Hone your skills as a health researcher

If you’re an experienced graduate of a health-related discipline and looking to evaluate and explore the evidence for practice, develop and conduct health research, then the Master of Health (Research) is the course that will help you gain the qualifications to be recognised as a research specialist.

This course is available either as a research-only pathway, or a coursework and research program. It can be taken as an intensive 2- year course, or part-time online course. Each research project will be planned, developed and carried out under the supervision of a leading academic or industry partner in the field.

This course is designed specifically to help you develop the critical research skills and experience needed to research the health field of your choice.

Upon completion of this course, you will have written and produced a thoroughly researched and documented a research paper or thesis and have it made available for presentation purposes and peer review.

Work Integrated Learning (WIL):

WIL is a significant component of the UC experience, and as part of this course, students will have in-depth, hands-on support from leading industry academics, as well as access to the university’s professional and industry contacts to help you develop and research your health topic of choice.

Professional accreditation:

None.

Typical Study Pattern:

• Standard Full Time, Semester 1 Commencing
• Standard Part Time, Semester 1 Commencing.

A Master of Health (Research) will lead you into a career as a specialist health professional and as a result, can then open further career options as an expert advisor and consultant in health or health-related fields for both government and private health sectors.

Completion of this course also offers a direct pathway into a Ph.D. in Health, through criteria-based transfer or further study.

A recognised undergraduate health sciences degree at honours level or other approved degree or equivalent from a recognised tertiary institution with demonstrated capacity and/or aptitude for

Academic IELTS of 6.5 or equivalent, with no band score below 6.0

TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 79 with: R: 13; L: 12; S: 18; W: 21

Pearson Test of Academic English: 58 with no skill score below 50

Cambridge English Scale: 176 with no sub-score below 169

Occupational English Test: No grade lower than 'C' in any of the sub-tests.