Health Research Methods
PostgraduateTAS-CAM7202026
Course information for 2026 intake View information for 2025 course intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 15 Feb 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Price from
- $3,069
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Health Research Methods
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Formulate [feasible and contextually relevant] health research questions using appropriate frameworks.
- Differentiate between quantitative and qualitative health research designs, including their theoretical foundations.
- Identify appropriate sampling, data collection and analysis methods in health research.
- Critically appraise health research by evaluating different levels of evidence, identifying sources of bias, and assessing methodological limitations.
- Examine how culture, context and ethical principles influence health research.
- Module 1: Introductions and Research Questions
- Module 2: Literature Searching
- Module 3: Critical Appraisal
- Module 4: Qualitative Design and Methods
- Module 5: Quantitative Design and Methods
- Module 6: Designing Questionnaires and Surveys
- Module 7: Mixed Methods Design and Method
- Module 8: Developing a Research Proposal
This subject will equip students with an understanding of the research methods used in health disciplines in order to interpret published research, and design research of their own. The subject content includes the theoretical underpinning of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, and the links between the two. Students will learn how to search for and critically appraise published research in order to design future research projects, and make evidence-based decisions to improve practice in clinical settings. Through the course of the semester, students will engage in the skills required to produce a research proposal. These steps include formulating a research question, interrogating background literature, considering ethical requirements and selecting an appropriate research design.
- Presentation (40%)
- Critical Appraisal (40%)
- Short Answer Tasks (20%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- TAS-AQS-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
- TAS-CDP-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
- TAS-CUC-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
- TAS-CCR-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
- TAS-APD-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
- TAS-ADH-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
- TAS-APG-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Governance)
- TAS-HSI-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
- TAS-APH-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
- TAS-AMS-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
- TAS-AOP-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
- TAS-AOR-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
- TAS-SCL-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
- TAS-AWP-MAS-2026 - Master of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
Additional requirements
- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: Independent Learning 8 hours weekly; Tutorial (Online) 1-hour fortnightly
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Master of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
PostgraduateTAS-AQS-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
PostgraduateTAS-CDP-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
PostgraduateTAS-CUC-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
PostgraduateTAS-CCR-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
PostgraduateTAS-APD-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
PostgraduateTAS-ADH-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Governance)
PostgraduateTAS-APG-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
PostgraduateTAS-HSI-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
PostgraduateTAS-APH-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
PostgraduateTAS-AMS-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
PostgraduateTAS-AOP-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
PostgraduateTAS-AOR-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
PostgraduateTAS-SCL-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
PostgraduateTAS-AWP-MAS