Program Overview

Master of Aboriginal Health

About the course

The Master of Aboriginal Health enables students to appropriately investigate current issues regarding Aboriginal health and health care with due consideration to Aboriginal knowledge, western biomedical knowledge, ethics, and a range of research methodologies.

Quick details

• Status: Available
• Locations: Perth (Crawley campus)
• Attendance: Full-time, Part-time
• Delivery: On-campus
• Starting dates: Semester 1
• Weekly contact time: The estimated time commitment for a standard full-time enrolment is approximately 46 hours per week (over 13 weeks) which includes contact hours, personal study and examinations.
• Level of study: Postgraduate
• Course Code: 90690
• Full time/part time duration: 2 years
• Degrees course is available in: Master of Aboriginal Health

Course structure

Postgraduate research degrees are identified by an intensive research component. Refer to the Handbooks for information on course rules.

Core

• Take all units (18 points):
  • AHEA5801 Aboriginal Health Research and Ethics (6)
  • PUBH4401 Biostatistics I (6)
  • PUBH4403 Epidemiology I (6)

Option - Group A

• Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:
  • AHEA5755 Aboriginal Health (6)
  • PUBH5805 Qualitative Research Methods in Health (6)

Option - Group B

• Take unit(s) to the value of 72 points:
  • AHEA5880 Aboriginal Health Thesis (Research) (full-time) (72)
  • AHEA5881 Aboriginal Health Thesis (Research) (part-time) (72)

Admission requirements

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

• (a) a bachelor's degree in a health-related discipline from this University, or equivalent as recognised by the Faculty;
• or
• (b) a level of prior professional health-related experience which, in the opinion of the Faculty, would enable the applicant to complete the course.

English competency

English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.

• Minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0.

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Research Training Program

Australian citizens, permanent residents and New Zealand citizens are offered a Tuition Fee Offset Scholarship which offsets the requirement to pay a contribution toward the cost of their research courses if UWA provides them with a Research Training Program (RTP) place.

This Tuition Fee Offset Scholarship is applied for up a maximum of four years full-time equivalent study for the Doctor of Philosophy. The RTP is a performance-based funding scheme administered by the Australian Government Department of Education.

Careers and further study

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Career Pathways

This degree is designed for professionals interested in further study who are seeking to familiarise themselves with recent developments in the field or to enhance their intellectual and research skills.

Further Study

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)