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University of Newcastle

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Master of Custodial Health

  • Masters (Coursework)

Gain advanced specialist knowledge and skills, advanced research skills training, and education about contemporary issues and interventions.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
1 year full-time, 4 years part-time
Course Code
40301
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Jan, Feb, May, Jul, Aug

About this course

Gain advanced specialist knowledge and skills, advanced research skills training, and education about contemporary issues and interventions. Extending your secure and custodial healthcare education will place you in the optimum position to improve the delivery of clinical care for patients at an advanced practice level, delivering clinical practice based on new paradigms and recent evidence in contemporary health care.

This program offers you the opportunity to tailor your studies to your specialist area of custodial health while underpinning your knowledge with a strong social justice philosophy.

On graduating, you will have the knowledge and skills to become a leader in custodial and secure setting healthcare, improving clinical care and health outcomes for people in your chosen clinical specialty. You will be equipped with the skills to be responsive to contemporary issues in health care, and multidisciplinary collaboration in health education and research.

Study locations

Newcastle - Callaghan

Online Study

Online

What you will learn

The Master of Custodial Health will provide you with an advanced knowledge base to build your career in Custodial Health. You will have the opportunity to tailor your education to best suit your career objectives.

Key areas of study include:

  • Primary Health Care
  • Forensic Mental Health
  • Health and Substance Misuse
  • Chronic Disease and Injury Control

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Career pathways

A Master of Custodial Health will open your career pathway to include roles such as:

  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Clinical Nurse Consultant
  • Custodial Allied Health Professional
  • Custodial Health Nurse
  • Chronic Care Nurse
  • Health Services Manager

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at University of Newcastle.
90.4%
Overall satisfaction
83.1%
Skill scale
79.4%
Teaching scale
90.6%
Employed full-time
$105k
Average salary