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CRICOS code (International applicants): 030314M

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should consider the Master of Science (Research) .

Notes

Faculty scholarships may be available to assist full-fee students.

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Current students

Telephone 1800 007 252 (within Australia freecall), +61 7 4631 2285 (from outside Australia), email usq.support@usq.edu.au or submit a question via .

Program focus

The program provides registered nurses, medical practitioners and allied health workers who wish to embark on a research-based or academic career with an opportunity to do so. Students will, with supervision and approval, select a research topic and prepare a dissertation on that topic.

Program aims

The aims of the Master of Health are to:

• promote the advancement of knowledge relating to professional practice in the areas of nursing, medicine and allied health

• enable competent, committed health professionals to pursue personal goals of research and advanced scholarship in relation to their areas of specialisation

• enable graduates to demonstrate advanced understanding of ethical principles relating to research

• enable graduates to conceptualise and undertake individual and collaborative research.

Program objectives

On completion of the dissertation for the Master of Health, candidates will be able to:

• show depth of knowledge of the research topic and the discipline(s) it embraces

• demonstrate capacity for clear, methodological thinking

• practice ethical principles relating to research

• demonstrate mastery of analytical techniques appropriate for the research

• present the results of their research in a succinct and cogent form, with suitable illustration

• contribute to knowledge in the area of their research topic.

Admission requirements

For normal entry into the Master of Health, candidates must have successfully completed at least four years of academic study at either the undergraduate or postgraduate level leading to an award at the Bachelor level or equivalent. All candidates must have successfully completed the course or its equivalent before entry to the program. Assessment of equivalence will be based upon other academic study and outstanding professional performance as determined by the Department of Nursing and Midwifery Research and Higher Degree Committee.

Program fees

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Research training scheme (RTS)

The Research Training Scheme (RTS) provides Commonwealth-funded higher degree by research (HDR) students with an ‘entitlement’ to an exemption from course fees for the equivalent of four years full-time study in an accredited HDR program. If a student's RTS entitlement expires before they have completed their program they will be required to pay full tuition fees. As there may be limited RTS places available, some students may be required to pay fees for all or part of their program. The USQ will advise students of their eligibility for an RTS place.

Program structure

The program contains eight units comprised of four two-unit courses.

The emphasis of the Master of Health is on the development of a dissertation based on a research project in the area of health. The project will be selected by the candidate and will require approval by the Master of Health Program Coordinator.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 2 years to complete this program.

Residential schools

Students are required to attend one four day in Semester 1 of each year of enrolment. This is to present their work at a Departmental Seminar and meet with other students and supervisors.

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment pattern for Full Time Students
• Recommended enrolment pattern for Part Time Students

Recommended enrolment pattern for Full Time Students

Recommended enrolment pattern for Part Time Students