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Master of Youth Health and Education Management

Course Codes

587AA Master of Youth Health and Education Management

Please note: There will be no intake in 2008
Overview

There is growing recognition that the provision of services for young people is greatly enhanced by cross-sectoral/inter-agency practice. The Master of Youth Health and Education Management (MYHEM) is a joint program of the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. It has been specifically designed for professionals who recognise the need to create ‘joined up solutions’ for what are obviously ‘joined up problems’. This applies particularly to problems concerning young people such as youth unemployment, drug abuse and homelessness. Teaching is informed by the current research of the Youth Research Centre, the Centre for Adolescent Health and the Student Wellbeing Unit.

MYHEM participants develop leadership skills that can be used in a range of roles and workplace settings. Current students in the course are leaders, managers and practitioners in the youth field; and nurses, teachers, counselors and administrators in school, hospital, community and management settings. Combining advanced theory and policy studies with hands-on practical experience and research, MYHEM covers subjects such as Cross Sectoral Practice; Youth Policy and Theory in Practice; Research and Evaluation in Communities; and Leadership in Youth Health and Education.


Course Objectives

  • to prepare graduates for leadership roles in cross-sectoral practice in the youth, health, education and welfare sectors;
  • to promote holistic practices with young people in research, policy and sector development;
  • to promote learning in cross-sectoral teams in the context of their workplaces and more broadly their community;
  • to develop, implement and evaluate community initiatives and extend the evidence of cross-sectoral community based initiatives;
  • to develop the ability of graduates to critically analyse policy and issues in relation to young people;
  • to develop the ability of graduates to influence the development, implementation and evaluation of policy in relation to young people;
  • to develop a high standard of written and oral communication skills in graduates;
  • to develop the ability of graduates to analyse and understand research;
  • to improve the knowledge of graduates in youth related issues and interventions;
  • to develop the skills of graduates in program and service development in relation to young people.
Who should enrol?

Those participating will be drawn from the health, education, welfare and community sectors. Current students are leaders and managers, or those aspiring towards leadership positions. Because the course has a cross-sectoral focus, current students come from a diverse range of backgrounds and professional settings. They are managers of services including doctors, psychiatrists, middle years co-ordinators, administrators, directors, community workers, nurses, social workers, teachers and principals, school welfare co-ordinators, aid workers, public servants and youth workers. They may hold undergraduate degrees in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, education, adolescent health, medicine, law, nursing, psychology, psychiatry and related fields. They may also hold postgraduate degrees. They will be required to work collaboratively, and apply new knowledge towards the generation of integrated solutions.
The Master of Youth Health and Education Management cohort comprises both Australian and International students.

Course Duration

The Master of Youth Health & Education Management is a 1 year full-time or 2 year part-time course.
International students must undertake this course in full-time mode in order to meet Visa requirements.
For further information about Visas visit: www.services.unimelb.edu.au/international/visas/student.html

Entrance Requirements

An applicant may be eligible for entry in the Master of Youth Health and Education Management if the applicant has:
  • An appropriate undergraduate degree (for example in the discipline of health, education, youth work, social work, student welfare, adolescent or mental health) and at least two full-time equivalent years documented work experience in a youth related occupation; or
  • A Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Student Welfare) or a Graduate Diploma in Adolescent Health and Welfare, or a Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences (Young People’s Mental Health) or equivalent qualification and at least six full-time equivalent years of documented work experience in a youth related occupation.

Course Structure for 2008 part time students

Students undertake electives in the first semester and complete two core subjects in the second semester.

Semester 1- Elective subjects

These are suggested elective subjects only. Students are encouraged to explore their options widely, and to take subjects of interest from a range of faculties. In most cases this will require approval from the co-ordinator of MYHEM Johanna Wyn so please keep her informed of your thinking and your choices.

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

472-649 Counselling in Educational Settings 1
472-648 Student Wellbeing Context & Frameworks
476-644 Managing Conflict in Educational Settings
482-648 Leadership for Transformation (block mode)

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

505-901 International Adolsecent Health (Summer semester, block mode)
571-668 Adolescent Mental Health (Distance mode, semester 1)
571-669 Young People at High Risk (Distance mode, semester 1)
571-673 Youth Sexual Health (Summer semester, block mode)
571-871 Adolescent Sexuality and Sexual Health (block mode)
161-507 Ethical Theory and Practice (Saturdays, block mode)
505-504 Directed Study in Social Health - this subject involves supervision and self-directed learning on a negotiated topic

Faculty of Arts

191-512 Intellectually Disabled Offenders (Summer semester)
166-527 Advanced Public Management (4, 5, 18 April, 16 May)

Semester 2


571-666 Interventions for Youth Health and Wellbeing
571-664 Leadership in Youth, Health and Education

Dates: 9, 10 August, 5, 6 September, 4, 5 October


NOTE: This course is not offered online, though some electives are offered in distance mode
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