Master of Clinical Research Methods for 2013

At a glance

2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

Graduates may gain employment within clinical research units in medical, nursing, or allied health science or may apply their skills in their usual employment. Specific careers include work in industry sponsored and investigator initiated clinical studies and trials in pharmaceuticals, public health, primary care, infection control and clinical medicine.

Why study Master of Clinical Research Methods?

This course assists health professionals to make rational evidence-based decisions in clinical practice and undertake small clinical research projects. Clinical epidemiology attempts to answer clinical questions relevant to the daily practice of medicine and other health sciences, and to improve patient care. It focuses on individuals or groups of patients in clinical settings. Students complete 7 core units, 3 electives and a minor research project. Core units cover biostatistics, epidemiology, research methods clinical trials, clinical epidemiology, clinical measurement, ethics, good research practice & practical research skills. Electives include chronic diseases: epidemiology and prevention, infectious diseases, meta analysis and systematic reviews, regression methods for epidemiology, advanced statistical methods for clinical research, and injury epidemiology and prevention. Students who successfully complete the research stream and achieve an overall average of HD may progress to a PhD or other Higher Degree by Research. Exit points: Students may be eligible to alternatively exit from the Masters with a graduate certificate or graduate diploma provided the requirements of the alternative exit have been met.

Entry requirements

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Duration

1.5 years full-time
3 years part-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Commonwealth supported place not offered for this course.

Domestic fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 19,750 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March), Second Semester (July)

Attendances

  • On-campus at MMS-ALFRED: full-time, part-time
  • Off-campus: full-time, part-time

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 2311

CRICOS code: 072000D

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   All domestic and international enquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Course Administrator, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne VIC 3004.
Telephone: + 613 9903 0563
Email: pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

1.5 years full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 35,460 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March)

Attendances

  • On-campus at MMS-ALFRED: full-time
  • Off-campus: full-time, part-time

This course is only available to international students full-time in on-campus mode.

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Course code: 2311

CRICOS code: 072000D

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements  

Telephone: +61 3 9903 4788
Email: study@monash.edu

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in an appropriate discipline and relevant professional experience. The department will individually assess applications from students without a degree who have extensive professional experience.

Special application requirements

Relevant Work Experience (CV)

Statement of purpose (250 words) outlining reasons for undertaking course

Academic transcripts must be provided before an application can be assessed.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Apply now (online or by mail)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.

Semester two (July)

Apply now (online or by mail)

Applications for this course are made directly to the department.

Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

English requirements for international students

Gaining the required result in one of the following tests of English language:

IELTS score of 7.0 with no individual band score less than 6.5.

A TOEFL minimum test score of either:

in the written TOEFL, 600 with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of at least 5.0; or

in the internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of at least 100 with at least 24 in the written section and no less than 20 in any other section.

Special application requirements

Relevant Work Experience (CV)

Statement of purpose (250 words) outlining reasons for undertaking course

Academic transcripts must be provided before an application can be assessed.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Semester two (July)

This course is currently not available to international students.

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.