Why choose the Melbourne School of Health Sciences?
There are many reasons to do your nursing, physiotherapy or social work degree with the Melbourne School of Health Sciences.
Looking to become a nurse, physiotherapist or social worker?
- We offer a range of tailored programs targeted to nursing, physiotherapy and social work students at a graduate level.
- Our teaching staff include some of Australia’s leading experts, who use the most recent research to inform their teaching, drawing upon the strong clinical research programs within our affiliated health services.
- We have state-of-the-art simulation and training facilities and dedicated skills teachers with up-to-date practical experience.
- Our formal partnership arrangements with key agencies and hospitals give our students exposure to a wide range of student clinical and field placements.
- Students have opportunities to gain hands-on research experience, and we provide clear pathways to a research career or a career in advanced nursing, physiotherapy or social work practice.
Seeking to extend your qualifications?
- We provide a number of clear pathways to a career in advanced nursing, physiotherapy or social work practice. Specialist programs and clinical partnerships for qualification in advanced practice allows you to design a program of subjects to explore your interests and grow your expertise.
- Our postgraduate programs are delivered to small cohorts of students, ranging variously from small-group learning tutorials, and clinical skills training, lectures and short intensive programs tailored to the requirements of each profession.
- Our teaching staff include professionals who are nationally recognised as leaders in their clinical specialty areas of practice, with strong clinical programs within our affiliated health services.
- Students in all advanced practice programs have opportunities to gain hands-on research experience.
Interested in research?
- We provide clear pathways to a research career, including Masters by Research, Master of Philosophy and PhD programs.
- Our teaching staff include some of Australia’s leading nurse researchers, with strong clinical research programs within our affiliated health services.
- Research degree students benefit from working with multidisciplinary supervisory panels of researchers who are national and international leaders in their fields.
- We offer School-specific research training in addition to University-wide programs to support our students in their studies.
- Depending upon their program of research, students have the opportunity to build relationships with other researchers in related fields of study, taking advantage of our links with the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences – the most research-intensive medical faculty in the country.
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In addition, the University's international leadership, international rankings, stimulating environment, award-winning teaching and learning, award-winning student support and outstanding career outcomes make for a highly rewarding experience.