UWA Handbooks 2012 - Courses
Master of Rural and Remote Medicine (thesis and coursework) (90680)
The information contained in this course overview is intended only as a guide and is not part of the rules for this course. For further information (including links to unit details) consult the rules for this course and the Student Rules. |
| Course type | Master's degree by research (thesis and coursework) |
| Status | Current |
| Intake periods | Beginning of year and mid-year |
| Description | The Master of Rural and Remote Medicine is a broad-based degree for those wishing to pursue a career in teaching or research focused on rural and remote medicine. As rural and remote medicine is a generalist discipline the range of research topics is very wide, from large-scale epidemiological studies to educational and qualitative or clinical studies. |
| Admission requirements | Qualifications equivalent to a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, plus either completion of fellowship training in the appropriate specialist college or enrolment in such a training |
| Administered by | Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences |
COURSE DETAILS | |
| Minimum credit points required | 72 |
| Structure | Comprises a research thesis of not more than 25,000 words (48 points), plus courses, lectures, seminars and other work and/or studies culminating in such reports as the supervisor or Head of School directs. Coursework units include Rural Clinical Teaching (6 points), Research Methods for Rural Medicine (6 points), Rural Clinical Education (6 points) and Philosophy of Rural and Remote Medicine (6 points). |
| Available to international students | Yes. For information on international student fees see 'Schedule 2: Fees'. (Enquiries: http://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa/) |
| Attendance type | Full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read http://www.international.uwa.edu.au/students/esos for more information.) |
| Delivery mode | Multi-mode |
| Standard full-time completion | 2 years (1 year minimum) |
| Standard part-time completion | Up to 4 years |
| Locations offered | Rural Clinical School sites (Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Albany, Bunbury, Narrogin, Geraldton, Port Hedland, Karratha, Broome, Busselton, Carnarvon and Karratha) |
| Domestic fee type | RTS |
FOR MORE INFORMATION | |
| Contact | Associate Professor Denese Playford |
| Associate Professor, Medical Education | |
| 9346 7241 | |
| denese.playford@uwa.edu.au | |
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