Master of Perioperative Medicine M6033

Department of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

2025 Admission is open for Domestic applicants and International* applicants.
Please note that the mid-year intake is only available to domestic students.

* To waive the international application fee please contact us at med-periopmedicine@monash.edu to provide a unique application code prior to submitting the admission

This course is a part of the Graduate Certificate of Perioperative Medicine M4029 program. Compare vs M4029



This course is available to:
- Domestic students
- International students living and studying offshore
- Holders of an Australia temporary visa (other than a student visa) that has a full study entitlement
This course is NOT available to International Students currently in Australia on a Student Visa.


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  • About Course

    Perioperative Medicine has been defined as the care of patients from the time they contemplate surgery through the operative period to full recovery at home.

    The course is aimed at medical practitioners working in this emerging field. It has been designed to facilitate the delivery of collaborative and optimal perioperative care to patients presenting with complex, chronic and acute medical conditions requiring surgical intervention.

    Note: It is not the purpose of this course to act as a pathway into specialty training in Australia. Completion of this course leads to a Masters qualification but not to specialist recognition. Such recognition is only granted by the relevant Australian and New Zealand specialty Colleges as per their individual requirements.

    Note: The Master of Medicine name title has been amended to Master of Perioperative Medicine from 2022 onwards. The course code remains the same. The new title is only applicable to students commencing study in 2022 and onwards.

    Domestic Applicant Information

    International Applicant Information


    General Information

    • Offered completely online: No on-campus attendance (i.e. no face-to-face contact).
    • Course admission is offered in semester 1 (International and Domestic applications) and semester 2 (Domestic applications only).
    • 48 credit point Masters course.
    • Course requires completion of five core units including the capstone project. This encompasses 3 x 12 credit points units (POM5101, POM5102, POM5103) and 2 x 6 credit point capstone project units (POM5105, POM5106).
    • Time commitment: 20-24 hours of study per 12 credit point unit (i.e. part-time study) or 40-48 hours for 2 x 12 credit point units (i.e. full-time study).
    • Offered semester 1 (International and Domestic applicants) and semester 2 (Domestic applicants only).

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  • Units

    Unit Information

    • The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.
    • Time commitment: 20-24 hours per unit per week for 12 credit point unit.

    Please refer the course handbook for more Information.

    Course Handbook

  • Important Dates


    Semester Dates
    Semester 1 units - POM5101, POM5103, POM5105 and POM5106
    Semester 2 units - POM5102, POM5105 and POM5106

    Census Dates
    Deadline to withdraw from units without penalty

  • Fees



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  • Admissions

    2025 Admissions now open.

    Applicants are encouraged to apply early

    Semester 1:

    • Admissions are open now for both Domestic and International* applicants
    • Admissions close 17 February 2025

    Semester 2:

    • Applications are open now for Domestic applicants ONLY
    • There is no mid-year intake for International applicants
    • Admissions close 14 July 2025


    Note: If International applicants wish to commence mid-year study, we suggest applying for the Graduate Certificate of Perioperative Medicine M4029 which can be commenced in Semester 2. Units studied can then be credited towards the Master of Perioperative Medicine (adhering to credit policies) if applicants wish to then enrol into this course.

    * To waive the international application fee please contact us at med-periopmedicine@monash.edu to provide a unique application code prior to submitting the admission.

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    Entry Requirements

    Domestic Applicants

    International Applicants

    This course is not available to international students who are holders of an Australian student visa, for study onshore in Australia. However holders of some other categories of Australian visas living in Australia, and students studying off-campus by distance learning (where this option is available) and living outside of Australia, may be eligible for this course.

  • Graduations

    Students in the final semester of their course can apply to graduate. Our student cohort is eligible to graduate in the March/April and September/October rounds (our students are ineligible to graduate in the December round). Applications open around 3 months prior to the graduation ceremony.

    Students apply to graduate via the Web Enrolment System. Graduation is not automatic and all students must apply to graduate in order to receive their testamur. Students who do not wish to attend a ceremony can graduate in absentia. This option can be selected when completing your graduation application.

    Each semester (once results are released) the Department of Anaesthesiology and Preventive Medicine processes course completions. We then email eligible students advising that they have been course completed and that they can apply to graduate. However, you can apply prior if applications are open. If you require a Letter of Qualification prior to graduation (once results are released in the final semester of the course) please log a request with Monash Connect

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