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 or postgraduate degree in a health or science-related discipline.
Admission to the:
- Master of Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health)
requires the successful completion of an embedded degree program (Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma); or a bachelor degree in a health or science-related discipline with honours or 12 months relevant work experience; or a bachelor degree plus a postgraduate degree in a health or science-related discipline.
Admission to:
- Master of Medicine (Advanced) (Metabolic Health), and
- Master of Science in Medicine (Advanced) (Metabolic Health)
requires the student to be enrolled in the Master program, have completed the compulsory research unit of study 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.
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's 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 |
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's 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 |
NURS5012 |
6 | online/intensive |
Offered Semester 2 |
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MBHT5002 Advanced Diabetes Management |
6 | online/intensive |
MBHT5004 Cardiovascular Metabolic Disease Management |
6 | online |
PMED5102 Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity |
6 | online |
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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Master's 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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CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | online |
PAIN5002 Pain mechanisms and contributors |
6 | online |
PAIN5003 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 |
CEPI5315 Introduction to Systematic reviews |
6 | online |
PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 | block mode; online |
Offered Semester 2 | ||
BETH5209 Medicines, Policy, Economics and Ethics |
6 | online |
MEDF5002 Teaching in the Clinical environment |
6 | online/intensive |
PUBH5422 Health and Risk Communication |
6 | online/intensive |
PUBH5555 Lifestyle and Chronic Disease Prevention |
6 | online |
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 enrol in a minimum of 12 credit points of project units of study in order to submit their final written work.
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 1and 2) | supervision |
MEDF5303 Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B) |
6 (available semester 1 and 2) | supervision |