M6038 Master of Health Professions Education

This course is structured into three parts: Part A. Health Professions core, Part B: Electives, and Part C. Application studies. Each part comprises a combination of units and short courses.

Part A. Health professions education core

This study will provide you with professional teaching and advanced supervisory skills in both clinical and non-clinical environments. It will facilitate the application of principles and theories that inform educational practice and allow for specialism through the choice of elective studies.

Part B. Electives

In this study, you will have the opportunity to expand your on your key areas of interest through completion of electives that will develop skills and knowledge in health professions education. 

Part C. Application studies

You have the opportunity to choose one of the following pathways:

a) Coursework – in this pathway you will undertake a core capstone unit and combine it with elective units to suit your career interests. In the capstone unit you will have the option of focusing on education practice or research practice and will be required to integrate, extend and apply knowledge and skills gained in the course to professional practice development.

b) Research – in this pathway you will undertake a research in health professions sciences unit and complete a research project. You will be required to demonstrate your ability to integrate and apply theories, principles and practice to a specific health professions education scenario or issue.

List of short courses:

• Learning conversations: Feedback and debriefing practices in clinical practice and in simulation
• Quality supervision in health and human services
• Technology for education in clinical healthcare
• Scenario design for simulation-based education
• Learning and teaching with simulation
• Qualitative research methods for public health
• Evolving Health Leadership
• Introduction to education research in the health professions and sciences

NOTE:

• You will receive specified credit for assessed short courses that you completed successfully prior to your enrolment in this course.
• Not all short courses are available every semester.

Master's entry points

Depending on prior qualifications you may receive entry level credit (a form of block credit) which determines your point of entry to the course:

• If you are admitted at entry level 1 you complete 72 credit points, comprising Part A, Part B and Part C.
• If you are admitted at entry level 2 you complete 48 credit points, comprising Part A and Part C.

Note: If you are eligible for credit for prior studies you may elect not to receive the credit and complete one of the higher credit-point options.

Course progression map

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

The course comprises 72 points structured into three parts: Part A. Health professions education core (24 points), Part B: Electives (24 points) and Part C. Application studies (24 points)

All units are 6 points unless otherwise stated.

Part A. Health professions education core (24 points)

You must complete the following units:

• HPE5100 Foundations of health professions education (12 points)
• Assessed short course 1 *
• Assessed short course 2 *

Part B. Electives (24 points)

You must complete the following units:

• Assessed short course 3 *
• Assessed short course 4 *
• Assessed short course 5 *
• Assessed short course 6 *

Part C. Application studies (24 points)

You must complete either a. or b. below:

a. Coursework (24 points)

• HPE5200 Health professions and simulation education in practice (12 points)
• Assessed short courses 7*
• Assessed short courses 8* (in development, to commence in 2024)

b. Research project (24 points)

• MAP5508 Introduction to education research in the health professions and sciences -  short course (12 points)
• MAP5010 Advanced health practice research project (12 points)

* Assessed short courses must be chosen from the following list of short courses offered by the School of Clinical Sciences. Please note that not all short courses are offered every semester.

• MAP5504 Learning conversations: Feedback and debriefing practices in clinical practice and in simulation
• MAP5502 Quality supervision in health and human services
• MAP5505 Technology for education in clinical healthcare
• MAP5503 Scenario design for simulation-based education
• MAP5501 Learning and teaching with simulation
• MAP5509 Qualitative research methods for public health
• MAP5507 Evolving Health Leadership
• MAP5508 Introduction to education research in the health professions and sciences (12points)