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MRU0007 · Postgraduate research in general practice
2026 Handbook0 credit pointsLevel 9Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
General Practice is the study of providing primary and continuing medical care to patients in a community setting. It is particularly concerned with providing family and community oriented health care. This detailed field may include carrying out simple surgical procedures and dealing with medical emergencies, early diagnosing, prescribing and administering medication, and primary, personal and continuing medical care. This unit is 100% research with a view to producing a thesis.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Bendigo | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Moe | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Moe | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Alfred Hospital | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Moe | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Bendigo | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Alfred Hospital | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Moe | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Alfred Hospital | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Bendigo | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Bendigo | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Alfred Hospital | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
Assessment
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Thesis examined by two external examiners.
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
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Workload
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