Online Neurological Rehabilitation Thesis Coursework Degree :: Accredited Universities

This course provides an opportunity for qualified physiotherapists, who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Neurological Rehabilitation, to design, conduct, analyse and write up a research project in an area of sub-specialty within neurological rehabilitation. Students develop their understanding of the process of clinical research as well as demonstrating competence at each stage of the research process.

Entry Requirements

(a) a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy;

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(b) the Graduate Diploma in Neurological Rehabilitation from this University.

Other Fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

Notes

Eligible for Australian Research Scheme funding.

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This course provides an opportunity for qualified physiotherapists with an interest in paediatrics, who have completed the Graduate Diploma in Neurological Rehabilitation (Paediatrics), to design, conduct, analyse and write up a research project in an area of sub-specialty within neurological rehabilitation. Students develop their understanding of the process of clinical research as well as demonstrate competence at each stage of the research process.

Entry Requirements

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have the Graduate Diploma in Paediatric Neurological Rehabilitation from this University, or equivalent as recognised by the Faculty.

Other Fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

Notes

Eligible for Australian Research Scheme funding.

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Through coursework, clinical placements and a major research thesis, this degree will give you a deep understanding of the neural basis of cognition, emotion and behaviour and qualify you to assess and treat children and adults with neurological and psychological disorders.

This course is delivered over four years, full time, or eight years, part-time, by our School of Psychology and Psychiatry, which boasts leading researchers into addiction, culture, neurodevelopment, brain injury, ageing, mood disorders, sleep and other areas that affect mental health and behaviour.

School researcher and director of the Monash-Epworth Rehabilitation Research Centre, Professor Jennie Ponsford, recently won the prestigious Robert L. Moody Prize in the US for her world-class clinical and research work over 30 years, in which she characterised problems associated with traumatic brain injuries and developed effective treatments.

Associate Professor Nikki Rickard, who has discussed her work on ABC Radio's Life Matters program, uses music to gain insights into the neurobiological foundations of emotion processes, while Dr Govinda Poudel uses Monash's advanced biomedical imaging facilities to identify specific neural pathways associated with neurodegenerative diseases.

Your core coursework units in the degree's first two years cover such areas as neuroanatomy, neuropsychological assessment, fundamentals of professional practice and neuropsychological rehabilitation.

In your third year, you undertake clinical placements and gain experience in specialist areas, which could include rehabilitation or child and adolescent, geriatric, and psychiatric neuropsychology.

Your supervised research project - a 60,000-70,000 word thesis on a topic of special interest, accounting for 70 per cent of your assessment - is an opportunity to bring together the knowledge gained from your coursework, placements and experience to contribute new insights into the theory and practice of clinical neuropsychology.

You can study at our Caulfield, Clayton or Monash Medical Centre campuses and put your career on a path followed by many of our graduates, who have gone on to fill senior research and clinical positions in Australia and elsewhere.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have a bachelors degree with honours 1 or honours 2A in psychology from Monash University, or have qualifications which in the opinion of the Research Graduate School Committee are equivalent for a satificatory substitute. The bachelors degree must be accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council. In addition to their academic record, applicants will be selected on the basis of their personal suitability for clinical psychology, with factors such as referees reports and presentation at a selection interview considered.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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