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MRU0022Postgraduate research in psychology

UnitLevel 9|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Psychology is the study of the science of human nature and of mental states and processes. It includes the study of human and animal behaviour. This detailed field may include abnormal psychology, behaviourism, clinical psychology,...

Alfred HospitalBox HillCaulfieldClaytonGippsland+6 more

MRU0034Postgraduate research in public health

UnitLevel 9|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Public health is the study of public health practice. This detailed field may include advanced epidemiology, statistical methods for public health, health leadership and management, and quantitative methods of population-based health...

Alfred HospitalBaker InstituteBox HillBurnet InstituteClayton+5 more

MRU0044Postgraduate research in radiography and medical imaging (high)

UnitLevel 9|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Radiography and medical imaging is the study of technologies which use ionising and non-ionising (e.g. ultrasound) radiation to diagnose, treat and follow the course of disease and its response to treatment. This detailed field may include...

Alfred HospitalClayton

MRU0025Postgraduate research in rural health

UnitLevel 9|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Rural Health is the study of health care and services, and their impact on people in rural and remote communities. This detailed field may include rural health workforce issues, models of health services in rural and remote areas, rural...

Alfred HospitalBendigoBox HillClaytonGippsland+5 more

MRU0024Postgraduate research in surgery

UnitLevel 9|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Surgery is the study of the medical specialisation concerned with the principles and practices for treating diseases, injuries, defects and deformities by manual operation and manipulation, and by using instruments and appliances. This...

Alfred HospitalBox HillClaytonHudson Institute of Medical ResearchMonash Medical Centre+2 more

MPH5277Practical data management

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Managing health data has never been more challenging or significant. Data now plays a pivotal role in health care provision, discovery and research. As health data becomes more widely accessible, it is essential that health data users can...

Semester 1Alfred Hospital

MAP5001Preparatory minor thesis

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit is designed to allow you to implement the research proposal developed in the prerequisite units. You will develop skills in gathering and interrogating data using acceptable analytical processes, and developing an informed and...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred HospitalClaytonPeninsula

MPH5267Principles of health care quality improvement

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this unit you will learn how historical, political & social factors impact on quality measurement in health care; the relationship of industrial and health care quality monitoring; epidemiological and statistical quality measurement...

Semester 1Alfred Hospital

MPH5272Principles of health systems

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit will examine reform and development in health services from an international, national and local perspective. The focus of the unit will explore the implementation of health policy reform and the multitude of issues, drivers,...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

EPM5003Principles of statistical inference

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

The unit will introduce the core concepts of statistical inference, beginning with estimators, confidence intervals, type I and II errors and p-values. The emphasis will be on the practical interpretation of these concepts in...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5289Professional practice development

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit will equip you to meet professional workplace expectations in public health. Building upon developing knowledge and understanding of the practice of public health, it will enhance and develop professional communication, teamwork,...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5242Psychosocial work environment

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Psychosocial effects of work on individuals are explained from a preventive viewpoint. You will examine topics including mental health and its effect on employment, alcohol and drug use, disability discrimination, equal employment...

Semester 1Alfred Hospital

MPH5288Public health fundamentals

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit will examine foundational aspects of public health, and explore contemporary challenges facing public health both nationally and Internationally. You will be introduced to strategies and approaches including evidence-based...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5274Public health placement

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Employability skills will help you manage and develop your career, and workplace based placements are an important way to enhance your employability. As well as allowing you to apply knowledge and skills in a professional environment,...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5215Qualitative research methods

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit provides an introduction to the research designs and methods used in qualitative research and is designed to help you develop the practical skills required in the design and assessment of a qualitative research project. The unit...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH6215Qualitative Research Methods

UnitLevel 6|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit provides an introduction to the research designs and methods used in qualitative research and is designed to help you develop the practical skills required in the design and assessment of a qualitative research project. The unit...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5200Regression methods for epidemiology

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Confounding and effect modification, logistic regression, conditional logistic regression for matched case-control studies, linear regression, diagnostics to assess model fit, model estimation methods, Poisson regression for rates, Stata...

Semester 1Alfred Hospital

MPH6200Regression methods for epidemiology

UnitLevel 6|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Confounding and effect modification, logistic regression, conditional logistic regression for matched case-control studies, linear regression, diagnostics to assess model fit, model estimation methods, Poisson regression for rates, Stata...

Semester 1Alfred Hospital

EPM5027Regression modelling for biostatistics 1

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit lays the foundation of biostatistical modelling to analyse data from randomised or observational studies. These skills are essential for biostatistics in practice and will be used by students for the remainder of their BCA...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred Hospital

EPM5028Regression modelling for biostatistics II

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit presents the theory and application of generalised linear models (GLMs) and survival analysis, paying proper attention to the underlying assumptions of these models. The unit covers the implementation of GLMs to analyse count...

Semester 1Semester 2Alfred Hospital