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MRU0025 · Postgraduate research in rural health
2026 Handbook0 credit pointsLevel 9Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
Rural Health is the study of health care and services, and their impact on people in rural and remote communities. This detailed field may include rural health workforce issues, models of health services in rural and remote areas, rural medical health education and support, rural community development and capacity building, and rural health policy and program evaluation. This unit is 100% research with a view to producing a thesis.
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Box Hill | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Alfred Hospital | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Gippsland | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Gippsland | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Moe | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Gippsland | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Gippsland | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | 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 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Gippsland | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Box Hill | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Alfred Hospital | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Box Hill | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Monash Medical Centre | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Monash Medical Centre | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Gippsland | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Moe | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Monash Medical Centre | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Box Hill | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 3 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 1 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Gippsland | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Box Hill | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Clayton | Research quarter 2 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Warragul | Research quarter 4 | External Candidature (EXT-CAND) |
| Alfred Hospital | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Moe | Research quarter 1 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Moe | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Peninsula | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Monash Medical Centre | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Box Hill | Research quarter 4 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Notting Hill | Research quarter 2 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Gippsland | Research quarter 3 | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
Assessment
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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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