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RAD4080Selected topics in medical imaging

UnitLevel 4|24 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Element one provides you with the opportunity to undertake directed in depth study in one of the following specialities: medical ultrasound, advanced multislice CT, advanced paediatric imaging or MR imaging of the heart. Element two builds...

Full yearClayton

OCC2022Skills for evidence-based practice in occupational therapy

UnitLevel 2|12 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

This unit provides an overview of the skills necessary to critique and evaluate the usefulness, relevance and quality of research evidence related to occupational therapy professional practice. Components of evidence-based practice will be...

Semester 2Peninsula

PSY2320Sleep and circadian rhythms

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

Sleep and circadian rhythms are fundamental for the maintenance of general health, performance and mood. This unit will give you an understanding of the physiological processes that control sleep and circadian rhythms, as well as the...

Semester 2Clayton

PSY3320Sleep and circadian rhythms

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Sleep and circadian rhythms are fundamental for the maintenance of general health, performance and mood. This unit will give you an understanding of the physiological processes that control sleep and circadian rhythms, as well as the...

Semester 2Clayton

PBH3005Social and behavioural sciences

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this unit, you will be introduced to psychological, behavioural and social factors that are key determinants of a range of health outcomes. You will examine a range of social and behavioural theories, principles of evidence-based...

Semester 1Caulfield

MPH5223Social and cultural determinants of health

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

This unit explores health, and health outcomes, influenced by culture and society, at individual and population levels. It provides skills to enhance understanding of the perspectives of First Nations Australians ways of knowing, being and...

Semester 2Alfred Hospital

PBH3013Social media and health

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this unit, you will examine the relationship between social media and health. You will explore the role social media platforms play in health communication, ethical and legal considerations surrounding health-related social media use,...

Summer BCaulfield

SWM5131Social work capstone: Contemporary issues in social work practice

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

This unit is the culmination of your academic journey into a growing professional identity at an entry-level. The unit provides an opportunity to reflect on the processes, including an examination of personal and professional values that...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

SWM5125Social work practice in a hospital context

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

This unit will develop your knowledge and understanding of the role assumed by social workers practicing in hospital settings. The unit will provide you a historical context for understanding the evolution of these roles and the...

Semester 1Summer BCaulfield

SWM5119Social work practice in health and mental health

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

This unit is designed to facilitate your exposure to and understanding of core social work practice in health and mental health. The unit will include content on psychosocial assessment and intervention, clinical reasoning and risk...

Semester 1Semester 2Caulfield

ASC5002Sociocultural perspectives of addiction

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

In this unit you will explore the role played by social determinants and culture in the genesis and maintenance of problems with addiction. You will explore how a range of factors may impact on the prevalence and experiences of addiction...

Semester 1Clayton

SON5021Sonographic abdominal imaging

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

This unit will provide you with comprehensive training in abdominal ultrasound, covering sonographic scanning methods and evidence-based protocols for abdominal and retroperitoneal organs and related vascular structures. You will develop...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

SON5022Sonographic imaging of the reproductive system

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

This unit you will develop advanced skills in reproductive system ultrasound, covering sonographic scanning methods, standard protocols, and interpretational skills for the female pelvis and male reproductive system. You will learn to...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

SON5020Sonographic professional skills and sonography of the breast and thyroid

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

This unit introduces key principles of medical law, ethics, and professional practice, alongside culturally safe and inclusive approaches to address racism and bias in healthcare. You will develop advanced skills in performing thyroid and...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

SON5025Sonographic vascular and postoperative imaging

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

In this unit you will develop advanced skills in vascular ultrasound, focusing on evidence-based scanning methods, techniques, and protocols for the assessment of peripheral and central vessels. You will learn to interpret normal and...

Semester 1Semester 2Clayton

MED4100Specialty clinical practices

UnitLevel 4|24 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Specialty Clinical Practices provides clinical teaching in Children's Health, General Practice, Psychiatry and Women's Health. You will undertake clinical placements in at least 2 specialty areas across the semester. Learning activities,...

Full yearClaytonMalaysia

SPH1003Speech sound disorders

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

In this unit you will be introduced to the developmental foundations, clinical features, and evidence-based management of speech sound disorders in children. You will explore typical speech sound acquisition and discuss the characteristics...

Semester 2Peninsula

NUT2003Sport and exercise nutrition

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

In this unit, you will develop a fundamental understanding of sports nutrition, focusing on how nutrition supports exercise performance, training adaptations, and recovery. You will explore the major energy systems used during different...

Summer ASemester 2Clayton

PSY4210Statistics and data science for psychology

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

In this unit you will be provided with an applied understanding of statistics and data science methods commonly used in Psychological Sciences. The unit has an applied focus and emphasises learning both the theory and interpretation of...

Semester 1ClaytonMalaysia

PSY3251Suicide prevention and support

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Over 3,000 people die by suicide in Australia every year. Many others experience suicidal thinking or bereavement, making suicide a crucial and pressing public health issue. In this unit, you will begin to understand the complexity of why...

Semester 1Clayton