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Sexual and Reproductive Health (Public Health pathway)

Unit of study table

Master of Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health)

Master of Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive 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) (Sexual and Reproductive Health)

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

Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health)

Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive 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 (Sexual and Reproductive Health)

Graduate Certificate in Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health)

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

Pathways

The following pathways are available:
(i) HIV and STIs
(ii) Public Health
(iii) Psychosexual Therapy
(iv) Reproductive Health and Fertility
(v) No Pathway

 

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

Compulsory units

Graduate Certificate
SEXH5401
Introduction: Sexual and Reproductive Health
6  
Graduate Diploma
Students must choose one of the following:
CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6  
PUBH5010
Epidemiology Methods and Uses
6 N BSTA5011
Masters
Students must choose one of the following:
CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6  
or
PUBH5010
Epidemiology Methods and Uses
6 N BSTA5011
and all students must select the following unit
SEXH5406
Professional Practice
6 P SEXH5401 or CEPI5100 or PUBH5010

Stream specific units

SEXH5205
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
6  
SEXH5401
Introduction: Sexual and Reproductive Health
6  
SEXH5410
Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion
6  
SEXH5412
Sexual Health and Relationships Education
6  
SEXH5414
Public Health: Sexual and Reproductive Health
6  

General elective units

Students can also select any remaining stream specific units of study as an elective
SEXH5200
Advanced STIs
6  
SEXH5202
HIV and Viral Hepatitis
6  
SEXH5402
Counselling for Health Professionals
6  
SEXH5405
Abortion, Contraception and Preconception Care
6  
SEXH5407
Sex Gender and Sexuality
6
SEXH5416
Advanced Readings in Sexual Health
6 P SEXH5401 or CEPI5100 or PUBH5010
SEXH5417
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
6  
SEXH5420
Assisted Reproductive Technologies
6 P SEXH5417
SEXH5421
Sexual and Reproductive Health Research

6  
SEXH5422
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
6  
CEPI5200
Quality and Safety in Health Care
6  
FMHU5002
Introductory Biostatistics
6 N PUBH5018
GLOH5101
Foundations of Global Health
6 N MIPH5131 or MIPH5132
GLOH5112
Global Communicable Disease Control
6  
GLOH5115
Women's and Children's Health
6 N MIPH5115
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
PUBH5300
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
6 A A basic understanding of introductory statistics and generalised linear regression (as would be attained through a unit such as PUBH5217 or equivalent, or through equivalent experience). No previous coding experience is required or assumed

Master (Advanced) Project Units

(a) Students accepted in the Master (Advanced) program must complete 12 credit points of project units of study.
(b) Students must re-enrol every semester, with the associated financial cost, until they submit their project report or dissertation.
MEDF5301
Project (Advanced Masters)
12  
MEDF5302
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A)
6  
MEDF5303
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B)
6 P MEDF5302

Double Degree Research units

Australia Awards and International Students only
(a) Students enrolled in the double degree Master of Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health) and Master of Philosophy must complete the following units over the two years of the program.
(b) If the student is not able to submit the thesis for the Master of Philosophy after two years of enrolment, they must enrol in both MEDF4003 and MEDF4004 for further semesters until they are able to submit.
MEDF4001
Medicine Research A
12  
MEDF4002
Medicine Research B
12 C MEDF4001
MEDF4003
Medicine Research C
12 C MEDF4002
MEDF4004
Medicine Research D
12 C MEDF4003