Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences
Information valid for students commencing in 2012.
General Postgraduate Awards
Degrees – Doctorate
Award |
Abbreviation |
Doctor of Clinical Dentistry |
DClinDent |
Doctor of Health Professional Education |
DHlthProfEd |
Doctor of Medical Education |
DMedEd |
Doctor of Nursing Science |
DNSc |
Doctor of Philosophy |
PhD |
Doctor of Psychological Medicine |
DrPsychMed |
Doctor of Public Health |
DrPH |
Doctor of Public Health Studies |
DrPHSt |
Degrees – Higher Doctorate
Award |
Abbreviation |
Doctor of Medicine |
MD |
Degrees – Masters and Joint Masters
Award |
Abbreviation |
Master of Advanced Nursing Practice |
MAdvNPrac |
Master of Biomedical Sciences |
MBiomedSc |
Master of Forensic Mental Health |
MForenMentlHlth |
Master of Health Science |
MHlthSc |
Master of Medicine |
MM |
Master of Midwifery (Endorsed Midwife) |
MMid(EM) |
Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) |
MN(NursePract) |
Master of Nursing Leadership |
MNLeadership |
Master of Nursing Science |
MNSc |
Master of Nursing Studies |
MNSt |
Master of Occupational Therapy |
MOccThy |
Master of Pharmacy |
MPharm |
Master of Physiotherapy |
MPhysio |
Master of Public Health |
MPH |
Master of Public Health - Master of Business Administration |
MPH-MBA |
Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine |
MPHTM |
Master of Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy) |
MRehab(Physio) |
Master of Rural and Remote Medicine |
MRur&RemM |
Master of Science |
MSc |
Master of Speech Pathology |
MSpPath |
Master of Sport and Exercise Science |
MSpExSc |
Master of Tropical Animal Science |
MTropAnimSc |
Master of Tropical Veterinary Science |
MTropVSc |
Diplomas – Graduate or Postgraduate
Award |
Abbreviation |
Graduate Diploma of Biomedical Sciences |
GDipBiomedSc |
Graduate Diploma of Forensic Mental Health |
GDipForenMentlHlth |
Graduate Diploma of Health Science |
GDipHlthSc |
Graduate Diploma of Tropical Animal Science |
GDipTropAnimSc |
Postgraduate Diploma of Exercise Physiology (Clinical) |
PGDipExPhysiol |
Postgraduate Diploma of Health Promotion |
PGDipHlthProm |
Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery |
PGDipMid |
Postgraduate Diploma of Nursing |
PGDipN |
Postgraduate Diploma of Public Health and Tropical Medicine |
PGDPHTM |
Postgraduate Diploma of Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy) |
PGDipRehab(Physio) |
Postgraduate Diploma of Research Methods |
PGDipResMeth |
Postgraduate Diploma of Rural and Remote Medicine |
PGDipRurRemM |
Postgraduate Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
PGDipTM&H |
Postgraduate Diploma of Tropical Veterinary Science |
PGDipTropVSc |
Certificates – Graduate or Postgraduate
Award |
Abbreviation |
Graduate Certificate of Biomedical Sciences |
GCertBiomedSc |
Graduate Certificate of Forensic Mental Health |
GCertForenMentlHlth |
Graduate Certificate of Health Science |
GCertHlthSc |
Graduate Certificate of Primary Health Care Research |
GCertPrimHlthCareRes |
Graduate Certificate of Research Methods |
GcertResMeth |
Graduate Certificate of Rural and Remote Paramedic Practice |
GcertRur&RemParamedPrac |
Graduate Certificate of Tropical Animal Science |
GCertTropAnimSc |
Graduate Certificate of Tropical Veterinary Science |
GCertTropVSc |
Postgraduate Certificate of Aeromedical Retrieval |
PGCertAeromedRet |
Postgraduate Certificate of Allied Health Sciences |
PGCertAllHlthSc |
Postgraduate Certificate of Clinical Education |
PGCertClinEd |
Postgraduate Certificate of Clinical Population Health |
PGCertClinPopHlth |
Postgraduate Certificate of Disaster and Refugee Health |
PGCertDisasRefugHlth |
Postgraduate Certificate of Health Promotion |
PGCertHlthProm |
Postgraduate Certificate of Infection Control |
PGCertInfectCont |
Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Adv Clinical Prac) |
PGCertNSc(AdvClinPrac) |
Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Cardiac Nursing) |
PGCertNSc(CardN) |
Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Care of the Older Adult) |
PGCertNSc(CareOlderAdult) |
Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Clinical Teaching) |
PGCertNSc(ClinTeach) |
Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Intensive Care) |
PGCertNSc(IntCare) |
Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Neonatal Care) |
PGCertNSc(NeonatCare) |
Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Perioperative Care) |
PGCertNSc(PeriopCare) |
Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Renal Nursing) |
PGCertNSc(RenalN) |
Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing Science (Specialist Paediatric Care) |
PGCertNSc(SpecPaedCare) |
Postgraduate Certificate of Public Health |
PGCertPH |
Postgraduate Certificate of Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy) |
PGCertRehab(Physio) |
Postgraduate Certificate of Soft Tissue Injury |
PGCertSoftTissInj |
Postgraduate Certificate of Travel Medicine |
PGCertTravM |