This course is offered in collaboration with the Centre for International Health at the Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health. Course content is largely based on actual field experiences gained by the Burnet Institute in their wide range of health development projects in more than 20 countries in Asia, the Pacific and Africa. This degree provides you with the skills necessary to design, implement, and evaluate the relevant programs that address the major public health priorities of communities in developing countries.
Public health issues are presented in the broader context of economic and social development, stressing cultural, political, gender, and environmental influences, and the impact of armed conflict and population migration.

Four core studies cover introductory epidemiology and biostatistics, primary health care in developing countries, and field methods for international health planning and evaluation.

Electives include health of women and children in developing countries, communicable disease control in developing countries, public health in refugee settings, nutritional issues in developing countries, health ethics and human rights, Aboriginal health, managing community-based HIV programs in developing countries, and community health communications and training.

Inquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Office, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran, Victoria 3181
Tel: +61 (0) 9903 0563
Email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au
Internet: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/downloads/2006-depm-pg-guide.pdf
or www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/

This 12-unit course provides students with the full range of quantitative, analytical and communication skills necessary to work in the broad domain of public health. It especially focuses on developing skills in the quantitative methods of the population-based health sciences and their problem-solving application for primary care provision both in Australia and for developing countries. Health specialisation streams are offered in clinical epidemiology, environmental health, health economics, health services management, international health, occupational health and research.

Part one:
Core units
Epidemiology and demography or Introductory epidemiology; Introductory statistics, or Introductory biostatistics; Principles and practices of public health
Elective units:
Environmental influences on health; Health promotion, Public health policy
Sociological and cultural perspectives in public health; Health economics and program evaluation

Part two: Clinical epidemiology specialisation
Core units
Clinical epidemiology; Research methods; Controlled clinical trials;
Elective units
Regression methods for epidemiology; Methods for chronic disease epidemiology; Infectious disease epidemiology; Measurement in clinical research; Meta analysis; Injury epidemiology and prevention; Advanced statistical methods for clinical research; Minor project (8000–10,000 words)

Either a medical degree, honours degree or postgraduate diploma in a relevant discipline with an average of credit or above or an equivalent qualification from a recognised university with relevant professional experience in occupational and environmental health. Applicants are also required to have at least two years relevant professional experience in a health-related field.

English requirements for international students
IELTS 7 with no individual band score less than 6.0; TOEFL 600 with a TWE of 5; or a computer-based TOEFL 250 with an Essay Rating (ER) of 5

Tel: +61 (0) 9903 0563
Fax: +61 (0) 9903 0556
Email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au
Internet: http://www.monash.edu.au/study/coursefinder/course/0046/

This course assists you as a professional currently in, or seeking to be in, middle or senior health care management positions to expand your knowledge and skills in the management of health services.

This program is comprised of eight core units and three elective units.
Core units

• Law for health systems
• Clinical leadership and management
• Principles of health care quality improvement
• Financial issues in health care management
• Health systems policy
• Reform and development of health services
• Case study in health services management
• Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics

Elective units

• Introduction to health economics
• Two electives (selected from DEPM postgraduate units)

Alternate elective units

• Case management and care integration
• Advanced nursing practice in context
• Nursing practice and management
• Contemporary issues in health informatics

You must have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and relevant professional
experience. Your application will also be considered if you do not have a degree but have extensive relevant experience.
English requirements for international students
IELTS 7 with no individual band score less than 6.0; TOEFL 600 with a TWE of 5; or a computer-based TOEFL 250 with an Essay Rating (ER) of 5

Tel: +61 (0) 9903 0563
Fax: +61 (0) 9903 0556
Email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au
Internet: http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/postgrad/med-88.html

Core units
Assessment and control of workplace hazards; Industry and the environment; Occupational health and safety management; Chemical and biological hazards; Ergonomic and physical hazards
Plus either: Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics or Introductory epidemiology, and Introductory biostatistics

Elective units
Introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics or Clinical occupational and environmental medicine; Introductory epidemiology or Introductory biostatistics; Regression methods for epidemiology; Organisations and health; Principles of environmental health risk assessment; Injury epidemiology and prevention; Health risk management and communication; Safety management systems

You must have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and relevant professional
experience. Your application will also be considered if you do not have a degree but have extensive relevant experience.
English requirements for international students
IELTS 7 with no individual band score less than 6.0; TOEFL 600 with a TWE of 5; or a computer-based TOEFL 250 with an Essay Rating (ER) of 5

Tel: +61 (0) 9903 0563
Fax: +61 (0) 9903 0556
Email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au
Internet: http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/postgrad/med-93.html

Day 1: Teaching and learning in a traditional environment
• Introduction to multidisciplinary teaching and learning
• Teaching for multidisciplinary practice
• Multidisciplinary education: the alternative view Ian Bates
• Introduction of a 3D virtual patient

Day 2: Teaching and learning in an experiential environment
• Multidisciplinary teaching and learning in the practice setting
• Multidisciplinary teaching and learning: experience in a rural setting
• Multidisciplinary teaching: a variety of approaches
Symposium dinner in ‘the villa of one hundred chimneys’: The Medici Villa, La Ferdinanda.

Day 3: Teaching and learning in a virtual environment
• Multidisciplinary teaching and learning in the virtual environment
• Multidisciplinary virtual objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs)
• Teaching evidence-based practice for multidisciplinary practice
Panel discussion: Multidisciplinary teaching and learning

Pharmacists have the opportunity to learn from the health professionals they liaise closely with in their day-to-day work. Aside from their own learning, at the same time pharmacists
educate other health care professionals and improve the understanding of drug therapy in patient care.

Victorian College of Pharmacy
Monash University
381 Royal Parade
Parkville, VIC 3052
Australia
Tel: +61 (0) 9903 9635
Fax: +61 (0) 9903 9581
Email: info@vcp.monash.edu.au
Internet: Click here