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POD5101Dermatology and diseases of the lower limb

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

Podiatrists manage a range of dermatological conditions affecting the lower limb, from acute skin lesions to chronic wound presentations. This unit is designed to develop your understanding of skin and nail structure to allow you to...

Semester 1Peninsula

SRH5003Designing and conducting health research

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

This unit is an introduction to research methods used in health research. It aims to equip you with the theoretical knowledge of research design and methods used in undertaking research, and the practical skills to conduct their own...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

MAP5004Designing your professional future

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

In this unit, you will explore how to intentionally design your career using principles of design thinking. This unit prepares you to proactively shape a career that aligns with your goals, values, and evolving aspirations. You will learn...

Semester 1Clayton

EPM5007Design of randomised controlled trials

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

This unit will introduce randomised comparisons as a major tool used in medical research and the basis of providing evidence for improving clinical practice. By developing problems based on clinical questions, the need and value of...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5221Determining value for money in health care

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

You will be introduced to the basic concepts, methods and applications of economic evaluation in the healthcare sector. Topics include the different methods of economic evaluation (e.g. cost-minimisation analysis, cost-effectiveness...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

MPH5308Developing health systems

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

This unit aims to develop skills to describe and analyse health systems and assess health sector reforms (or health system reforms) in both developed and developing countries, including Australia. The unit will introduce you to alternative...

Monash Online

PSY4131Developmental and biological psychology

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit provides an overview of the two fascinating areas of the human experience: our biology and our development. In Biological Psychology, you will explore the relationship between structures and functions of the brain and human...

Monash Online

SPH2002Developmental language disorders

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

You will learn about (developmental) language disorders in children, including their characteristics, risk factors, and impact on learning and participation. You will develop skills to assess language development, interpret findings, and...

Semester 1Peninsula

PSY6164Developmental Neuropsychology

UnitLevel 6|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

You are introduced to issues relevant to the neuropsychological assessment and management of children and adolescents. The development of the central nervous system, with emphasis on developmental stages, cognitive and emotional...

Semester 2Notting Hill

PSY2071Developmental psychology

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit goes beyond giving a deeper understanding of the cognitive and behavioural functioning of healthy and clinical populations across the lifespan. You will build an understanding of the links between early and later development and...

Semester 1ClaytonMalaysia

MID5011Diagnostics and screening for midwives

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

In this unit you will explore the fundamental principles of diagnostics and screening relevant to midwifery practice. Throughout this unit you will look at ways in which to apply critical reasoning to contemporary midwifery practice in...

Semester 1Peninsula

PTY5204Disability and chronic disease

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

In this clinical placement unit you will be required to complete both a campus based block of study and a disability or chronic disease focused clinical placement. This unit will enable you to build upon your knowledge and experience to...

Semester 1Peninsula

NUR5210Disaster management in healthcare

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

This unit introduces you to the core elements of Emergency Management, inclusive of disaster classifications, theoretical frameworks and risk reduction concepts. In this unit, you will examine the key determinants of quality leadership,...

Semester 1Peninsula

PHI5264Economic management in healthcare

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

The complexities of care delivery in the ever-evolving world of health services has never been more challenging or significant; healthcare managers need fluency in health economics, because healthcare delivery and funding are inexorably...

Indonesia

NUR5204Education in health care practice

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

This unit will offer you an evidence base for contemporary teaching and learning practice of health care practitioners, within a context of continuous change. You will explore a range of theoretical underpinnings that impact upon the...

Semester 1Peninsula

NUR5209Education program development

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

Health professions’ educators need to acquire knowledge and skills to assess, design and develop contemporary, learner-centred education programs. This unit introduces learners to health education research and scholarship that supports...

Semester 2Peninsula

FOR5018Elements of forensic anthropology

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

Forensic anthropology is the field of study concerned with the examination of material believed to be human to answer medico-legal questions including those related to identification. The aim of the unit is to introduce you to the theory...

Semester 1Semester 2SouthbankUniversity of the Philippines

FOR5007Elements of forensic toxicology

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

Teaching in this unit aims to develop your familiarity with the concepts of clinical and post-mortem toxicology. The unit also focuses on the basic pharmacokinetic and pharmacological properties of commonly abused drugs found in forensic...

Semester 1SouthbankUniversity of the Philippines

FOR4004Elements of the forensic sciences

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Practitioners need to be familiar with the scope and limitations of the various branches of forensic science to know when and how they may assist in particular cases. Topics to be covered include: Essentials of Forensic Sciences(including...

Semester 1SouthbankUniversity of the Philippines

SON4010Embryology, anatomy and pathophysiology

UnitLevel 4|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit provides a detailed study of embryology, anatomy, and physiology across key body systems, including the central nervous, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, vascular, musculoskeletal, and hepatobiliary systems. You will explore...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton