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Master of Medicine (Allergic Diseases)Approved Abbreviation: MMed(AllergicDis)
Western Sydney University Course Code: 4753.2
AQF Level: 9
Course Status: CURRENT
This version of the course is available to new and continuing students.
The Master of Medicine (Allergic Diseases) equips medical practitioners in clinical practice with advanced theoretical knowledge and clinical expertise in allergic diseases and core epidemiological research methods. Students will build on and integrate skills through online and face to face learning activities over a three year program. The program will enable students to competently diagnose and manage patients with allergic diseases, and critically appraise new concepts and evidence for clinical and research use. Students will gain the fundamental epidemiological and statistical concepts and skills required to design and conduct studies and pursue further research training in allergic diseases.
Study Mode
Three years part-time.
Course Advice
Prospective students should use the links at the top of the page for general enquiries about this course.Location
Campus | Attendance | Mode | Course Advice | Online | Part Time | Online |
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Admission
Applicants must be qualified and registered medical practitioners (doctors) in current clinical practice in Australia or New Zealand. Only local applicants who are citizens or permanent residents of Australia or citizens of New Zealand will be eligible to enrol in this course.
Additional Information
Applicants for the Masters course will follow one of three pathways
1. Applicants with no prior postgraduate qualification or training in allergic diseases will follow the standard recommended sequence.
2. Applicants with a Graduate Certificate in Allergic Diseases qualification from Western Sydney University will enrol through one of two pathways
a) Students who completed the degree between 2012 and 2017 must apply for recognition of prior learning for 40 credit points (Allergic Sciences, Clinical Allergy). If approved, students will be eligible to enrol in Year 2 of the Masters course, and must successfully complete Reflective Clinical Allergy Practice before undertaking successive units (Nutritional Aspects of Allergic Diseases, Mental Health Aspects of Allergic Diseases)
401063.1 Allergic Sciences
401064.3 Clinical Allergy
b) Students who completed the degree from 2018 onwards with a minimum credit grade average must apply for recognition of prior learning for 40 credit points (Allergic Sciences 1, Allergic Sciences 2). If approved, students will be eligible to enrol in Year 2 of the Masters course.
3. Applicants with prior postgraduate qualifications or training in allergic diseases from a tertiary institution other than Western Sydney University or an accredited professional organisation (e.g. Royal Australasian College of Physicians) must apply for recognition of prior learning. If approved, students will be eligible to enrol in the Masters course at the level determined by their prior learning.
Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.
Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.
http://www.uac.edu.au/
https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.
Applicants seeking admission on the basis of work experience MUST support their application with a Statement of Service for all work experience listed on the application.
Statement of Service
Special Requirements Prerequisites
Students must supply a certified copy of their medical degree (MBBS, MBChB or equivalent qualification) and current medical registration, and proof of proficiency in English (if medical qualification was obtained overseas) at the time of application. In addition, students for the Graduate Diploma in Allergic Diseases (exit only) and Master of Medicine (Allergic Diseases) must be qualified and registered medical practitioners in clinical practice, and be able to access a specialist Immunology and Allergy clinic.
Course Structure
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 120 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.
Note: The yearlong unit 401064 Clinical Allergy will consist of 50 hours of supervised consultation of patients with allergic disease within the setting of a specialist Immunology/Allergy clinic. Students will also need to attend the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) Annual Scientific Meeting and the annual MacArthur Series in Immunology and take part in two course-specific workshops.
Recommended Sequence
Year 1
1H session
2H session
Students may exit with a Graduate Certificate in Allergic Diseases
4755 Graduate Certificate in Allergic Diseases
Year 2
1H session
New students:
401251 | Nutritional Aspects of Allergic Diseases |
Or
Students with existing Graduate Certificate in Allergic Diseases qualification:
401253 | Reflective Clinical Allergy Practice |
2H session
All students:
401252 | Mental Health Aspects of Allergic Diseases |
for new students:
Or
Students with existing Graduate Certificate in Allergic Diseases:
401251 | Nutritional Aspects of Allergic Diseases |
Students may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Allergic Diseases
4754 Graduate Diploma in Allergic Diseases
Year 3
1H session
Choose one of
401173 | Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
401076 | Introduction to Epidemiology |
And choose one capstone unit
400418 | Health Advancement and Health Promotion |
401238 | Qualitative Research Methodology in Health |
Or choose one alternate unit from the list below
2H session
401077 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
And choose one capstone unit (if not done in 1H session)
401080 | Research Protocol Design and Practice |
Or choose one alternate unit from the list below
Alternate units
401175 | Analytic Approaches in Epidemiology |
401179 | Data Management and Programming for Epidemiology |
401177 | Environmental Epidemiology |
401174 | Epidemiology of Non-Communicable Diseases |
401238 | Qualitative Research Methodology in Health |
401176 | Statistical Methods in Epidemiology |
401372 | The Social Determinants of Health |