Postgraduate Health Studies Brochure
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HEALTH SCIENCES Post Graduate HEALTH SCIENCE The Master of Health Science WHAT YOU’LL STUDY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES is designed for professionals You will receive practical skills in community Our graduates are equipped to pursue development and health promotion careers in areas as diverse as health services working in a variety of health programs, and also complete a culminating management, aged care management, science settings, including both research and practice experience in the health planning, international health, health government and non-government evaluation of a contemporary issue in health promotion, occupational health and safety, science. Western Sydney University offers a and further research studies. organisations. wide variety of options, with flexible delivery, taught by experts in the field. Flexible entry As a student you can select and exit points are available. from three specialisations: Health Services Management (a program accredited by the Australian College of Health Service Management), Aged Care Management and Occupational Health and Safety. You will study a broad range of health science units relating to evidence-based health care and practice, health service planning, aged care management, health policy development, leadership, and health financial management. 2 Western Sydney University MASTER OF MASTER OF MASTER OF GRADUATE GRADUATE HEALTH SCIENCE HEALTH SCIENCE HEALTH SCIENCE DIPLOMA IN CERTIFICATE IN (HEALTH SERVICES (AGED CARE (OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCE HEALTH SCIENCE MANAGEMENT) MANAGEMENT) HEALTH AND SAFETY) UAC Code 950444 (on-campus) 950450 (on-campus) 950452 (on-campus) 950454 (on-campus) 950456 (on-campus) 950445 (distance) 950453 (distance) 950455 (distance) 950457 (distance) Apply Direct Code 4698 4698 4698 4700 4701 CRICOS Code 064020M 064020M 064020M 064831J 074199A Duration 2F/4P – 1.5F – 1F 2F/4P – 1.5F – 1F 2F/4P – 1.5F – 1F 1F/2P 0.5F/1P dependant on entry dependant on entry dependant on entry qualifications qualifications qualifications Location Parramatta Parramatta Parramatta Parramatta Parramatta Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Intakes March (Autumn) and July March (Autumn) and July March (Autumn) and July March (Autumn) and July March (Autumn) and July (Spring) (Spring) (Spring) (Spring) (Spring) Admission Duration: 2 years full- Duration: 2 years full- Duration: 2 years full- Duration: 1 year full-time; Duration: Six months full- time; 4 years part-time: time; 4 years part-time: time; 4 years part-time: 2 years part-time: time; 1 year part-time: Applicants must have Applicants must have Applicants must have Applicants must have Applicants must have successfully completed successfully completed successfully completed successfully completed successfully completed an undergraduate an undergraduate an undergraduate an undergraduate an undergraduate degree in any discipline, degree in any discipline, degree in any discipline, degree in any discipline, degree in any discipline, or equivalent OR a or equivalent OR a or equivalent OR a or equivalent OR a or equivalent OR a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Diploma or Graduate Diploma or Graduate Diploma or Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in Graduate Certificate in Graduate Certificate in Graduate Certificate in Graduate Certificate in any discipline PLUS three any discipline PLUS three any discipline PLUS three any discipline PLUS two any discipline PLUS two years full-time equivalent years full-time equivalent years full-time equivalent years full-time equivalent years full-time equivalent work experience in a work experience in a work experience in a work experience in a work experience in a health, welfare or aged health, welfare or aged health, welfare or aged health, welfare or aged health, welfare or aged care discipline. care discipline. care discipline. care discipline. care discipline OR three years full-time equivalent Duration: 1.5 years full- Duration: 1.5 years full- Duration: 1.5 years full- work experience in a time; 3 years part-time: time; 3 years part-time: time; 3 years part-time: health, welfare or aged Applicants must have Applicants must have Applicants must have care environment. successfully completed successfully completed successfully completed an undergraduate an undergraduate an undergraduate degree, or higher, in degree, or higher, in degree, or higher, in health, welfare or aged health, welfare or aged health, welfare or aged care discipline OR a care discipline OR a care discipline,OR a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Diploma or Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate Graduate Certificate Graduate Certificate in a health, welfare or in a health, welfare or in a health, welfare or aged care discipline aged care discipline aged care discipline PLUS three years full- PLUS three years full- PLUS three years full- time equivalent work time equivalent work time equivalent work experience in a health, experience in a health, experience in a health, welfare or aged care welfare or aged care welfare or aged care discipline. discipline. discipline. Duration: 1 year full- Duration: 1 year full- Duration: 1 year full- time; 2 years part-time: time; 2 years part-time: time; 2 years part-time: Applicants must have Applicants must have Applicants must have successfully completed successfully completed successfully completed an undergraduate an undergraduate an undergraduate Honours degree, or Honours degree, or Honours degree, or higher, in a health, higher, in a health, higher, in a health, welfare or aged care welfare or aged care welfare or aged care discipline. discipline. discipline. Key: F = Full-time; P = Part-time. Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes. westernsydney.edu.au 3 PUBLIC HEALTH The Master of Public Health WHAT YOU’LL STUDY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES is designed for professionals As a student you can study a wide range of Our graduates are equipped to pursue a wide evaluation processes and research methods range of careers in areas as diverse as health working in a variety of health such as policy analysis, economic evaluation, promotion, health education, statistician, science settings, including epidemiology and qualitative methods. You infection control, global health, epidemiology, both government and non- will receive practical skills in community case management, health workforce development and health promotion planning and further research studies. government organisations. programs, and also complete a culminating research and practice experience in the You will study a broad range of evaluation of a contemporary public health public units relating to public issue. Western Sydney University offers a health policy and practices, wide variety of options, with flexible delivery, taught by experts in the field. health promotion, evidence- based health care and practice, a variety of health issues from an epidemiological perspective, leadership and management, and occupational health and safety. 4 Western Sydney University MASTER OF GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH UAC Code 950512 (on-campus) 950515 (on-campus) 950518 (on-campus) 950513 (distance) 950516 (distance) 950519 (distance) Apply Direct Code 4702 4704 4705 CRICOS Code 014002E 052137A TBA Duration 2F/4P – 1.5F – 1F dependant on entry 1F/2P 0.5F/1P qualifications Location Parramatta Parramatta Parramatta Distance Distance Distance Intakes March (Autumn) and July (Spring) March (Autumn) and July (Spring) March (Autumn) and July (Spring) Admission Duration: 2 years full-time; 4 years part-time Applicants must have have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline, or equivalent OR a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in any discipline PLUS three years full-time equivalent work experience in a health, welfare or aged care discipline. Duration: 1.5 years full-time; 3 years part-time Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree, or higher, in health, welfare or aged care discipline OR a Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in a health, welfare or aged care discipline PLUS three years full-time equivalent work experience in a health, welfare or aged care discipline. Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate Honours degree, or higher, in a health, welfare or aged care discipline. Pathways You have the option of graduating with a Graduate Diploma in Public Health after the successful completion of 80 credit points, or with a Graduate Certificate in Public Health after completing 40 credit points (including core units). Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma or the Graduate Certificate may go on to study the Master in Health Science, following satisfactory completion of relevant units. Key: F = Full-time; P = Part-time. Note: Part-time refers to study load, not to timetabling of evening classes. westernsydney.edu.au 5 CHINESE MEDICINE LEARN THE ART OF CHINESE MEDICINE The Master of Chinese Medicine WHAT YOU’LL STUDY (i.e. after completing 40 credit points) with is a postgraduate qualification The course includes two major streams: a the Graduate Certificate in Chinese Medicine. clinical stream and research-training pathway. In the clinical specialisation stream you may designed for Chinese medicine The clinical stream features significant clinical exit the Master of Chinese Medicine after practitioners wishing to strengthen training, with the opportunity of a placement two semesters (i.e. after completing 80 their knowledge