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Professional accreditation

Students enrolling in the Rural and Remote specialisation may elect to include the scheduled medicines courses. The Scheduled Medicines program is accredited with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) to enable graduates to apply for scheduled medicines endorsement.

Note: Successful completion of this degree does not lead to registration as a health care professional in Australia.

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Program aims

The aim of the Master of Health is to enable health professionals to broaden and develop an in-depth understanding of, and capacity to contribute to and research specialised areas of health including:

• Rural and remote (incorporating scheduled medicines)

• Community health

• Gerontology

• Advanced Clinical Practice

• Health Leadership (incorporating rural clinical education)

• Mental health

• General

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Program objectives

Graduates of the Master of Health will be able to:

1. critically reflect on their own clinical and educational practices

2. engage in effective, supportive, collaborative practice within a specialised context

3. have the skills to practice in a professional, legal and ethically justifiable manner according to professional requirements and standards, within a specialised context

4. advocate and protect the rights of individuals or groups regardless of their cultural background, age and/or geographical situation

5. critically analyse relevant (i.e. clinical data, government policy, research findings) and apply this knowledge to their selected specialised area

6. strengthen their professional identity including independence, interdependence, authority and partnership

7. extend their capacity to search, critique and synthesise relevant research literature in relation to a topic within their speciality area of choice

8. design and implement a research project or significant scholarly activity within a selected discipline area

9. apply current research techniques and methodology in pursuit of specific research goals

10. demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of language and literacy including spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliographic referencing.

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Admission requirements

Application for Admission

• A minimum three-year undergraduate degree (AQF L7) in a health discipline from an Australian or internationally recognised ¾«¶«´«Ã½app or equivalent;

• Be a registered health professional and working in a relevant health related area; and

• Hold current registration as a health professional in Australia (AHPRA) or a recognised international registration qualification as a health professional (if relevant).

Students may transfer from GCHH Graduate Certificate of Health or GDHH Graduate Diploma of Health. Credit may be granted for relevant prior studies completed within the past five years, but will not exceed more than six units.

Students who have not studied an appropriate research methods course may be required to complete the course before being admitted to the program. This course is available by external studies through - email conted@usq.edu.au.

Admission Criteria

Rural & Remote specialisation: To be eligible for admission to the Rural & Remote (incorporating Scheduled Medicines) specialisation, applicants must have and produce certified copied of current basic life support competency and annual medication competency certification. In addition, students selecting the scheduled medicines courses within this specialisation ( , and ) must be registered as a nurse in Division One of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and must be able to demonstrate at least one years’ full-time clinical experience. Applicants must provide a detailed CV including education, clinical experience, professional development, and full-time equivalent for each employer. USQ requires written confirmation that the applicant is currently practicing as a RN and can complete required hours of clinical mentorship in their workplace. These courses are only available for students from Australia as they are specific to the Australian context.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a ¾«¶«´«Ã½app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, you may be admitted to an award program.

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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
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

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 .

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Program structure

The program consists of twelve courses each worth one unit. There are five core courses common to all MOHH programs, six courses specific to the chosen specialisations and one elective.

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Program completion requirements

Students are required to successfully complete the core courses , , , , and six courses specified for the chosen specialisations and an elective. Students who select to study MOHH (general) are required to successfully complete , , , , (core courses) and seven courses from the MOHH. To discuss which courses to study within the General specialisation please . All course pre-requisites must be met, and all courses chosen are subject to the approval of the Program Coordinator.

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Required time limits

This program is offered on a part-time basis only. Minimum time to complete is three (3) years. Maximum time to complete is five (5) years.

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Core courses

, , , and are required for successful completion of the program.

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Specialisation

Gerontology

The program uses a wellness model to promote the notion of older people living as well as they can even in the face of illness. The gerontology focus takes a broader perspective to address quality of life. The gerontology courses are designed to enhance the knowledge and expertise of health professionals working with the older person in a variety of health settings. Students build on prior learning, applying a gerontology subspecialty of interest to a research project. Elective options allow opportunity for students to focus on their interest or specific practice context.

Community Health

The program enables experienced health and social well-being practitioners to develop the necessary theoretical knowledge and practical application skills to analyse and address human health and social well-being issues within a community health framework.

Rural and Remote Health (incorporates Scheduled Medicines)

The program has been developed for registered nurses wishing to further their knowledge and advance their nursing skills in the area of rural and isolated practice. Options for other health professionals who wish to extend their expertise in this area are currently at planning stage. With the incorporation of scheduled medicines, the program enables registered nurses to further their advanced knowledge and skills in the area of scheduled medicines, by protocol or permit in an isolated practice context. See note under Other Information.

Health Leadership (incorporating Rural Clinical Education)

The development of types of leadership and leadership issues from the perspective of teams is an essential component of health leadership preparing students for their role as leaders in their area. The program also enables health professionals to develop their knowledge and expertise to work effectively as clinical mentors, facilitators and preceptors in supporting the clinical education of students, peers and other health professionals with a particular, but not exclusive, focus on rural and non-urban settings.

Advanced Clinical Practice

This specialisation prepares health care professionals working in independent clinical practice areas in the community such as community health centres or as practice nurses to develop their expertise in areas of chronic illness or community related health. It also offers the opportunity to develop expertise to promote resilience related to disaster experiences.

Mental Health

This program prepares nurses to develop expertise in mental health care and enables them to work as clinically skilled members of mental health teams in developing and established services. This program is also open for other health professionals who wish to extend their expertise in mental health. Students seeking to complete a GDHH (Mental Health) are required to complete the courses listed for GCHH (Mental Health) before progressing to graduate diploma level. There is one residential school required for this specialisation.

General

Enables health professionals to personalise the courses studied to suit their own specific needs by completing the core courses (, , , and ) and six courses and one elective of their choice approved by the Program Coordinator to meet their professional learning objectives as well as overall program objectives. To discuss which courses to study within the General specialisation please . All course pre-requisites must be met, and all courses chosen are subject to the approval of the Program Coordinator.

Other combinations of specialisations may be studied with the approval of the Program Coordinator.

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Electives/Approved courses

Electives may be chosen from any of the MOHH specialisations, Master of Nursing or courses of the student’s choice approved by the Program Coordinator.

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Coursework

, , , and are core courses which must be successfully completed to graduate with MOHH.

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Practical experience

All students are normally required to have current employment as a professional in health practice to be able to complete the Master of Health.

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Clinical requirements

There is a compulsory clinical requirement for (Rural & Remote or Elective in Advanced Clinical Practices for Health) only. This placement is coordinated through the USQ Professional Placements Office.

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IT requirements

Students should refer to the USQ to check that their computers are capable of running the appropriate software and versions of Internet web browsers and to check the minimum and recommended standards for software.

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Residential schools

Residential Schools are scheduled in the Mental Health specialisation. Optional residential workshops may be offered at Springfield Campus for in Semester 1 and for Semester 2.

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Articulation

A student successfully completing the Graduate Certificate of Health program or the Graduate Diploma of Health may apply to articulate into the Master of Health. A student articulating without a break into the higher degree will only receive the award of the higher degree that they complete. Such students will be given full credit for all courses completed whilst studying the Graduate Certificate of Health or Graduate Diploma of Health (articulation to Master of Health). Students must advise the Faculty in writing of their intention to articulate and this must occur prior to completion of the Graduate Certificate of Health or Graduate Diploma of Health.

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Related programs

The Master of Health is a part of a nested program including Graduate Certificate of Health and Graduate Diploma of Health.

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Exit points

Students may exit on completion of four approved courses including with a Graduate Certificate of Health , or on completion of eight approved courses including and with a Graduate Diploma of Health.

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Credit

Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the .

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Other information

Students selecting the scheduled medicines courses within this specialisation (, and ) must have and produce a certified copy of annual medication competency certification. These courses are only available for students from Australia as they are specific to the Australian context.

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Enrolment

This program is only offered as a part-time enrolment pattern of up to two (2) courses in each semester. Students may commence the program in Semester 2 as per the recommended enrolment pattern, however in some instances may not be able to complete within four semesters. Refer to recommended enrolment pattern.

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

• Rural and Remote Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry
• Rural and Remote Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry
• Community Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry
• Community Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry
• Gerontology Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry
• Gerontology Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry
• Advanced Clinical Practice Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry
• Advanced Clinical Practice Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry
• Health Leadership specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry
• Health Leadership Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry
• Mental Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry
• Mental Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry

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Rural and Remote Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Rural and Remote Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Community Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Community Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Gerontology Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Gerontology Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Advanced Clinical Practice Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 1 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Advanced Clinical Practice Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern – Semester 2 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Health Leadership specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Health Leadership Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Mental Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 1 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Mental Health Specialisation recommended enrolment pattern - Semester 2 entry

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.