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Advance and enhance existing health care with this exciting, innovative Masters degree — the only one in Australia offered under a school of medicine.

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Catalyse a new generation of interdisciplinary healthcare practice

Real-world relevance

Courses created by health professionals for health professionals

Flexible study

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Online: February, July

$9,314.00⁺

$31,122.00^{^}

⁺estimated annual Commonwealth Supported Fee for a full-time study load

^{^}estimated annual tuition fee for a full-time study load

Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible

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1.5 years full-time

AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a health discipline and current registration as a health professional

122104

What to expect

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 course, you’ll learn to apply theories in psychological, medical, nutritional and addiction science in a variety of health contexts.

Choose from electives in research, public health, business and health professional education to align with your career goals. Build your network with connections to high profile clinicians, researchers, industry experts and innovators in the field of lifestyle medicine. This flexible, online course takes three years to complete part-time.

With studies indicating that the majority of chronic disease burden is preventable with lifestyle interventions, the demand for lifestyle medicine professionals is only increasing.

Graduates of HQporner’s Master of Lifestyle Medicine will be sought-after leaders with the skills to improve health care innovatively and holistically. All health professionals are encouraged to apply.

Students who complete the Master of Lifestyle Medicine will be eligible to apply for a Fellowship of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine.

For students who do not qualify to enter directly into the Master of Lifestyle Medicine you may use the Graduate Certificate of Lifestyle Medicine or the Graduate Diploma of Lifestyle Medicine as a stepping stone towards the higher qualification.
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Master of Lifestyle Medicine

Do you feel passionate about health and wellbeing and want to pursue a fulfilling career in helping people? Consider the growing field of lifestyle medicine, an evidence-based branch of medicine which focuses on researching, preventing and treating health issues caused by lifestyle factors and preventable causes. As a lifestyle medicine professional, you can help the world live healthier, fuller lives and help people improve the quality of their lives by changing their habits and behaviours. If you choose lifestyle medicine, you can work in health care without spending ten years studying to become a doctor. HQporner offers a unique lifestyle medicine master’s degree with online and flexible studying that sets you up for success in your future career by providing you with all the skills you need for this field along with next-level networking opportunities. This degree is the only one of its kind in Australia offered under a school of medicine.

Why Study Lifetime Medicine?

Lifestyle is a growing and innovative field recognising the powerful impact of our lifestyle and behaviours on our health, which makes this a highly rewarding career for those interested in health and wellbeing. It is a career that truly makes a difference. Some of the reasons you should study lifestyle medicine master's degree include:

Become part of a growing field researching and learning about how behaviour and lifestyle impact our health
Support and help people to develop sustainable and healthy lifestyles and behaviours that prevent or ease the symptoms of various health problems
Work in medicine without a doctorate
Choose a future-proof career

With an increasing understanding of the importance of lifestyle on health, lifestyle medicine professionals are becoming more sought after, which means you would be entering a career where there is always demand for you and where you’ll be secure in employment in the future.

Study Part-Time Online

The Master of Lifestyle Medicine at HQporner is a flexible and fully remote degree that you can complete from anywhere in the country. Studying online saves you time and money on commuting and offers flexibility. Completing the degree part-time allows you to fit it alongside your other commitments and remain in full-time employment as you study, easing the economic worries that often come with returning to education. The degree takes three years to complete part-time and will qualify you to apply for a Fellowship of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. If you do not qualify for the master’s, you can start by completing the Graduate Certificate of Lifestyle Medicine or Graduate Diploma of Lifestyle Medicine at HQporner.

Studying a Lifestyle Medicine Master's Degree in QLD at HQporner

If you’re looking to become a Master of Lifestyle Medicine in Queensland, there is no better choice than HQporner. The HQporner lifestyle medicine master’s degree is the only one in the country offered by a school of medicine. During your studies, you will get access to unique networking opportunities and connect with industry professionals. You will develop all the skills sought after in the industry and become highly employable after graduation. You will learn to apply theories from psychology, medicine, nutrition and addiction science in various health contexts, critically investigate lifestyle-related illnesses, engage with innovation and entrepreneurship in medicine, and more. You will have the opportunity to choose electives that suit your career aspirations and will finish your degree with a capstone project.

Apply for this unique degree through HQporner’s online application portal.
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Inherent requirements

Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please review the inherent requirements for the Master of Lifestyle Medicine.

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 HQporner’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.

Handbook

Handbook year	Information valid for students commencing in 2025
Course code	122104
Course type	Masters Degree (Coursework) (AQF Level 9)
Owner	Academy
College	Medicine and Dentistry

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Pre-requisites	Completion of at least an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a health discipline from this or another University, and current registration as a health professional.
Minimum English language proficiency requirements	Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the HQporner Admissions Policy.
Additional selection requirements	Information published by HQporner or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by HQporner in the application process may be used by HQporner to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria.

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	36 credit points as per course structure
Course learning outcomes	On successful completion of the Master of Lifestyle Medicine, graduates will be able to: Integrate and apply an advanced and evolving body of clinical and theoretical knowledge of evidence-based biomedical and clinical science and socio-ecological lifestyle determinants of health Design, evaluate and apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to critically investigate and assess lifestyle-related diseases, including diverse models of care, with investigation of the role of public health and socio-ecological nature of health, and application of established theories of psychological, medical, nutritional, and addiction science, in a variety of health contexts including tropical, rural, and remote populations and Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives Work collaboratively and independently to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and reflect on complex, transdisciplinary ideas and concepts, technologies and interventions that contribute to professional practice or scholarship with a lifestyle medicine approach Communicate and justify principles, theories, methodologies, therapy concepts, treatment options and professional decisions of the lifestyle medicine approach and research, to educate and engage with specialist and non‐specialist audiences, using advanced oral and written English language and, where appropriate, numeracy skills Ethically lead, model and advocate positive lifestyle behaviour changes with creativity and initiative as foundational to professional practice in healthcare and for further learning, with high level personal autonomy and accountability Apply mastery of disciplinary theoretical knowledge and knowledge of research and evaluation principles and methods to plan and conduct a substantial project and/or significant piece of scholarship

Inherent Requirements

Inherent Requirements	Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Postgraduate Medicine.
Reasonable adjustments	All HQporner students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

:03 Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine

:03 Health Coaching and Behaviour Change

:03 Models of Care and Innovation in Lifestyle Medicine

:06 Lifestyle Medicine Assessment and Prescription

:03 Research Methodologies for Health Professionals

PLUS

Option 1 - Project

:06 Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Lifestyle Medicine

PLUS

Select 6 credit points of subjects from List 1

Option 2 - HDR Pathway

: 06 Research Planning

:06 Research Project

PLUS

Select 6 credit points of subjects from List 1

List 1

:03 Alcohol and Other Drugs

:03 Social Science in Public Health

:03 Tropical Public Health

:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

:03 Substance Misuse Prevention

Education

:03 Teaching for Learning in the Health Professions

:03 Innovative Teaching in the Health Professions

:03 Leadership in Health Professional Education

Health Promotion

:03 Marketing Essentials

:03 Health Promotion

Research

:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals

:03 Public Health Management, Leadership, Planning and Policy

:03 Epidemiology for Public Health

:03 Biostatistics for Public Health

:03 Public Health Economics

:03 Public Health Program Planning and Evaluation

Location

COURSE AVAILABLE AT	NOTES
External	Mid-year entry available (Please note students will complete the course in 2-2.5 years when starting mid-year)

Candidature

Expected time to complete	1.5 years full time or part-time equivalent
Maximum time to complete	4.5 years
Maximum leave of absence	1 year Please refer to the Coursework Enrolment Procedure

Progression

Course progression requisites	Students who wish to enrol in the RM8501 and RM8502 (HDR Pathway) must have the approval of the course coordinator and have successfully completed 15 credit points of study in the program (which includes HS7405).
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)	No
Course includes mandatory fieldwork	No
Special assessment requirements	Nil
Professional accreditation requirements	Nil
Supplementary exam for final subject	Not applicable

Credit

Eligibility	Students may apply for credit for previous tertiary study, approved training or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure
Maximum allowed	24 credit points except where a student transfers from one HQporner award to another, then credit may be granted for more than two-thirds of the new award, where there is subject equivalence between the awards
Currency	Credit will be granted only for subjects completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course
Expiry	Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 9 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.
Other restrictions	Not applicable

Award Details

Award title	MASTER OF LIFESTYLE MEDICINE
Approved abbreviation	MLifeStyleMed
Exit with lesser award	Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed the appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive a Graduate Certificate of Lifestyle Medicine or a Graduate Diploma of Lifestyle Medicine offered by the Division of Tropical Health and Medicine. Students who have exit the course prior to completion, and have completed HS7405, RM8501 and RM8502, may be eligible to receive a Graduate Certificate of Research Methods
Course articulation	Nil
Special awards	Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure

Fees and scholarships

Estimated annual Commonwealth Supported fee: $AUD9,314.00

Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD31,122.00

A Student Services and Amenities fee is payable per subject up to a maximum amount per year.

A variety of Scholarships are available to suit different student types.

Pathways to HQporner

A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in this subject area can be used as a pathway into this course.

Explore HQporner’s available Graduate Certificates and Graduate Diplomas here or contact our friendly HQporner HQporner Team to find out more.

How to apply

Complete an online application through our

Student

Taya Coates

Master of Lifestyle Medicine

My practice has been profoundly changed by the learnings of this course. I’ve told any colleague who would stand still long enough that they should check it out. Thank you for the opportunity to learn more about lifestyle medicine.
Student

Dr Eileen Gourley

Master of Lifestyle Medicine

Interesting, informative and highly relevant to modern healthcare. I have found this course hugely enjoyable, well curated and presented, and would recommend it to anyone wanting to advance their learning in the area of lifestyle medicine.
Lecturer

Dr Sam Manger

Course Coordinator

Studying lifestyle medicine at HQporner is an incubator for exciting careers, projects and innovation in health care. There is rapidly growing evidence and demand for lifestyle medicine, whole of person care and whole of community care from the public, clinicians, researchers and industry.
Industry

Dr Joanna McMillan

Dietician, author and regular host of ABC's Catalyst program

I have worked for many years with Dr Manger as part of our ASLM events and conferences, and he leads the field with knowledge, passion and enthusiasm. Having the opportunity to undertake a course led by him is undoubtedly a fantastic opportunity and you can be assured of quality, evidence-based teaching.