHT5001 Diabetes Management |
6 | online/intensive |
| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | face to face; online |
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SEXH5409 |
6 | online/intensive |
| Offered Semester 2 | ||
| PAIN5018 Pain in Children |
6 | online |
| MEDF5002 Teaching in the Clinical Environment |
6 | online/intensive |
| MBHT5002 Advanced Diabetes Management |
6 | online/intensive |
| SURG5011 Imaging in Surgical Patients |
6 | online |
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 their enrolment.
| Unit of study code and name | Credit points | 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 |
International double degree students
Please note that the Double Degree program is not available in 2017
The double degree is only available to AusAID and international students and is conditional upon the appointment of an appropriate supervisor. Domestic students can enrol in the separate degrees.
Also see course rules for further details.
The Master of Medicine or Master of Science in Medicine, and Master of Philosophy double degrees are a coursework master degree combined with a master degree in research
Places in the double degree program will be offered to qualified applicants according to the admissions criteria (see course rules). In exceptional circumstances the dean may admit applicants without these qualifications who, in the opinion of the school, have qualifications and evidence of experience and achievement sufficient to successfully undertake the award.
Students enrolled in the double degree will be required to have found a supervisor for their research degree and to submit a full research proposal for their Master of Philosophy by the end of the second semester of enrolment. In order to progress to the Master of Philosophy, students must complete the master's coursework component with a weighted average mark of at least 65 percent across all 48 credit points of coursework units.
In order to meet the academic the requirements of the double degree, students must complete 48 credit points of coursework for the coursework master's degree and the equivalent of at least one year full time for the Master of Philosophy by enrolling in 48 credit points of research units of study as shown in the following table.
| Research units of study | Credit points |
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| Semester 1 | |
| MEDF4001 Medicine Research A |
12 |
| MEDF4002 Medicine Research B |
12 |
| Semester 2 | |
| MEDF4003 Medicine Research C |
12 |
| MEDF4004 Medicine Research D |
12 |