Course and Subject Handbook 2011 Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences

Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences

Information valid for students commencing in 2011.

General Postgraduate Awards

Degrees – Doctorate

Award

Abbreviation

Doctor of Clinical Dentistry

DClinDent

Doctor of Health Professional Education

DHlthProfEd

Doctor of Medical Education

DMedEd

Doctor of Nursing Science

DNSc

Doctor of Philosophy

PhD

Doctor of Psychological Medicine

DrPsychMed

Doctor of Public Health

DrPH

Doctor of Public Health Studies

DrPHSt

Degrees – Higher Doctorate

Award

Abbreviation

Doctor of Medicine

MD

Degrees – Masters and Joint Masters

Award

Abbreviation

Master of Advanced Nursing Practice

MAdvNPrac

Master of Biomedical Sciences

MBiomedSc

Master of Forensic Mental Health

MForenMentlHlth

Master of Health Science

MHlthSc

Master of Medicine

MM

Master of Midwifery (Endorsed Midwife)

MMid(EM)

Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)

MN(NursePract)

Master of Nursing Leadership

MNLeadership

Master of Nursing Science

MNSc

Master of Nursing Studies

MNSt

Master of Occupational Therapy

MOccThy

Master of Pharmacy

MPharm

Master of Physiotherapy

MPhysio

Master of Public Health

MPH

Master of Public Health - Master of Business Administration

MPH-MBA

Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

MPHTM

Master of Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy)

MRehab(Physio)

Master of Rural and Remote Medicine

MRur&RemM

Master of Science

MSc

Master of Speech Pathology

MSpPath

Master of Sport and Exercise Science

MSpExSc

Master of Tropical Animal Science

MTropAnimSc

Master of Tropical Veterinary Science

MTropVSc

Diplomas – Graduate or Postgraduate

Award

Abbreviation

Graduate Diploma of Biomedical Sciences

GDipBiomedSc

Graduate Diploma of Forensic Mental Health

GDipForenMentlHlth

Graduate Diploma of Health Science

GDipHlthSc

Graduate Diploma of Tropical Animal Science

GDipTropAnimSc

Postgraduate Diploma of Exercise Physiology (Clinical)

PGDipExPhysiol

Postgraduate Diploma of Health Promotion

PGDipHlthProm

Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery

PGDipMid

Postgraduate Diploma of Nursing

PGDipN

Postgraduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

PGDPHTM

Postgraduate Diploma of Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy)

PGDipRehab(Physio)

Postgraduate Diploma of Research Methods

PGDipResMeth

Postgraduate Diploma of Rural and Remote Medicine

PGDipRurRemM

Postgraduate Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

PGDipTM&H

Postgraduate Diploma of Tropical Veterinary Science

PGDipTropVSc

Certificates – Graduate or Postgraduate

Award

Abbreviation

Graduate Certificate of Biomedical Sciences

GCertBiomedSc

Graduate Certificate of Forensic Mental Health

GCertForenMentlHlth

Graduate Certificate of Health Science

GCertHlthSc

Graduate Certificate of Primary Health Care Research

GCertPrimHlthCareRes

Graduate Certificate of Research Methods

GcertResMeth

Graduate Certificate of Rural and Remote Paramedic Practice

GcertRur&RemParamedPrac

Graduate Certificate of Tropical Animal Science

GCertTropAnimSc

Graduate Certificate of Tropical Veterinary Science

GCertTropVSc

Postgraduate Certificate of Aeromedical Retrieval

PGCertAeromedRet

Postgraduate Certificate of Allied Health Sciences

PGCertAllHlthSc

Postgraduate Certificate of Clinical Education

PGCertClinEd

Postgraduate Certificate of Clinical Population Health

PGCertClinPopHlth

Postgraduate Certificate of Disaster and Refugee Health

PGCertDisasRefugHlth

Postgraduate Certificate of Health Promotion

PGCertHlthProm

Postgraduate Certificate of Infection Control

PGCertInfectCont

Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Adv Clinical Prac)

PGCertNSc(AdvClinPrac)

Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Cardiac Nursing)

PGCertNSc(CardN)

Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Care of the Older Adult)

PGCertNSc(CareOlderAdult)

Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Clinical Teaching)

PGCertNSc(ClinTeach)

Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Intensive Care)

PGCertNSc(IntCare)

Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Neonatal Care)

PGCertNSc(NeonatCare)

Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Perioperative Care)

PGCertNSc(PeriopCare)

Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Renal Nursing)

PGCertNSc(RenalN)

Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Specialist Paediatric Care)

PGCertNSc(SpecPaedCare)

Postgraduate Certificate of Public Health

PGCertPH

Postgraduate Certificate of Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy)

PGCertRehab(Physio)

Postgraduate Certificate of Soft Tissue Injury

PGCertSoftTissInj

Postgraduate Certificate of Travel Medicine

PGCertTravM