COURSE INFORMATION

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732 / 698 Master of Medicine (Palliative Care)

The Master of Medicine (Palliative Care) is designed for medical practitioners who spend a substantial proportion of their practice in the palliative care field.  Practitioners successfully completing this course will build on the Post Graduate Diploma of Medicine (Palliative Care) or its equivalent, if approved by the course supervisor, and become familiar with research principles and methodology.  This will enable a major research project to be completed.

 

COURSE LOCATION AND MODE OF STUDY

The course is available off-campus through E-Central.

 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Post Graduate Diploma of Medicine (Palliative Care) or equivalent, or recognition of previous study and experience taken to be equivalent.

 

COURSE STRUCTURE

The overall course comprises the six semester units of study from the Post Graduate Diploma of Medicine (Palliative Care), and, in the second year of the course, two research units and a research thesis undertaken in a suitable area of interest as mutually agreed by the practitioner and supervisor.

 
 
YEAR ONE
DCP5101 Issues in Palliative and Cancer Care 20 
MCP5010 Disease Processes 20 
MCP5011 Clinical Management 1 20 
MCP5012 Clinical Management 2 20 
MCP5013 Clinical Management 3 20 
MCP5014 Counselling, Family and Other Issues 20 
 
YEAR TWO
Three units selected from:
HST5120 Epidemiology 20 
RES5101 Research Preparation: Methods of Research 20 
RES5102 Research Preparation: Qualitative Approaches 20 
RES5103 Research Preparation: Quantitative Research Methods 20 
 
plus
NPH6101 Masters Project 30 
NPH6102 Masters Project 30 
 
Students may exit with a Postgraduate Diploma upon completion of 6 of the 12 course units, including 4 Year One and Year Two elective units as arranged with the course coordinator.
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 18/11/2004