Paediatric Medicine
Admission requirements
A medical degree is required for admission to the:
- Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Paediatric Medicine)
- Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Paediatric Medicine)
- Master of Medicine (Paediatric Medicine)
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 core 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 core 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 unit of study for Graduate Diploma students | ||
| Graduate Diploma students must complete 6 credit points of compulsory units of study |
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| CEPI5100 Introductionto Clinical Epidemiology |
6 (available semester 1 and 2) | online |
| Compulsory units of study for Master students | ||
| Master students must complete 12 credit points of compulsory units of study | ||
| CEPI5100 Introductionto Clinical Epidemiology |
6 (available semester 1 and 2) | online |
| PAED5005 Evidence and Ethics in Paediatric Medicine |
6 (available semester 2) | online |
Stream Specific Units of Study
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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 students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study |
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Group A - offered in odd numbered years (2017) |
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Offered Semester 1 |
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PAED5004 |
6 | supervision |
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PMED5100 |
6 | online |
| PMED5103 Paediatric Gastroenterology |
6 | online |
| Offered Semester 2 | ||
| PAED5004 Independent Studies |
6 | supervision |
| PAED5001 Paediatric Immunisation |
6 | online |
| PMED5102 Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity |
6 | online |
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Group B - offered in even numbered years (2016) |
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Offered Semester 1 |
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PAED5004 |
6 | supervision |
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PAED5000 |
6 | online |
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PAED5003 |
6 | online |
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Offered Semester 2 |
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| PAED5004 Independent Studies |
6 | supervision |
| PAED5002 Adolescent Medicine |
6 | online |
| PMED5101 Paediatric Asthma and Allergy |
6 | online |
General Elective Units of Study
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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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Masters students are required to complete 12 credit points selected from the stream specific or general elective units of study. |
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| Offered Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
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| PAIN5001 Introduction to Pain Management |
6 | online |
| PAIN5002 Pain mechanisms and contributors |
6 | online |
| PAIN 5003 Pain Treatment and Management |
6 | online |
| Offered Semester 1 | ||
| BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Society |
6 | online/intensive |
| BETH5204 Clinical Ethics |
6 | online/intensive |
| BMRI5003 Clinical Psychiatry 1 |
6 | face to face |
| BMRI5052 Child and Youth Mental Health (available even years only) |
6 | face to face/online |
| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 | online |
| CEPI5300 Research Grants: Theory and Practice |
6 | block mode; online |
| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | face to face; online |
| Offered Semester 2 | ||
| CEPI5304 Diagnostic and Screening Tests (Parts 1 and 2) |
6 | face to face; online |
| PAIN5018 Pain in Children |
6 | online |
| BMRI5006 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy |
6 | block mode |
| BMRI5053 Bodies, Brains and Mind in Connection (students are encouraged to undertake this unit of study by applying for special permission. Clinical experience in the field is required) |
6 | face to face/online |
| PMED5051 Leadership in Medicine |
6 | online |
| MEDF5002 Best practice in healthcare education |
6 | online/intensive |
| SEXH5414 Public Health aspects of HIV, STIs and Sexual Health |
6 | face to face/online |
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 re-enrol every semester, with the associated financial cost, until they submit their project report or dissertation.
| Unit of study code and name | Credit points | Delivery mode |
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| MEDF5301 Project (Advanced Masters) (not on offer in 2015) |
12 (available semester 1 and 2) | supervision |
| MEDF5302 Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A) |
6 (available semester 1 and 2) | supervision |
| MEDF5303 Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B) |
6 (available semester 1 and 2) | supervision |