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Master of Ageing

  • Masters (Coursework)

The Master of Ageing is a unique fully online course focusing on local and global challenges in the field of ageing.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
18 months full-time, 36 months part-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
Domestic Fees
$42,358 total

About this course

The Master of Ageing is a unique fully online course focusing on local and global challenges in the field of ageing.

This is a complex field with relevance to all populations - societal change and relentless technological development demand flexible, responsive and integrative approaches to managing ageing populations and workforces.

The Master of Ageing is interdisciplinary, intergenerational and international. This is the first course of its kind that brings together academics from multiple disciplines, including public health, medicine, architecture and design, engineering, business and economics, government, and the arts, in collaboration with leading experts from Australia and around the world.

Subjects are taught by local and international academics and leading industry experts working in public health, medicine, social work, architecture and design, engineering, business and economics, government, and the arts.

Study locations

Off Campus

Online

What you will learn

In this course, you will learn how national and global politics, economics, ethics and social equity influence the way society plans for and meets infrastructure and service delivery requirements of ageing populations in Australia and around the world.

You will hear expert perspectives on the trends, issues and challenges faced by communities, organisations, businesses and governments, investigate how an ageing population drives workforce and retirement trends, and how recent technological advances can revolutionise the ageing experience. You will develop the capacity to identify market needs, negotiate with government and shape policy, and you will also learn to identify and analyse the multiple determinants of healthy ageing and develop integrative approaches to managing them.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe and appraise systems, structures and policies in Australia and other countries that address ageing;
  • Describe and critically access strategies aimed to promote healthy and productive ageing across the lifespan (i.e. legislation, policy and community development);
  • Articulate the ways in which age, gender, ethnicity and Indigenous status, society, culture, geography, the environment, disability and socio-economic status influence the ageing experience;
  • Identify and discuss current and key challenges in ageing from a global perspective;
  • Apply comprehensive knowledge of the ageing experience from conceptual and practical dimensions of the course to develop solutions to complex ageing issues;
  • Design and manage a detailed investigation of an ageing issue in a substantial project and/or piece of scholarship, with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability
  • Critically review and reflect on individual performance or processes undertaken in the management of a substantial project and/or piece of scholarship in ageing.
Course structure

To gain the Master of Ageing you must complete 150 points comprising of:

  • Five core subjects;
  • Five elective subjects; and
  • One capstone subject; or
    One short capstone subject and one additional elective subject.

Alternative exit pathways are available through the Graduate Diploma in Ageing, Graduate Certificate in Ageing or Specialist Certificate in Ageing.

Workload

On average, it is estimated that students will be required to allocate 15-19 hours per week for 'study' time for each subject. However, the time commitment required can vary based on individual task management and planning skills, familiarity with the material, reading style and speed.

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Single subjects

You can also study single subjects to contribute to your professional development. For more information, please contact Student Support.

Career pathways

Career outcomes

The greater integration of technology into everyday life continues to revolutionise areas such as healthcare provision, product design, productivity and transportation, and attention to the needs of older people in each of these areas is increasing. Product development associated with the field of gerontechnology is beginning to have an effect on many other industries. Urban design, immigration policy, consumer policy, consumer protection, insurance and financial education are all being affected by the global ageing phenomenon. Notions of retirement are evolving and plans for longer working lives are influencing the approaches that large organisations and financial advisors are taking with ageing populations.

The Master of Ageing is designed to increase your leadership and career potential to meet the accelerating market demand for a skilled workforce. The course provides both a contextual overview and specialist skills along with knowledge of the key issues around ageing. Local, state and federal governments along with NGOs and private sector organisations are keen to employ skilled graduates.

In the Australian aged-care sector alone, there are currently over 350,000 paid employees and the Productivity Commission on Caring for Older Australians expects this workforce to quadruple in size over the next forty years (Productivity Commission on Caring for Older Australians, 2011). Half of these employers report skill shortages due to a lack of specialist knowledge required to meet service delivery demands.

How to apply

Apply online

It takes about 20 minutes to complete the form using the online application system.

You can save your work in progress and complete the application at a later date.

Admissions for this course are not capped per intake, so you do not need to apply for multiple intakes. If you are unsure which intake you wish to apply for, please note that you can change your application later by contacting the student support team.

To complete your application you will require:
  • Course code MC-AGEING
  • Evidence of meeting the English Language Requirements as determined by the University
  • A detailed CV, including work history if applicable and specifying if the positions were part time or full time and the number of years/months employed
  • Transcripts for all courses attempted or completed including an explanation of the grading system used. Transcripts for previous studies undertaken at the University of Melbourne are not required.
  • Digital files of these documents. Limit of 6MB per document. Supported file types: TXT, DOC, DOCX, PDF, JPG, JPEG, XLS, XLSX, TIFF).
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