Handbook - Women's Health Medicine

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Overview

This program is not admitting any new students in 2025 Women's Health Medicine is a rapidly expanding and diverse field of practice. It encompasses the timely provision of sexual and reproductive care, pre-pregnancy and pregnancy care as well as the management of female specific conditions and malignancies. Increasing numbers of … For more content click the Read More button below. This program is offered fully online, enabling health professionals to integrate their learning into their daily professional life. Individual courses within the Program have been developed so as to provide a practice-based and authentic approach to this field of study.

This program is not admitting any new students in 2025

Women's Health Medicine is a rapidly expanding and diverse field of practice. It encompasses the timely provision of sexual and reproductive care, pre-pregnancy and pregnancy care as well as the management of female specific conditions and malignancies. Increasing numbers of medical practitioners are developing special interests in this area - in particular General Practitioners, family planning practitioners and generalist gynaecologists. Significant career opportunities exist for those with demonstrable skills and knowledge in this field. In addition there are similar specialisations emerging in nursing and counselling, and amongst biological scientists.

This program is offered fully online, enabling health professionals to integrate their learning into their daily professional life. Individual courses within the Program have been developed so as to provide a practice-based and authentic approach to this field of study.

Program Structure

Students must complete 48 UOC when taken as a standalone program.

1. Compulsory courses - 12 UOC
2. Prescribed elective courses - 36 UOC

Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

Prescribed Electives36 Units of Credit:

Students must take 36 UOC of the following courses.

Note: Students may undertake up to 12 UOC in elective courses from:
- program 9065 without approval from the Program Coordinator, or
- outside the School with approval from the Program Coordinator.

The Impact of Infections on Reproductive Health

Child and Adolescent Gynaecology

Research Project in Reproductive or Women's Health

SWCH9020

6 UOC

Common Presentations to Clinicians for Gynaecological Issues - Pelvic Pain and Abnormal Bleeding

SWCH9021

6 UOC

Common Urogynaecological Conditions

SWCH9031

6 UOC

Postnatal Care of the Mother and Her Baby

SWCH9032

6 UOC

Perinatal Psychology

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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

Entry into this program requires an undergraduate degree in medicine, nursing or other health or medical science related discipline* AND one of the following:

Honours or postgraduate qualification; OR

Commencement or completion of a recognised postgraduate medical specialist training program; OR

Minimum 1 year full-time equivalent postgraduate professional experience in medicine, nursing or other health or medical science-related fields*.

* health or medical science-related disciplines include, but are not restricted to laboratory scientists, and allied health professionals.

Special Admission Requirements

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Domestic Students

International Student

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression

Associated Programs

Nested Postgraduate Program

Graduate Certificate in Women's Health Medicine - GCertWomHMed7014 - Women's Health Medicine

Recognition of Achievement

Award with Excellence

Current Students Award with Excellence

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The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students

Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)

International Students

Additional Expenses and Resources

Internet access by means of a computer with adequate broadband connection to support the online Learning Platform utilised for this Program Textbooks as required by individual courses within the Program SPSS student licence for SWCH9011 Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology and Biostatistics

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