Overview

The Master of Palliative and End-of-Life Care course will provide students with advanced knowledge in palliative and end-of-life care across a range of practice settings.The course articulates with the 18 unit Graduate Certificate in Palliative and End-of-Life Care, the 36 unit Graduate Diploma in Palliative and End-of-Life Care, and the … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Program of study
54 Units

Year 136 Units
Year 218 Units
Stream36 Units
Option

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

Aims

This course aims to provide an expanded understanding of end-of-life care across health and community sectors that will enable students to confidently direct, motivate and inspire others to achieve quality palliative and end-of-life care.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
1.
Critically analyse a palliative approach to care in a range of contexts and settings
2.
Critically appraise approaches to the management of complex palliative end-of-life situations
3.
Synthesise evidence to inform implementation of quality care
4.
Demonstrate skills in research methods that have application to clinical practice, quality improvement and the generation of new knowledge

Student progression rules

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 purposes 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.