Master of Health Science

About this course

The Master of Health Science program offered through GradSchool will give you the opportunity to tailor your health science education to your career goals. Studying this program, you can choose to specialise in either drug and alcohol studies or stroke management studies.

Studying a specialisation will give you a broad education in the area of your choice. Students of the drug and alcohol arm of the health science program will learn about epidemiology, clinical consequences of use and dependence, explanatory models, history and social context, and pharmacology.

Applicants who choose to study stroke management will gain the skills and training to be able to function as an expert clinician within specialist multidisciplinary stroke services teams.

Eligibility

Applicants who do not have a bachelor’s degree may receive entry if they have other acceptable or professional qualifications with relevant work experience.

Areas of study

This master’s degree program offers two specialisations:

To study the drug and alcohol studies specialisation, you will need to complete the following four subjects:

• Epidemiology A – basic methods
• Basis of drug/alcohol problems
• Motivating health behaviour change
• Clinical assessment of drug/alcohol use

To study the stroke management studies specialisation, you will need to complete the following four subjects:

• Epidemiology A – basic methods
• Stroke: Acute management
• Stroke: Rehabilitation
• Stroke: Knowledge transfer

For both specialisations you will need to choose three subjects from the directed subjects list.

Practical components

Students undertaking the Drug and Alcohol Studies stream of this program are required to do 100 hours of practical experience for the subjects Motivating health behaviour change and Clinical assessment of drug/alcohol use.

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Finance options

FEE-HELP is available to eligible applicants.

Student support

Almost all GradSchool postgraduate programs are taught via BlackBoard, an online learning system that allows students and staff to interact in a virtual classroom. Students can also access GradSchool’s range of online learning support resources, including self-paced IT tutorials to improve their computing skills, Information Literacy and Academic Integrity tutorials as well as SOPHOS anti-virus software.

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How will this course advance my career?

This health science program will give you the skills and training to be able to excel in your field of choice. Drug and alcohol studies graduates will be able to competently assess and counsel alcohol and other drug problems.

Graduates of stroke management studies will have the education and knowledge to be able to work in a relevant clinical environment helping people diagnosed with stroke.

How else will I benefit from this master’s degree?

• Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a Master of Health Science from the University of Newcastle, as if you had studied on campus.
• You graduate with an internationally-recognised degree from the University of Newcastle.
• Online graduate programs cover the same content as on-campus programs and are subject to the same stringent quality controls.
• Flexible study: studying online or by correspondence means you study on your terms – at a time and place that suits you.
• Government financial support available through FEE-HELP.
• Credit may be granted for previous relevant studies at another institution.

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