Master of Philosophy – MDHS (Health Sciences)
Master of Philosophy – MDHS (Health Sciences)
The Master of Philosophy – Health Sciences (MPhil) is an internationally recognised masters (by research) degree. The MPhil degree is designed for students to develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research. Students will produce a thesis which will demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Master of Philosophy – Health Sciences (MPhil) is an internationally recognised masters (by research) degree. The MPhil degree is designed for students to develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research.
Students will produce a thesis which will demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of e thesis should demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing research in the field of Health Sciences.
The School comprises the following departments:
- Audiology and Speech Pathology
- Nursing
- Physiotherapy
- Social Work
- Optometry and Vision Sciences
Research projects are available in all departments and are grouped under broad research themes of :
- Cancer survivorship
- Child health and wellbeing
- Immunology and inflammation
- Practice and service improvement
- Recovery and rehabilitation across the lifespan
- Sensory neuroscience
On completion of the course students should be able to:
- demonstrate advanced learning in research skills and mastery of appropriate techniques, such as the use of archival or primary evidence, analysis of data, judgment of conflicting evidence etc;
- demonstrate specialist knowledge in the area of their research;
- present the results of their research in publishable form or work towards incorporating their findings in further research;
- proceed to a research doctorate if the Masters thesis has demonstrated appropriate research potential;
- gain admission to certain types of employment through this specialist qualification;
- apply the research skills acquired to other projects;
- demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, research ethics or code of practice.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings, consistently being placed as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and is one of the world’s top 50 (as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015). There are over 80 different undergraduate study areas and over 270 graduate courses at Melbourne for students to choose from. The University has extensive global networks and has seven campus locations across Melbourne and rural Victoria.
