Master of Lifestyle Medicine

Masters (Coursework)

A large percentage of chronic disease risk can be attributed to lifestyle behaviours. However, assisting individuals to modify their lifestyle remains an ongoing challenge for many health practitioners.

Key details

Degree Type

Masters (Coursework)

Duration

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Code

1209300

Study Mode

Online

Intake Months

Mar, Oct

International Fees

$29,200 per year / $29,200 total

About this course

A large percentage of chronic disease risk can be attributed to lifestyle behaviours. However, assisting individuals to modify their lifestyle remains an ongoing challenge for many health practitioners.

The Master of Lifestyle Medicine is designed for health practitioners working in general medicine, allied health, nursing or other health disciplines who wish to develop skills and knowledge in the specialised field of lifestyle medicine. The course assists practitioners to more confidently prescribe lifestyle interventions and facilitate behaviour change in order to support the prevention and management of chronic disease and to improve patient outcomes.

The Master of Lifestyle Medicine is taught by leaders in the field and uses an evidence-based approach to examine the principles and practices of lifestyle medicine, including determinants of health, clinical processes and models of care, and strategies and interventions for preventing and managing disease. A capstone research project also enables students to investigate an area of interest in depth.

This course joins Southern Cross University's suite of health degrees that take an interdisciplinary and patient-centred approach to healthcare.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

1. Apply an evidence-based clinical-decision making framework using appropriate evidence and critical thinking within contemporary lifestyle medicine practice.
2. Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to investigating and contributing to lifestyle medicine practice and scholarship.
3. Critically and creatively evaluate and respond to actual and potential health problems impacting individuals, families and communities.
4. Understand and function within applicable professional competencies, scopes of practice, codes of conduct, codes of ethics, laws and policies.
5. Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical application of pertinent lifestyle medicine theories and frameworks in clinical and professional contexts.
6. Apply an integrated body of knowledge of, and be responsive to, local and global determinants of health across a range of populations in a safe and competent manner.
7. Critically reflect on current skills, knowledge, attitudes and practices to plan and implement ongoing personal and professional learning.
8. Apply autonomy, accountability, adaptability, professional advocacy, responsibility and leadership in lifestyle medicine across diverse teams and settings.
9. Demonstrate advanced verbal and written communication skills that drive appropriate patient and population outcomes in diverse settings.
10. Demonstrate an ability to advocate the socio-cultural preferences, needs and values of individuals and groups across diverse settings and within interdisciplinary teams.

Career pathways

This course enables clinicians to enhance their practice by developing knowledge and skills in the area of lifestyle medicine, with a view to aiding the prevention and management of chronic disease, and improving health outcomes.

Credit for prior study or work

As per standard advanced standing rules as outlined in the Rules Relating to Awards - Rule 2 - Coursework Awards - General Provisions (Section 4 Advanced Standing).

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at Southern Cross University (SCU).

88.9%

Overall satisfaction

83.3%

Skill scale

74.6%

Teaching scale

91.8%

Employed full-time

$93.9k

Average salary

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