Postgraduate international course guide - Edith Cowan University

HealtH
Doctor of Philosophy
Duration: 3 years
Campus: Joondalup
This doctoral course focuses on the presentation of a thesis.
The thesis should make a significant contribution to knowledge
within a specialised area of health.
Admission Requirements:
Relevant Bachelor degree with Honours (First or Second Class,
Division A), or appropriate Masters degree.
CourSe StruCture
Each semester students are required to continue re-enrolling in
the thesis component of their study until the thesis is submitted
for examination.
Doctoral candidates will normally complete no less than two years
and no more than four years of full-time equivalent study by the
time their thesis is submitted for examination.
HST7200 Doctor of Philosophy Thesis 0
See more course information:
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HealtH and aged serVices
management
Master of Health and Aged Services Management
Duration: 2 years
Campus: Joondalup
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The Master of Health and Aged Services Management is an
award for people wishing to extend their health and community
care management expertise through the study of applied and
challenging topics. The course links closely with each student’s
workplace and includes an option to undertake a workplace project.
The course has been designed to develop management
competencies identified in the literature and by experienced
health managers as being critical to role effectiveness. Follow-up
research on past graduates views of the program suggests
that the course has a range of benefits including increasing
competitiveness when applying for managerial roles and helping
make management roles more enjoyable.
Admission Requirements
CourSe StruCture
Requires the completion of 12 units / 240 credit points.
y 6 Core Units
y 6 Electives
Core Units
HST5605 Leadership and Health Advocacy Skills 20
HST5607 Strategic Decision Making and
Program Planning 20
HST5311 Resource Management Skills 20
HST5312 Managing and Using Information 20
HST5501 Law and Ethical Issues 20
HST5608
Elective Units
Quality and Safety in Health and Aged Care 20
Select six units from the following list*:
HST5502 Current Issues 20
HST5503 Economics, Accounting and Finance 20
HST5504 Human Resource Management 20
HST5507 International Health and Community
Care Systems 20
HST5604 Public Health Informatics 20
MKT5712 Social and Not for Profit Marketing 15
MAN5612 Project Management 15
HST5509 Leadership and Emotional Intelligence 20
HST5602 Diversity, Culture and Health 20
HST5603 Maternal, Child and Youth Health 20
HST5609 Workplace Assessment 10
HST5120 Epidemiology 20
HST5161 Public Health: Philosophy, Principles
and Practice 20
* Students are encouraged to undertake HST5602 as one of their
elective units.
See more course information:
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nutrition & dietetics
Master of Nutrition and Dietetics
Duration: 2 years
Campus: Joondalup
Practicum: Yes
The Master of Nutrition and Dietetics is a pathway to the
profession of dietetics. The course spans community and clinical
practice components, with some components occurring outside
normal university semesters. Within the learning activities of the
course, students are trained to understand and interpret nutrition
science, assess nutritional needs, conduct research, and give
dietary advice for general health and specialised requirements
including medical conditions and improved performance.