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MRU0018 · Postgraduate research in paediatrics
2026 Handbook0 credit pointsLevel 9Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
Paediatrics is the medical specialisation concerned with normal physical and emotional growth and development from birth through to late adolescence. It involves preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases and uncommon disorders in children and adolescents. This detail field may include child growth and development, child and adolescent diseases, and neonatology. This unit is 100% research with a view to producing a thesis.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Burnet Institute | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Burnet Institute | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Burnet Institute | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Hudson Institute of Medical Research | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Burnet Institute | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Burnet Institute | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Hudson Institute of Medical Research | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Burnet Institute | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Hudson Institute of Medical Research | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Monash Medical Centre | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Burnet Institute | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 4 | 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) |
| Burnet Institute | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Hudson Institute of Medical Research | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Hudson Institute of Medical Research | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Hudson Institute of Medical Research | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Alfred Hospital | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Monash Medical Centre | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Alfred Hospital | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Hudson Institute of Medical Research | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Alfred Hospital | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Monash Medical Centre | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Hudson Institute of Medical Research | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Monash Medical Centre | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
Assessment
The Handbook publishes no assessment items for this unit yet.
Thesis assessed 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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