Course details

Summary

Our MHSc provides the opportunity for health professionals to advance and expand their knowledge within an interdisciplinary learning environment.

Programme overview

If you are interested in a career where you can contribute to areas such as health services, health systems, clinical practice and research, the Master of Health Sciences is the ideal programme for you.

The MHSc equips you to take on leadership roles in the delivery of health services, systems or research.

Health Sciences

Health Sciences is an 'umbrella' qualification covering all postgraduate courses offered by the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. However most courses on the Master of Health Science Schedule are more usually taken towards either a specialisation under health sciences (listed below) or another named qualification such as a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Education, Health Psychology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Public Health, or a Master of Health Leadership or Master of Audiology.

It is possible in some circumstances though, to choose courses, under academic advice, that are not under a specialisation, by choosing a general Health Sciences plan.

Areas of study

Most students applying for a health sciences programme are working in the health sector and choose part-time study in a specialisation in their area. Specialisations include:

• Advanced Nursing
• Alcohol and Drug Studies
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• Health Informatics
• Mammography (PG Certificate level)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Medical Imaging
• Mental Health Nursing
• Mental Health (PG Certificate level)
• Palliative Care
• Pharmaceutical Science
• Sports Medicine (PG Certificate level)
• Ultrasound
• Women's Health (PG Certificate level)
• Youth Health

Career opportunities

Courses taken towards a named specialization help health professionals working in the field of the specialization to gain expertise in the theory and practice of the subject studied.

Programme structure

You can choose between a Taught (120 and 240 points) and a Research Masters (120 and 240 points). If you have completed an undergraduate degree then you would normally enter a 240-point programme. If you have already completed a 120-point postgraduate qualification then you may be able to enter a 120-point programme.

Further study options

Doctor of Philosophy

Entry criteria

To be eligible to enter a 120 point: You need to have completed one year of postgraduate study, following an undergraduate degree, in health sciences or public health with a GPE of 5.0.

To be eligible to enter a 240 point: You need to have completed a relevant undergraduate degree, such as a degree in dentistry, health sciences, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, physiotherapy, psychology, public health, optometry science, social sciences for public health, or social work.

English language requirements:
IELTS 6.5; TOEFL (iBT) 90; TOEFL (paper-based) 575; CAE or CPE 176; PTE 58; MELAB 85.