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A study planner will help you decide what topics to study and when. Use it as a guide to plan your enrolment and complete your degree, alongside the program of study, ensuring all requisites are met.

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The Master of Health and Clinical Research - Research comprises:

• 18 units of advanced coursework topics (one-third of the course)
• A time-based, supervised research project culminating in a thesis (two-thirds of the course)

Not all topics are necessarily available each year.

Thesis

The submitted thesis must meet all requirements for presentation and lodgement specified in the Higher Degrees by Research Policy and must not contain:

• Material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma
• Any material previously published or written by another person except where due reference is made in the text of the thesis or in the notes

Assessment

Assessment of coursework topics will be in accordance with the Statement of Assessment Methods for each individual topic.

The thesis examination will assess whether the student has demonstrated the following:

• An advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge in the field of health and clinical research
• A significant contribution to knowledge
• Ability to an original investigation or testing of ideas
• Competence in independent research or experimentation
• A thorough understanding of the appropriate techniques in the field demonstrated both by their application and a thorough review of the literature
• Critical use of source material, experimental results (where appropriate) and published works
• An appreciation of the relationship of the special theme to the wider field of knowledge or area of professional practice
• The capacity to present well-written work

Students who successfully complete the course will be eligible to apply for admission to a PhD.

1. This Program of Study serves as a suggested study plan.  When core topics are offered in both halves of the year, students may enrol in these topics in either half of the year as long as requisites are met.
   
   
2. The elective must be chosen in an area related to the research topic

An applicant must normally have one of the following:

• A Bachelors degree with Honours from an Australian university (which must include relevant studies and field of research) or an equivalent qualification as approved by the relevant authorised delegate
• A Bachelors degree with five years of clinical or industry work experience

Applicants must also satisfy the University that they are reasonably likely to be able to successfully complete the requirements of the award within the maximum duration.

Exceptions can be approved in accordance with the Higher Degrees by Research Policy

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