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Metabolic Health

Unit of study table

Master of Medicine (Metabolic Health)

Master of Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health)

Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of compulsory units of study; and
(b) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study; and
(c) 12 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study.

Master of Medicine (Advanced) (Metabolic Health)

Master of Science in Medicine (Advanced) (Metabolic Health)

Students must complete 60 credit points, including:
(a) 48 credit points of study as required for the Master of Medicine/Master of Science in Medicine
(b) 12 credit points of project units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Metabolic Health)

Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health)

Students must complete 36 credit points, including:
(a) 6 credit points of compulsory units of study; and
(b) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study; and
(c) 6 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Metabolic Health)

Graduate Certificate in Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health)

Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Compulsory unit for Graduate Diploma

CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6  

Compulsory units - Master of Medicine, Master of Science in Medicine, Master of Medicine (Advanced)

CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6  
MBHT5005
Evidence and Ethics in Metabolic Health
6 C CEPI5100 and 18 credit points of stream specific units of study from any of (MBHT5001 or MBHT5002 or MBHT5003 or MBHT5004 or NURS5012 or PMED5102 or GLOH5136)

Stream specific units (Science in Medicine Degrees Only)

MBHT5001
Diabetes Management
6 A This unit of study is recommended for medical graduates, as well as nursing or allied health graduates with a minimum of 12 months clinical experience
MBHT5003
Obesity and Pre-diabetes: Prevention and Care
6  
NURS5012
Assessment and Clinical Judgement
6  
GLOH5136
Nutrition in Global Settings
6 A Introductory knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics

Stream specific units (Medicine Degrees only)

MBHT5001
Diabetes Management
6 A This unit of study is recommended for medical graduates, as well as nursing or allied health graduates with a minimum of 12 months clinical experience
MBHT5002
Advanced Diabetes Management
6 A This unit is intended for medical graduates who have experience in clinical care of patients. It is recommended that MBHT5001 Diabetes Management unit of study is studied first, unless the student has a good understanding of the content covered in the MBHT5001 unit of study outline.
MBHT5003
Obesity and Pre-diabetes: Prevention and Care
6  
MBHT5004
Cardiovascular Metabolic Management
6 A This unit is intended for students who have experience in clinical care of patients and includes a significant Pharmacology component
PMED5102
Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity

6  

General elective units

BETH5104
Bioethics, Law and Policy
6  
BETH5204
Clinical Ethics
6  
BETH5209
Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics
6 A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission
BMRI5019
Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
6 N BMRI5003 or BMRI5050
BMSC5002
Advances in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
6  
CEPI5200
Quality and Safety in Health Care
6  
CEPI5215
Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers
6 A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed
P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011)
N CEPI5214
CEPI5315
Systematic Reviews
6 C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 or CLTR5001
N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 or CLTR5000
GMED5001
Genomics in Clinical Practice
6  
HPOL5012
Leadership for Health
6 A Students are expected to have at least 3 years work experience in a health practice, policy or administrative role
LNGS7504
Medical Discourse

6  
MEDF5002
Teaching in the Clinical Environment
6  
NTDT5608
Community and Public Health Nutrition
6 C NTDT5305 and NTDT5307
P NTDT5601 and (NTDT5602 or FMHU5001) and NTDT5604 and NTDT5503
PAIN5002
Pain Mechanisms and Contributors
6  
PAIN5003
Pain Treatment and Management Principles
6  
PUBH5033
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
6  

Project units

MEDF5301
Project (Advanced Masters)
12  
MEDF5302
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A)
6  
MEDF5303
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B)
6 P MEDF5302