Master of Health Professional Education

School of Medicine

Are you a health professional who currently works in an educational setting or is transitioning to an educational role in a clinical tertiary or academic setting? The Master of Health Professional Education from The University of Notre Dame Australia is the ideal qualification for you. This postgraduate program is available part-time and is facilitated entirely online. You will complete a combination of coursework and dissertation and will develop a wide repertoire of educational skills specifically aimed at best practices in contemporary health education contexts. Contact us today to discuss your options.

• Why study this degree?

  If you are a busy health professional juggling multiple responsibilities with limited time available to study, we at The University of Notre Dame Australia, understand and have developed this qualification as a flexible course. The Master of Health Professional Education allows multiple entry and exit points.

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

  In addition to the courses studied in the Graduate Diploma of Health Professional Education, 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.

• Program summary

  Year One

  • Learning & Facilitation in Health Professional Education
  • Contemporary Issues in Health Professional Education & Leadership
  • Coaching & Supervision in Health
  • Reasoning & Clinical Innovation

  Year Two

  • Ethical Issues in Professional Life
  • Research Methods
  • Designing Curriculum for Effective Learning
  • Principles and Practice of Assessment and Evaluation

  Year Three

  • Professional Practice Project A
  • Professional Practice Project B

  More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions page.

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

• Entry requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in a health professional field
  • Active involvement in health professional education

• Learning outcomes

  Upon successful completion of the Master of Health Professional Education, graduates will be able to:

  1. Examine learning theories underpinning educational practice and scholarship and apply them effectively within the health education context
  2. Analyse contemporary issues within health professional education and their significant influence on the application of educational practice
  3. Engage in reflective practice to promote life-long learning
  4. Develop sophisticated understandings of unique nature of learning and teaching in the health context
  5. Develop educational initiatives that enhance best practice principles in the often unpredictable workplace/clinical health context
  6. Evaluate key ethical issues and traditions that inform and shape professional conduct, particularly as these relate to learning and teaching
  7. Develop a comprehensive and practical understanding of research methods and how to apply these methods to educational research in the healthcare context
  8. Develop skills in identifying and interrogating hypotheses or research questions; and
  9. Create new knowledge by conducting, evaluating and collaboratively reflecting upon defensible research into a health professional educational issue.

• Career opportunities

  A Master of Health Professional Education can lead to private and public sector careers such as health professions educator, education researcher, staff development educator, medical educator, and clinical educator.

• Real-world experience

  You will learn from our academics, who are leaders in their field. There are no practicum requirements for this program.

• Fees and costs

  This Program has the following loan scheme(s) available for eligible students:

  
  

  Domestic Fee-Paying
  A domestic fee-paying place is a place at university where the student is responsible for the full cost the program.

  Eligible domestic fee-paying students may apply for the FEE-HELP loan scheme which assists eligible fee-paying students with the payment of all, or part, of their tuition fees, not including additional study costs such as accommodation or textbooks. Your FEE-HELP debt will be indexed each year in line with the Consumer Price Index.

  
  

  For indicative fees and information on how to pay, including Government loan schemes and our online calculator, visit our Fees, costs and scholarships page.

• More information

  Considering your uni options?

  Talk to one of our career advisors for a personalised advice session. Our advisors provide support while choosing a program of study and completing our application process. Book my session.

  
  

  For more information, please call our Prospective Students Office on +61 8 9433 0533 or email future@nd.edu.au.

  
  

  For more information, please email studyonline@nd.edu.au.