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Master of Adolescent Health and Wellbeing (MC-ADOLHW) // Course structure
About this course
Principal Coordinator
Ani Wierenga
Contact
Melbourne Medical School
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information and enquiries: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/26va
Course structure
The Master of Adolescent Health and Wellbeing requires the successful completion of 200 credit points.
RESEARCH SPECIALISATION: Six core subjects and eight electives from lists below. Students have the option of exiting at a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma level.
Core Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90167 | Young People in Context | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
PAED90007 | Professional Practice in Context | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90172 | SocioEnvironmentalContext of Adolescents | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90173 | Health Promotion and Young People | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90231 | Qualitative Research in Public Health |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90268 | Adolescent Health Minor Thesis | Year Long (Online) |
37.5 |
Choose 4 subjects (50 credit points) from the following list of electives.
Electives Group 1
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90171 | Young People and Substance Abuse | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYC90062 | Mental Health and Young People | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90170 | Adolescent Health Project |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
PAED90026 | Cancer Care in Young People | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90169 | Adolescent Sexuality and Sexual Health | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90168 | Young People Experiencing Vulnerability | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90311 | Harnessing Evidence for System Change | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Choose 4 subjects (50 credit points) from the following list of electives.
Electives Group 2
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90090 | Health Program Evaluation 2 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90201 | Community Engagement for Health Impact | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90013 | Biostatistics |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90014 | Epidemiology 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90058 | Health Program Evaluation 1 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LEADERSHIP SPECIALISATION: Six core subjects and nine electives from the lists below. Students have the option of exiting at a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma level.
Core Subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90167 | Young People in Context | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
PAED90007 | Professional Practice in Context | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90172 | SocioEnvironmentalContext of Adolescents | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90173 | Health Promotion and Young People | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
WELF90013 | Leadership in Adolescent Health | Not available in 2025 | 25 |
POPH90311 | Harnessing Evidence for System Change | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Choose 4 subjects (50 credit points) from the following list of electives.
Electives Group 1
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90171 | Young People and Substance Abuse | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
PSYC90062 | Mental Health and Young People | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90170 | Adolescent Health Project |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
PAED90026 | Cancer Care in Young People | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90169 | Adolescent Sexuality and Sexual Health | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
POPH90168 | Young People Experiencing Vulnerability | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Choose 4 subjects (50 credit points) from the following list of electives.
Electives Group 2
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
POPH90090 | Health Program Evaluation 2 | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90201 | Community Engagement for Health Impact | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90013 | Biostatistics |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90014 | Epidemiology 1 |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
POPH90058 | Health Program Evaluation 1 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
POPH90231 | Qualitative Research in Public Health |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Choose 1 subject (12.5 credit points) from the following list of electives.
Electives Group 3
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90264 | Adaptive Leadership | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
MGMT90265 | Managing Teams | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 15 May 2025