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Overview

This course, offered by the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, provides personal injury management professionals with a fundamental knowledge of personal injury management. Study areas include legislative and regulatory design, claims management and public health.

Course structure

Core unit6 credit points

You must complete the following unit

MPH5040Introductory epidemiologyNo reviews yet6 cp

Assessed short courses12 credit points

You must complete the following assessed short courses:

Assessed short course 1: Principles of Personal Injury Scheme Design
https://www.monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/study/professional-education/principles-of-personal-injury-scheme-design

AND

Assessed short course 2: Personal Injury Strategic Claims Management
https://www.monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/study/professional-education/personal-injury-strategic-claims-management

Elective unit6 credit points

You must complete one of the following units

The handbook's description of this structure

The course comprises 24 credit points undertaken as a combination of two units, and two Monash University assessed short courses. Each assessed short course is equivalent to a 6 credit point unit.

List of short courses:

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

All units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.

Core (18 credit points).

You must complete the following:

MPH5040 Introductory epidemiology
Assessed short course 1: Principles of personal injury scheme design (specified credit granted for unit MPD0025)
Assessed short course 2: Personal injury strategic claims management (specified credit granted for unit MPD0026)

AND

Elective unit (6 credit points)

You must complete one of the following units:

MPH5241 Introduction to occupational health and safety
MPH5243 Chemical and biological hazards
MPH5222 Assessment and control of workplace hazards
MPH5242 Psychosocial work environment
MPH5319 Managing digital health
MPH5267 Principles of health care quality improvement
MPH5304 Leading and managing in public health and health care
MPH5307 Introduction to health law principles
MPH5244 Humans, work and physical hazards
MPH5203 Environmental influences on health
MPH5283 Ethics, good research practice and practical research methods
MPH5256 Injury epidemiology and prevention
MPH5309 Occupational health and safety

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

1
Define the legislative and operational framework governing personal injury management.
2
Identify the critical issues faced by various approaches to personal injury insurance schemes and identify the strengths and weaknesses of each major approach.
3
Distinguish key principles of personal injury management, including scheme design, scheme financing, performance measurement, case management, rehabilitation and return to work.
4
Identify the necessary components of an injury management program.
5
Analyse contemporary issues in the personal injury industry.
6
Describe the historical, social and political context of personal injury in Australian society and appraise recent developments in personal injury policy and practice.
7
Generate personal injury management strategies and/or programs, and/or research and apply public health principles and methods, to reduce the impact of personal injury in the community.

Entry requirements

English language

Monash level B, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 (with individual band scores of Writing: 6.0, Listening: 6.5, Reading: 6.5 and Speaking: 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with minimum scores: Writing 50, Listening 58, Reading 58, Speaking 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing 21, Listening 20, Reading 19, Speaking 18; or Equivalent approved English test

More information

Progression to further studies

Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to one of the following courses:

Graduate Diploma of Personal Injury Management (M5030)
Master of Public Health (M6024)
Master of Health Management (M6008)
Master of Occupational and Environmental Health (M6026)

Professional accreditation

Completion of the course may allow graduates to register with the Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF) as a Certified Personal Injury Professional (CPIP).

Other information

This course, offered by the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, provides personal injury management professionals with a fundamental knowledge of personal injury management. Study areas include legislative and regulatory design, claims management and public health.

Contacts

Academic Coordinator: Professor Alex Collie

Common questions

Where can I study Graduate Certificate of Personal Injury Management?

At Alfred Hospital.

How do I plan my Graduate Certificate of Personal Injury Management units?

Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.

Course details

Qualification: Graduate Certificate
AQF level: Level 8
Credit points: 24
Part time: 1 Years
Maximum time: 3 years

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Abbreviation: GradCertPersInjMgmt
Award title: Graduate Certificate of Personal Injury Management
Handbook years: 2022 202320242025 2026 2027