The course broadly aims to develop academic standards in clinical forensic medical practice and produces graduates who have a sound knowledge of medico-legal principles. Students will develop practitioner skills in research as well as in providing clinical forensic services to the community. The program is offered in two streams - course work only or course work and minor thesis. Students will be required to complete all three core units (medical evidence; injury interpretation; ethics, medicine and the law) and a number of elective units from areas including; traffic medicine, custodial medicine, adult sexual assault, paediatric forensic medicine, forensic toxicology and forensic science. Further units may be selected from within other departments of the faculty.
Clinical forensic medicine encompasses a wide range of activities at the interface of medical practice and law. The range of medico-legal services overlap many other medical specialty areas; paediatrics, gynaecology, clinical toxicology, emergency medicine, psychiatry, dentistry and pathology. However, the discipline of clinical forensic medicine has become the home of the special issues inherent in traffic medicine and custodial medicine, or in the other medical specialties including general practice.
| Domestic students | International students | |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance type |
|
|
| Intakes | First semester | First semester |
| Course Content | University handbook entry for this course | University handbook entry for this course |
| Duration | 3 years part-time | |
|
Fees for 2009
Multiply fee by duration for approximate cost |
Commonwealth supported place (CSP) Commonwealth supported place not offered for this course. Domestic fee per 48 credit points |
International fee per 48 credit points 48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year $19,940 AUD |
| Monash course code | 3412 | 3412 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences | Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences |
| Contact |
All domestic and international enquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Course Administrator, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, 57-83 Kavanagh St, Southbank, VIC 3006 Telephone: + 61 3 9684 4480 Email: caroleb@vifm.org Website: http://www.vifm.org/ |
All domestic and international enquiries should be directed to the Postgraduate Course Administrator, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, 57-83 Kavanagh St, Southbank, VIC 3006 Telephone: + 61 3 9684 4480 Email: caroleb@vifm.org Website: http://www.vifm.org/ |
Applicants must have the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from an Australian university, or have qualifications which are equivalent. Applicants are also required to have a minimum of three years experience in clinical medicine and should currently be employed in a field of forensic medicine.
Proof of Medical registration
Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.
Application forms for off campus (distance education) studies can be accessed online. The forms are then submitted to the faculty.
Applications for this course are made directly to the Faculty.
Applications for this course are made directly to the Faculty.
Application forms for off campus (distance education) studies can be accessed online. The forms are then submitted to the faculty.
IELTS 6.5 with individual band scores required at 6.5 for Reading, 6.5 for Listening, 6.0 for Writing and 6.0 for Speaking; TOEFL 580 with a TWE score of at least 4.5; Computer-based TOEFL, a minimum score of 237 with an ER of at least 4.5; or an internet-based TOEFL, an overall score of 90 with at least 22 in the written section, and no section lower than 20.
Proof of Medical registration
Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.
Printed: Tue Dec 2 12:00:38 2008