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Melbourne School of
Health Sciences
Lead the way in promoting healthcare.
STUDY WITH A GLOBAL
LEADER
The Melbourne School of Health
Sciences is a vibrant interdisciplinary
school that comprises nursing,
physiotherapy and social work. It is
one of fve graduate schools in the
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and
Health Sciences, and is internationally
renowned for global leadership in
teaching, learning, health and social
research, policy and practice.
LEARN FROM LEADING
EXPERTS
Our academic staff are leading experts
who use the latest research in teaching,
learning and practice, drawing on
strong research programs in health and
community services.
NURSING
Nursing at Melbourne infuences
professional practice through high-
quality education, practice-based
research, and engagement with key
health providers. Our philosophy is that
professional experience and practice-
based research are integral to the
education of nurses and to advancing
the profession. Our degrees recognise
the nature of contemporary healthcare
delivery in light of the impact of rapidly
changing medical and information
technologies, consumer demand and
economic and health policy.
Your career in Nursing
Master of Nursing Science graduates
are immediately employable following
registration with the Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia.
Combining undergraduate experience,
the fast-track masters and a dedicated
research training pathway ensures
graduates are prepared for roles that
enhance the health and wellbeing of
society while demonstrating leadership
in the advancement of nursing. Nurses
work in a variety of settings, including
tertiary teaching hospitals, primary
care, rehabilitation, aged care and acute
and community mental healthcare
facilities. Within these settings you can
specialise in paediatrics, neonatal care,
cancer and palliative care, acute and
critical care and emergency care.
PHYSIOTHERAPY
Physiotherapy plays a major role in
the prevention, diagnosis, treatment
and management of disability and
disorders of human movement and
function. It includes movement
rehabilitation, manual therapy, a range
of physiotherapy interventions and
lifestyle advice. As primary contact
practitioners, physiotherapists make
informed and collaborative clinical
decisions regarding health and
wellbeing.
I made the right
choice
“
I chose Nursing at Melbourne
because the course focuses a
great deal on human science
and physiology, which is really
helpful in understanding illness
and disease in patients. I also
like the fact that in my fnal year
I have the option to specialise
in a specifc area of nursing.
”
Narin Salan
Master of Nursing Science
Great education in
a beautiful city
“
The opportunity to be
involved in a world-class
school, getting a great
education in a beautiful part
of the world does not come
along very often. It‘s a great
city to live in, with different
things to do every day. It
is a very cultured city with
different restaurants and cafes
that always have something
that you‘re looking for.
”
Michael Killip
Doctor of Physiotherapy
Vancouver, Canada
Rated 5 or well above world standard
for quality research in Nursing
Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2012 National Report