Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences
Information valid for students commencing in 2013.
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 Pharmacy |
DPharm |
Doctor of Philosophy |
PhD |
Doctor of Public Health |
DrPH(Res) |
Degrees – Higher Doctorate
Award |
Abbreviation |
Doctor of Medicine |
MD |
Degrees – Masters and Joint Masters
Award |
Abbreviation |
Master of Biomedical Sciences |
MBiomedSc |
Master of Health Professional Education |
MHlthProfEd |
Master of Medicine |
MM |
Master of Midwifery (Endorsed Midwife) |
MMid(EM) |
Master of Nursing |
MN |
Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) |
MN(NursePract) |
Master of Nursing Science (Res) |
MNSc |
Master of Occupational Therapy |
MOccThy |
Master of Pharmacy |
MPharm |
Master of Pharmaceutical Public Health |
MPharmPH |
Master of Philosophy |
MPhil(MHMS) |
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(MHMS) |
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 Health Professional Education |
GDipHlthProfEd |
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 Health Professional Education |
GCertHlthProfEd |
Graduate Certificate of Primary Health Care Research |
GCertPrimHlthCareRes |
Graduate Certificate of Research Methods |
GcertResMeth |
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 Disaster and Refugee Health |
PGCertDisasRefugHlth |
Postgraduate Certificate of Health Professional Education |
PGCertHlthProfEd |
Postgraduate Certificate of Health Promotion |
PGCertHlthProm |
Postgraduate Certificate of Infection Control |
PGCertInfectCont |
Postgraduate Certificate of Mental Health Practice |
PGCertMentHlthPrac |
Postgraduate Certificate of Nursing |
PGCertN |
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 |