Women Health Medicine

Women's Health Medicine is a rapidly expanding and diverse field of practice. It encompasses the timely provision of sexual and reproductive care, pre-pregnancy and pregnancy care as well as the management of female specific conditions and malignancies. Increasing numbers of medical practitioners are developing special interests in this area – in particular General Practitioners, family planning practitioners and generalist gynaecologists. Significant career opportunities exist for those with demonstrable skills and knowledge in this field. In addition there are similar specialisations emerging in nursing and counselling, and amongst biological scientists. This program offers an entirely web-based study program enabling participants to effectively integrate their learning into their daily professional life without the costly disruption that face-to-face coursework entails. Individual courses within the Program have been developed so as to provide a practice-based and authentic approach to this field of study.

Core Courses

• SWCH9011 Repro Epi Biostats (6 UOC)
• SWCH9017 Applied Reprod Anat Physiol (6 UOC)

Elective Courses

• SWCH9002 Contraception (6 UOC)
• SWCH9007 Menopause (6 UOC)
• SWCH9012 Infections in Reproduction (6 UOC)
• SWCH9013 Common Gynae&Urogynae Conditio (6 UOC)
• SWCH9014 Antenatal Care (6 UOC)
• SWCH9015 Children's & Adolescent Gynae (6 UOC)
• SWCH9016 Cancer in Women (6 UOC)
• SWCH9019 Research Project (6 UOC)
• SWCH9031 Postnatal Care of Mother&Baby (6 UOC)
• SWCH9032 Perinatal Psychology (6 UOC)

A 6 UOC research project elective is offered to students provided they have achieved a credit or higher in SWCH9011 Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Each of the above courses will accrue 6UOC, with a total of 48 UOC required for successful completion of the program.

• A Bachelor Honours Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Higher Qualification; or 
• Commencement or completion of a recognised Medicine postgraduate vocational training program; or 
• 1 years relevant postgraduate professional experience in medicine, nursing or health science.
• Your Curriculum Vitae
• Employer-provided statements of service Originals or certified copies of your academic record and proof of completion of previous degree
• IELTS Academic version only 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)
• TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) 90 overall (min.23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking)
• TOEFL Paper-based Test  (PBT) 577 overall (min. 5.0 in TWE)