Handbook

The course aims to provide an opportunity for individuals from any professional background listed in the course admission requirements with work experience in palliative care, aged care, or people who are at the end of life to deepen and extend their knowledge base in palliative and end-of-life care within a global context.

The course is designed to enable practitioners to select a series of topics built on core material that will assist them to address particular needs within their discipline and clinical setting. In addition, the course aims to develop independent critical thinkers who will be able to contribute to the appraisal, assessment and problem-solving required of a multidisciplinary/multi-professional team.

The course aims to provide students with opportunities to consolidate their learning and to further develop as professionals with higher level communication, networking skills and independent collaborations in their professional communities.

Failure to complete the course full-time within four consecutive semesters or part-time within ten consecutive semesters, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the pursposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress. Where credit has been granted a lesser period to complete the course may be set by the Dean (Education).

Note that students who wish to use their masters qualification to satisfy entry into a Flinders University research higher degree program are required to have completed at least an 18 unit postgraduate research component.