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Degree
KEY FEATURES
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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Doctor of Medicine
Fees 2013
International:
$64 896 per year
E
Domestic:
CSPs available
R
Fee place $55 200 per year
E
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Full range of clinical practice, research
methods and bioscience teaching in
world-class research areas
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Integrated bioscience program led by clinical
cases. Consolidates bioscience knowledge
into clinical context with an emphasis on
evidence-based practice
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Early clinical contact that builds communication
and clinical reasoning skills.
Duration:
4 years full time.
Professional accreditation:
Medical Board of
Australia, Australian Medical Council.
Entry:
Semester 1.
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Undergraduate degree with completion of
one subject each of anatomy, physiology and
biochemistry at second-year level (or equivalent),
completed within the last 10 years or, for
applicants whose most recently completed
undergraduate degree was completed 10 or more
years before 1 January of the year in which the
applicant intends to commence the Doctor of
Medicine, a graduate diploma, master or PhD
degree or equivalent completed within
10 years before 1 January of the year in which
the applicant intends to commence the Doctor of
Medicine
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GAMSAT or MCAT (for international students
outside of Australia)
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Satisfactory performance in multi-mini interview
(MMI).
Bachelor of Biomedicine and Bachelor of Science at
the University of Melbourne are ideal pathways to
the MD.
Master of Clinical Audiology
Fees 2013
International:
$38 624 per year
E
Domestic:
CSPs available
R
Fee place $21 824 per year
E
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Training in all aspects of clinical audiology in
preparation for clinical practice and entry to the
profession
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Supervised clinical work in a variety of healthcare
settings.
Duration:
2 years full time.
Professional accreditation:
Audiological Society
of Australia.
Entry:
Semester 1.
nn
Undergraduate degree in science or health-
related discipline.
Master of Genetic Counselling
Fees 2013
International:
$36 192 per year
E
Domestic:
CSPs available
R
Fee place $14 112 per year
E
nn
Entry point to profession of genetic counselling,
which provides information about genetic
conditions enabling people to make informed
choices about reproduction
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Subjects taught in small groups, integrating
theory with practice through supervised clinical
placements
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Includes genetics, communication and
counselling
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Small supervised research project included.
Duration:
2 years full time.
Professional accreditation:
Board of Censors in
Genetic Counselling (Human Genetics Society of
Australia).
Entry:
Semester 1.
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Undergraduate degree from a recognised
university with a cognate genetics subject to
second-year undergraduate level
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Preference given to applicants who demonstrate
relevant volunteer or professional experience.
Master of Speech Pathology
Fees 2013
International:
$38 624 per year
E
Domestic:
CSPs available
R
Fee place $21 824 per year
E
nn
Training in all aspects of speech pathology for
entry to the profession
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Scientifc background to speech pathology,
including articulatory and acoustic phonetics,
linguistics, speech and language disorders,
clinical practice and processes
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Develops clinical skills and introduces research
methods in the feld.
Duration:
2 years full time.
Professional accreditation:
Speech Pathology
Australia.
Entry:
Semester 1.
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Undergraduate degree
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The Selection Committee may consider more
favourably prior study in areas related to health
science, language, communication, education
and biomedicine.
PROFESSIONAL ENTRY DEGREES
International students cannot usually enrol part time due to visa requirements.
The Melbourne Brain Centre, the largest
neuroscience facility of its kind in the southern
hemisphere, houses researchers from the
University of Melbourne and other institutions.