Master of Health Science (Honours)
MHlthSc(Hons)
By research thesis
The course offers students the opportunity to undertake a thesis by research.
Enrolment through
Albury-Wodonga Campus
Bathurst
Campus
Wagga Wagga Campus
Study mode
On campus (available to
international students)
Distance education (on shore and off
shore)
Course completion
Full-time: 1 year minimum/2
years maximum
Part-time: 2 years minimum/4 years
maximum
Admission criteria
An applicant to the Master of Health Science (Honours) degree must:
- hold an undergraduate degree with Honours in the health sciences or a related field
or
- hold a Masters coursework degree in the health sciences or a related field (with an academic record at an average level of credit or above)
or
- hold qualifications considered by the Faculty to be equivalent to those specified above
and
- have completed appropriate research methods subjects
and
- have been engaged in appropriate professional experience in the health sciences or a related field for the equivalent of at least two full-time years.
Students who do not possess a Bachelor degree at Honours level or a Master coursework degree may be admitted to candidature if they have:
- an appropriate first degree and a relevant postgraduate diploma (both with an academic record at an average level of credit or above)
or
- an appropriate first degree (with an academic record at an average level of credit or above) and who successfully complete the following Master subjects:
Applicants who do not meet these criteria should contact the Sub-Dean for Graduate Studies for advice.
Graduation requirements*
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete a thesis which is equivalent to 128 points.
*The number of subjects and specific subject choices are described in the course structure and enrolment pattern for the course.
Course structure
Under guidance from their supervisors, students are required to determine an area of study apposite to the Facultys designated fields of research, prepare a research proposal and, where appropriate, obtain ethics approval(s), conduct a research investigation, write a thesis and submit the thesis for examination.
The fields of research available for higher degree research students to pursue within the Faculty are dependent on the availability of supervisors and resources. Students enrol in one specific discipline-based research subject for the period of their candidature. Applicants should contact the Sub- Dean for Graduate Studies for advice.
Transfer into the Doctor of Philosophy program
With the approval of the Board of Graduate Studies, appropriately qualified candidates who are enrolled in the Master of Applied Science (Honours) or Master of Health Science (Honours) course and who are performing at a satisfactory level may be permitted to transfer candidature to the Doctor of Philosophy program.
Enrolment pattern
There is no specified enrolment pattern for this course.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au