Master of Health Sciences - M.Hlth.Sci.
The Master of Health Sciences at a glance...
Duration full time: 1 year
Duration part time: 2 years
Commencing semesters:
Semester 1
Semester 2
Credit points for completion: 48
Course location:
- Cumberland Campus
Course study mode:
- Distance Education/Intensive on Campus
Available to international students?
- Distance, Blockmode, Online, Intensive
Course code: SC144
Faculty:
Health Sciences
Contact position:
Student Central
Faculty contact:
Postgraduate Enquiries
Faculty fax number:
+61 2 9351 9412
Faculty phone number:
+61 2 9351 9161
Faculty street address:
Student Central
Faculty of Health Sciences
Gate 2, 75 East St
The University of Sydney
Lidcombe
New South Wales
2141
Australia
Faculty mailing address:
Student Central
Faculty of Health Sciences
The University of Sydney
PO Box 170
Lidcombe
New South Wales
1825
Australia
Faculty web address:
http://www.fhs.usyd.edu.au/
THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT BE OFFERED IN 2010
This flexible post-graduate program aims to equip health care professionals with the knowledge, understanding and expertise to succeed in the contemporary health care sector.
Enquire about this course Faculty of Health Sciences
The Master of Health Sciences allows students who have a background in the health professions and/or relevant disciplines or equivalent professional qualifications and work experience to develop discipline or cross discipline based knowledge and research skills so they can critically evaluate and integrate evidence based practice into their work across a range of health disciplines.
This program was developed by a leading, multi-disciplinary research team and is designed for health care professionals who want to:
- broaden their employment prospects by acquiring new skills
- enhance their professional knowledge and expertise
- develop their evaluation and research skills, and/or
- integrate evidence-based practice into their professional work
A major feature of the Master of Health Sciences program is its flexibility – it offers health care professionals the opportunity to design an entire individual program to meet their specific professional interests and learning needs.
Alternatively, applicants can choose to develop a course program from within five specialist majors of study:
If you have more inquiries about this course please contact the Master of Health Sciences, administration unit at fhs_mhsc@usyd.edu.au.
Master of Health Sciences - WORKSHOPS TIMETABLE
Please check the following link for current workshops timetable for the Master of Health Sciences program.
Strict application closing dates for Semester 1, 2010
Please note that the closing date for domestic student applications for Semester 1 2010 will be 30 October 2009. Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted.
Course completion requirements
48 credit points: students are to complete as required the core, elective and general elective units of study shown in the Table of units of study for the award as set out in the Faculty of Health Sciences handbook.
On campus attendance pattern
Part time
End qualification
Master of Health Sciences
Articulation courses
Grad.Cert.Hlth.Sci. (SG034)
Course structure
Course level
Masters by Coursework
Honours availability
Additional year
Handbook website link
http://www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/handbooks_admin/health_science.shtml
The course information displayed is applicable to currently available courses and is updated annually in October. Please use as indicative only as online information is subject to change without notice. Please refer to handbooks for further course information.
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