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MASTER oF QuAlITATIvE HEAlTH RESEARCH
The course educates students to become qualitative researchers; to observe, interview, conduct focus groups and examine related documents of data. Students will study qualitative research methodologies, analysis and writing and the designing of research projects. At completion of this degree, graduates may pursue a career in health promotion, policy making or research thesis. The Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research (1–3 years part-time) is embedded in the degree.
Course duration: 1.5 years (full-time), up to 3 years (part-time)
Providers: USYD
General admission requirements:
• Applicants must have a bachelor degree in a related discipline including health sciences, allied health, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, humanities,
arts, law, social sciences, political sciences, policy analysis, international development, social work, marketing, communication, journalism, education, from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification
GRADuATE CERTIFICATE IN PHARMACEuTICAl MEDICINE
The course educates on core skills relevant to understanding the early stages of drug development. It focuses on drug discovery and developmental issues relating to codes of practices, standards and regulation of medicines in Australia. There is an emphasis upon Administrative Law and review of regulatory decisions provided by the Therapeutic Goods Act.
Course duration: 2 years (part-time only)
Providers: UNSW
General admission requirements:
• Applicant should have a three year undergraduate degree or relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry
GRADuATE DIPloMA IN
PHARMACEuTICAl MEDICINE
The program is designed for participants wishing to pursue careers that are related to the development and safe use of medicines. Students examine issues relating to the formulation of new medicines, focusing on the quality of the product by examination of impurities and stability of medication. The program educates on methods of assessment and prevention of adverse events, reporting responsibilities, use of safety information databases, protection of intellectual property and use of statistics throughout the drug development process.
Course duration: 2 years (part-time only)
Providers: UNSW
General admission requirements:
• Applicant should have a recognised three year undergraduate degree in a related discipline which is defined as a degree
in one of the following: biomedical/ biological sciences, pharmacy, nursing, veterinary science, chemistry/medicinal chemistry, medicine
MASTER oF PHARMACEuTICAl MEDICINE
The degree builds on knowledge of drug development by giving the opportunity
for students to specialise in an area of interest within pharmaceutical medicine. Areas of interest include therapeutics
and molecular basis of disease, advanced pharmaceutical development in
medicines, pharmacoeconomics, advanced pharmacokinetics, therapeutic basis of
drug use and development, advanced regulatory affairs and advanced clinical trials management.
Course duration: 3 years (part-time)
Providers: UNSW
General admission requirements: • Applicant should have:
‐ A recognised three year bachelor degree in a cognate discipline plus relevant industry experience OR
‐ A four year undergraduate degree OR
‐ Higher qualifications in a cognate
MASTER oF RADIoPHARMACEuTICAl SCIENCE
The program trains graduates with a chemistry, pharmacy/pharmacology or biomolecular sciences background for the use of radiopharmaceuticals in diagnostic and therapeutic medicine. Graduates will be able to perform common analytical techniques for the application of chemistry in medicine and also understand the requirements for gaining accreditation of laboratories and control processes.
Course duration: 2 years (full-time), 4 years (part-time)
Providers: MQ
General admission requirements:
• Australian level 7 bachelor’s qualification or recognised equivalent
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