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Postgraduate Coursework
Frequently asked questions about our Postgraduate Coursework Degrees
Graduate Diploma in Rural Health
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Master of Rural Health
[No intake for 2008] |
| What is the aim of the course? The course aims to produce graduates who are well equipped to provide high quality health care specifically oriented to the health needs of rural communities; to develop and extend the knowledge, skills and attitudes of rural health care practitioners; and to prepare health practitioners to live and work in rural communities.
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What is the aim of the course? The course aims to prepare rural health care practitioners for positions of leadership in research, clinical practice, teaching and management. |
| How many credit points do I need to complete the course? 48
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How many credit points do I need to complete the course? 72
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| What are the entry requirements? A pass Bachelor's degree or a qualification deemed equivalent together with a minimum period of one year of relevant clinical experience is required for entry into the course. Candidates are selected on the basis of academic and professional merit. Preference is given to candidates who hold current registration in a relevant health discipline and who are working in rural areas or are preparing for a career in rural practice. |
What are the entry requirements? A 4-year honours degree in a relevant discipline or a 3-year degree and a Graduate Diploma in Rural Health, or a Graduate Diploma in a relevant discipline where performance in the Graduate Diploma has been of sufficiently high standard to demonstrate the potential for completion of a Masters degree (usually good credit grades and above). Candidates must also have a minimum period of two year's approved clinical or practical experience.
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| How is the course offered? Off campus learning
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How is the course offered? Off campus learning
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| What is the duration of the course? 1 year full time or 2 years part time
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What is the duration of the course? 1.5 years full time or 3 years part time
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| What is the course structure? Coursework Only: Core units (24 credit points) + Elective units (24) |
What is the course structure? Stream 1 : Coursework Only : Core units (24 credit points) + Elective units (48)
Stream 2 : Coursework and Minor Thesis / Advanced Clinical Project: Core units (24 credit points) + Elective units (18 credit points) + CRH1032 (6 credit points) + Minor thesis- Advanced Clinical Project (24 credit points)
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Core units
Elective units
Students are also able to choose 1 elective unit from another course/School/Department/Faculty within Monash University.
Appropriate elective units are offered in the following suggested courses:
- Emergency Health (Paramedic) + (MICA Paramedic)
- Evidence Based Practice
- Family Medicine
- General Practice
- Health Informatics
- Health Services Management
- Health Professional Education
- Mental Health Services – Community Mental Health
- Nursing
- Public Health
- Radiographic Practice + Radiation Therapy
- Social Work
Others are also available
(*Notes, units from other courses will attract different fees and approval must be sought from both course coordinators)
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Health Promotion and Primary Health
- Core Units: CRH1000, CRH1001, CRH1002, CRH1012 (core units)
- Elective units: Health Promotion (CRH1003), Indigenous Health (CRH1010), Health, Ecology (CRH1047), Alcohol & Drug issues (CRH1005) or Applied Research (CRH1032)
Interprofessional Practice
- Core units: CRH1000, CRH1001, CRH1002, CRH1012 (core units)
- Elective units: Multidisciplinary Practice (CRH1016), Multidisciplinary Project (CRH1021), Contemporary Professional Practice (MRP4010), Evidence Based Practice (EBP1002), or Applied Research (CRH1032)
Nurse Practitioner Pathway
- Core units: CRH1000, CRH1001, CRH1002, CRH1012 (core units)
- Elective units: Therapeutic Medication Management (NUR9208), Applied Research (CRH1032), Minor thesis (MRU0025), Evidence Based Practice (EBP1002) or other elective unit in field of interest e.g. Indigenous Health (CRH1010)
Articulation to higher degrees by research (HDR) e.g. Master by Research, PhD –
Students who complete stream 2 in the Master of Rural Health (coursework) will be eligible to apply into a HRD on the basis of minimum Distinction average (70-79%) in the units CRH1001, CRH1032, MRU0025. Students who achieved a minium High Distinction (80%) in the units CRH1001, CRH1032, MRU0025 will be eligible to apply for a scholarship.
Pathway for Nurse Practitioner endorsement (see examples of streams of study)
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Matt Mason – Master of Rural Health (Coursework & Minor thesis stream)
Current work : as a Registered Nurse
Location: Bairnsdale Regional Health Service as the Infection Control Nurse.
Professional Background
I commenced my Nursing career after dabbling in Marine Biology, Biomedicine and the Ambulance Service in Queensland. My first position as a nurse was in the Trauma/Orthopaedic ward at The Alfred hospital followed by a period in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit. During my time at The Alfred I commenced a Graduate Diploma in Remote Health (Nursing) through Flinders University with an aim to working as a Remote Area Nurse. Following the Intensive Care Unit I worked at the Cardinia Community Health Service based in Pakenham where my focus was on male and youth health and the needle and syringe exchange program (a very different environment to the ICU). My studies continued and I left Pakenham to take up a position with Nganampa Health Council as a Remote Area Nurse in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands in South Australia.
Minor Thesis Work
My research is looking at practices around Informed Consent by Australian Remote Area Nurses. Informed consent is relatively new to the nursing profession as traditionally we have done what the Doctors have asked us to do and patients have accepted this because the Doctors told them they needed it. There is now a need for nurses to gain consent before providing care to their patiens however there has been little research into how nurses have managed to do this. Whilst working as a Remote Area Nurse the lack of a common language, limited resources and a different view on the disease process made gaining any recognisable form of informed consent based on an equal power relationship impossible for me. This has played on my mind ever since and led to this being my research focus in hope of providing some insight into this issue for other nurses and policy makers.
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There is no intake for 2007.
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- Graduate Diploma in Rural Health - $11, 740
- Master of Rural Health - $17, 610
- Single Unit enrolment - $1,500 (per 6 credit points)
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Please complete the expression of interest form (pdf, 204kb) and return to Ms Clare Vandendolder
Email: Clare.Vandendolder@med.monash.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 5128 1026
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Please complete form A and B and email to Clare.Vandendolder@med.monash.edu.au
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Dr Eli Ristevski
Coordinator, Graduate Diploma and Master of Rural Health.
Monash University School of Rural Health
PO Box 973, Moe 3825, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
Tel. +61 3 5128 1002 Fax . +61 3 5128 1080
Email: Eli.ristevski@med.monash.edu.au
Ms Belinda Schill
Administrative Officer, Graduate Diploma and Master of Rural Health,
Monash University School of Rural Health
PO Box 973, Moe 3825, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
Tel. +61 3 5128 1026 Fax . +61 3 5128 1080
Email:Belinda.schill@med.monash.edu.au
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