Overview

Stay up to date with the changing needs of the health profession, and benefit from new research, technology and multi-disciplinary health care education. Lifestyle medicine is a relatively recent discipline that focuses on managing lifestyle-related health problems to prevent and reverse common chronic physical and mental health illnesses.

Experience high-quality teaching and programs, with opportunities to engage with innovation and entrepreneurship in the health, community and industry spaces. Critically investigate and assess lifestyle-related disease, including diverse models of care. Throughout your Lifestyle Medicine degree from James Cook University, you’ll learn to apply theories in psychological, medical, nutritional and addiction science in a variety of health contexts.

Career Opportunities

There is an increasingly high demand for lifestyle and public health expertise in almost all health care industries, including primary care and tertiary hospital settings, community projects, industry, not-for-profit and government sectors. Graduates of JCU’s Master of Lifestyle Medicine will have the skills to consult and lead clinical and research programs in a variety of health care settings.
This course provides qualifications to support careers in clinical practice, public health, research, teaching, consultation for health care systems, occupational programs, industry and community programs.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Lifestyle Medicine

Health Coaching and Behaviour Change

Models of Care and Innovation in Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine Assessment and Prescription

Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Lifestyle Medicine

Research Methodologies for Health Professionals

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-02-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-02-07 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2024-07-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-07-10 00:00:00 , National

More details

For international students, the deadlines differ according to the country. Please check their website for more details.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

94

Credits

36 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Public Health Medicine Health Sciences View 81 other Masters in Medicine in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

94

Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS Provider Code 00117J
AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a health discipline and current registration as a health professional; or equivalent

English language proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

37960 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 37960 AUD per year during 18 months.
National

27200 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27200 AUD per year during 18 months.

Estimated annual Commonwealth Supported Fee for domestic students for a full-time study load $8,301.00

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Lifestyle Medicine.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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