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Master of Health Professional Education

  • Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Health Professional Education develops clinicians' knowledge and skills using evidence-based practice and contemporary teaching strategies, preparing graduates to educate and lead in health professional settings.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
1.5 trimesters full-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Jan, Mar
Domestic Fees
$7,928 per year

About this course

Overview

The Master of Health Professional Education supports the acquisition of evidence-based practice as a framework, to develop clinicians' knowledge and skills using contemporary learning and teaching strategies. Graduates from this course will have an advanced level of knowledge and skills to educate and lead education of and for health professionals, with the overall intention of improving safe and quality patient care. The course will enable health educators to work across a range of health education settings and the understanding to employ educational strategies relevant to contemporary healthcare workplaces. The course connects theory, practice and research and the structure of the course enables students to undertake studies relevant to their level of professional development and readiness to undertake further studies. It enables students to exit at an earlier level of qualification as well as continue building their knowledge and skills base due to the scaffolding approach of the program. Students can tailor their course by selecting one elective unit focusing on advancing skill and knowledge.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Master of Health Professional Education, an applicant must:

  • have completed either a bachelor degree in a health discipline or equivalent; OR; have completed either the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education, the Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education, the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education or the Graduate Diploma in Health Professional Education;
  • AND have completed at least one year of clinical or work experience prior to admission.

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Applicants require an academic IELTS minimum overall score of 6.5 (with a minimum score of 6.0 in all bands), or an equivalent acceptable test score as outlined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy (see English Language Proficiency).

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

Overview

The Master of Health Professional Education supports the acquisition of evidence-based practice as a framework, to develop clinicians' knowledge and skills using contemporary learning and teaching strategies. Graduates from this course will have an advanced level of knowledge and skills to educate and lead education of and for health professionals, with the overall intention of improving safe and quality patient care. The course will enable health educators to work across a range of health education settings and the understanding to employ educational strategies relevant to contemporary healthcare workplaces. The course connects theory, practice and research and the structure of the course enables students to undertake studies relevant to their level of professional development and readiness to undertake further studies. It enables students to exit at an earlier level of qualification as well as continue building their knowledge and skills base due to the scaffolding approach of the program. Students can tailor their course by selecting one elective unit focusing on advancing skill and knowledge.

Career pathways

Our graduates have pursued careers in:
  • government or private health care
  • education facilities in education
  • healthcare simulation education
  • health education promotion.

Course structure

Course details

To complete the Master of Health Professional Education, a student must complete 120 credit points (cp).

Commencing ACU Term 1 - Project Stream (Full-time)Year 1 ACU Term 1
  • Specified Health Professional Education Units HLSC604 Quality and Safety in Health Care 10 cp
  • Specified Health Professional Education Units HLSC608 Theoretical Foundations of Health Professional Education 10 cp
Year 1 ACU Term 2
  • Specified Health Professional Education Units HLSC609 Facilitating Learning in Health Professional Settings 10 cp
  • Specified Health Professional Education Units HLSC664 Curriculum Design, Assessment and Evaluation in Health Professional Education 10 cp
Year 1 ACU Term 3
  • Specified Health Professional Education Units HLSC640 Interpreting Health Research 10 cp
  • Specified Health Professional Education Units PHIL623 Healthcare Ethics: Principles in Practice 10 cp
Year 1 ACU Term 4
  • Specified Health Professional Education Units HLSC665 Contemporary Teaching for Health Professional Education 10 cp
  • Project Stream Units HLSC605 Leadership in Health Care 10 cp
Year 2 ACU Term 1
  • Project Stream Units HLSC617 Independent Project (This 20cp unit is completed over the duration of two ACU Terms.) 20 cp
Year 2 ACU Term 2
  • Project Stream Units HLSC617 Independent Project (CONTINUED - This 20cp unit is completed over the duration of two ACU Terms.) 20 cp
Year 2 ACU Term 3
  • Project Stream Units HLSC666 Advanced Simulation Practice 10 cp
  • Elective Units Electives 10 cp

All units are delivered in Online Unscheduled mode.

Credit for prior study or work

You can use our credit search tool to see what you might be eligible for. For more information about credit and recognition of prior learning at ACU, follow the link below. Search our credit database Learn more about recognition of prior learning

How to apply

Apply nowDeferment is available for one year. Find out more about deferment.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at Australian Catholic University (ACU).
86.4%
Overall satisfaction
92.6%
Skill scale
86.4%
Teaching scale
82.7%
Employed full-time
$73.1k
Average salary