Applied Health Services Project
PostgraduateMUR-SHP6032026
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 15 weeks
- Start dates
- 23 Feb 2026
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Applied Health Services Project
About this subject
On successful completion of the subject you should be able to:
- Demonstrate advanced skills in locating, evaluating, and synthesising scholarly literature.
- Identify and articulate research gaps and formulate a research question or hypothesis.
- Design a methodologically sound and ethically responsible research proposal.
- Communicate research ideas effectively in written and oral formats.
- Reflect critically on the role of literature reviews in shaping research agendas.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Important Information: Students are unable to self-enrol in this subject. Enrolment must be via review by the Academic Chair to ensure successful completion of SHP632 Applied Health Research Methods: From Research to Practice and to discuss the project. Please contact Dr Melanie Murray (melanie.murray@murdoch.edu.au) if you wish to enrol in SHP603.
This subject equips students with advanced skills in conducting integrative reviews of scholarly literature and translating review findings into a coherent and feasible research proposal. Students will critically examine existing research across disciplines, synthesise findings to identify gaps, and formulate a research question or hypothesis grounded in evidence. Emphasis is placed on developing a deep understanding of research design, methodological rigour, and ethical considerations in research planning.
Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.
- Annotated bibliographyy and literature map (15%)
- Integrative literature review paper (40%)
- Research proposal (30%)
- Presentation of literature review and proposed research (15%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Others
SHP632 Applied Health Research Methods is a mandatory pre-requisite to this year-long subject SHP603 Applied Health Services Project.
Students are unable to self-enrol in SHP603. Enrolment must be via review by the Academic Chair to ensure successful completion of SHP632 and to discuss the project.
Please contact Dr Melanie Murray (melanie.murray@murdoch.edu.au) if you wish to enrol in SHP603.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.25 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 20 to 24 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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