Pain Management

Admission requirements

Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Pain Management requires:

• a medical degree; or
• a bachelor's degree in a health-related discipline; or
• a minimum of 5 years professional work experience in a health-related field or pass a preliminary examination(s) as prescribed by the Faculty.

Admission to the Graduate Diploma in Pain Management requires:

• completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate certificate; or
• a medical degree; or
• a bachelor's degree in a health-related discipline.

Admission to the Master of Medicine (Pain Management) requires:

• a medical degree.

Admission to the Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) requires:

• completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate certificate or graduate diploma; or
• a bachelor's degree in a health-related discipline with first or second class honours; or
• a bachelor's degree in a health-related discipline. Applicants must have completed work equivalent to a first or second class honours bachelor's degree in a health-related field.

See the course Rules for further details.

Course structure

The Graduate Certificate in Pain Management requires the successful completion of 24 credit points of core units of study.

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

• 24 credit points of core units of study; and
• 12 credit points of elective units of study of study.

The Master of Medicine (Pain Management) and Master of Science in Medicine (Pain Management) require the successful completion of 48 credit points of units of study including:

• 30 credit points of core units of study; and
• 18 credit points of elective units of study of study.

Pattern of enrolment - No Pathway Selected

Core units of study

Elective units of study

Pattern of enrolment for international students commencing in March

For students commencing in March (semester 1) the standard pattern of enrolment is as follows:

Year 1

Year 2

Pattern of enrolment for international students commencing in July

For students commencing in July (Semester 2) the standard pattern of enrolment is as follows:

Year 1

Year 2