Master of Health Professional Education (Coursework and Thesis)

School of Medicine

Are you a health professional who wants to further your career as an educator in higher education or health? The Master of Health Professional Education (Coursework and Thesis) from The University of Notre Dame Australia will provide a comprehensive introduction to the core principles of education within the complex health arena. It will include how consumers play a central role in education's delivery, engagement, and influence. You will complete core courses to support your development as a health professional educator before undertaking a health education research project, with the support of allocated research supervisors. Contact us today to discuss your options.

The Master of Health Professional Education (Coursework and thesis) will give you the qualifications and skills to become an educator in the complex health arena. This course considers your multiple current responsibilities and recognises how difficult it can be to find adequate time to further your education.

All program content is delivered online, so you can access your studies at a time, place, and pace that best suits you. Furthermore, all our courses are fully facilitated, providing online guidance and mentoring.

In addition to the courses studied, you conduct research in a particular area of interest. To ensure you engage in high-quality research, you are introduced to the key components of preparing and writing a research proposal.

A Master of Health Professional Education (Coursework & Thesis) can lead to careers such as health professions educator, education researcher, staff development educator, medical educator, and clinical educator.

The Health Professional Education (coursework and thesis) masters is a thesis-based research degree. Students will be required to complete four coursework courses prior to the commencement of supervised research.

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.