Master of Health and Medical Sciences

2023 Deakin University Handbook

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Year	2023 course information
Award granted	Master of Health and Medical Sciences
Campus	Offered at Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Online	No
Duration	2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Deakin course code	H720
Approval status	This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8.
This course is an exit point only from H911 Doctor of Medicine

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Our Master of Health and Medical Sciences course is available to all current MD students who elect to take up this exit point.

The MHMS is an exit qualification open only to students who have completed at least 16 credit points over two years of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program. The MHMS is an exit qualification only, not leading to professional registration, and therefore does not require AMC accreditation.

To exit with the MHMS qualification students must complete 16 credit points of the MD program. Years 1 and 2: HME911 Medicine 1A (4 credit points); HME912 Medicine 1B (4 credit points); HME921 Medicine 2A (4 credit points) and HME922 Medicine 2B (4 credit points). All units are core units, and each unit has successful completion of the previous unit as a pre-requisite. The course is only available on a full-time basis. Students must pass all units including all components of units in the course.

Students graduating with a MHMS will not qualify for registration as a clinical practitioner. However they have completed advanced training in health and medical sciences, which may lead to employment in other areas of the health sector, including private enterprises, academia, medical research and hospital and government medical administration or policy development.

Indicative student workload

As a student in the Faculty of Health you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, workshops, online interaction and clinical placements. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.

The course requires a full-time commitment, with a substantive load of required learning activities and study time. Although the course is designed for working health professionals, students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities per unit credit point.

Professional recognition

The MHMS is an exit qualification only, not leading to professional registration, and therefore does not require AMC accreditation.

Career opportunities

Participation requirements

Attendance at on-campus intensives is required through the course – see individual unit descriptions for full details.

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability.

Mandatory student checks

Please refer to Commencing Student Guide for further detailed mandatory student requirements. This guide will be sent to all applicants and include:

Checklist for students
All students are required to maintain AHPRA registration throughout the course.

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year, the units you choose and your study load.

Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. Further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods is available on our Current students fees website.

Course Learning Outcomes

Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities	Identify relationships between normal and abnormal body functions and clinical conditions, and describe how clinical conditions are evaluated and diagnosed.
Communication	Select appropriate communication modes to share complex knowledge and concepts with patients, carers, colleagues and communities.
Digital literacy	Select appropriate communication modes to share complex knowledge and concepts related to health and medical sciences.
Critical thinking	Critically appraise and apply knowledge to problem solve and make sound professional and patient care decisions.
Problem solving	Use digital technology responsibly to enhance health and medical sciences.
Self-management	Demonstrate professional obligation and responsibility to patients, the profession and self as work ready doctors; and show a life-long commitment to reflective learning through practice, research and teaching.
Teamwork	Critically appraise and apply knowledge of health and medical sciences to further diagnostic reasoning and the understanding of human pathophysiology.
Global citizenship	Prioritise prevention and implement holistic approaches to enhance the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities and populations. Public health advocates committed to advancing the health and wellbeing of rural, remote, Indigenous and marginalised individuals and communities.

Course rules

The majority of your learning activities will take place at the Waurn Ponds campus and include a mix of classroom activities (lectures, small group teaching, group activities) and practical skill sessions (clinical skill teaching, low and high fidelity clinical scenarios).

To exit with the MHMS qualification students must complete 16 credit points of the H911 Doctor of Medicine program. Years 1 and 2: HME911 Medicine 1A (4 credit points); HME912 Medicine 1B (4 credit points); HME921 Medicine 2A (4 credit points); HME922 Medicine 2B (4 credit points). All units are core units, and each unit has successful completion of the previous unit as a pre-requisite. The course is only available on a full-time basis. Students must pass all units including all components of units in the course.

All commencing Faculty of Health Undergraduate and Postgraduate course work students are required to complete HAI010 Academic Integrity in their first semester of study (0 credit point compulsory unit).

The course is only available on a full-time basis.