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Overview of Occupational and Aviation Medicine

Qualifications

Qualification requirements (PDF)

Aviation Medicine is a broad subject and there is sufficient flexibility in the various papers offered to enable students to tailor a course to their own particular interests and academic needs.

There are three main streams of postgraduate teaching and research: Aviation Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport. In each stream there are various qualifications available from a one-year entry-level certificate, a two-year/part-time diploma, and fully taught (papers only) masters' degrees.

Most AVME papers are offered in alternate years, as our staff are all part-time and have clinical commitments. Papers can be taken in any order, subject to availability, and students can start with whichever papers they wish, starting in February and July each year.

It is usual, but not imperative, to start with your chosen diploma papers, and then if proceeding to the master’s degree, the diploma papers are automatically credited to the master’s.

When you enrol, you will be asked to specify which papers you plan to take, and in which years, so that staff can check availability, and whether these form a coherent programme of study towards appropriate qualifications; you can always change your mind later.

Aviation Medicine (medical doctors)

Occupational Medicine (medical doctors)

Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport (medical doctors)

Qualifications open to nurses, paramedics and other health professionals

Papers

2026–2028 papers schedule (PDF)


Most papers are offered in alternate years as indicated below.

Paper code and name Next Taught
Aviation Medicine papers – MAvMed 
AVME711 Aviation Physiology 2026 S1 and 2028 S1
AVME714 Clinical Aviation Medicine 2026 S2 and 2028 S2
AVME812 Human Performance 2027 S2 and 2029 S2
AVME813 Airport and Travel Health 2027 S1 and 2029 S1
Occupational Medicine papers – PGCertOccMed, PGDipOccMed, MOccMed 
AVME715 Health, Work & Behaviour 2027 S1 and 2029 S1
AVME716 Clinical Occupational Medicine 2027 S2 and 2029 S2
AVME723 Managing Occupational Medicine 2026 S1 and 2028 S1
AVME724 Health and Industry 2026 S2 and 2028 S2
AVME801 Occupational Medicine Epidemiology and Biostatistics2027 S1 and 2029 S1
AVME802 Vocational Rehabilitation2027 S2 and 2029 S2
Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport papers – PGCertAeroRT, PGDipAeroRT 
AVME717 Medical Logistics of Aeromedical Transport 2027 S1 and 2029 S1
AVME718 Operational Aspects of Aeromedical Transport 2027 S2 and 2029 S2
AVME721 Clinical Care in the Air 2026 S1 and 2028 S1
AVME722 Organisation of Aeromedical Systems 2026 S2 and 2028 S2
Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport papers – PGCertHealthSci(AeroRT), PGDipHealthSci(AeroRT) 
AVME719 Operational Aspects of Aeromedical Retrieval for Nurses and Paramedics 2026 S2 and 2028 S2
AVME720 Clinical Aspects of Aeromedical Retrieval for Nurses and Paramedics 2027 S1 and 2029 S1
Research papers – MHealthSci, MAvMed 
AVME780 Research Project Every semester
AVME785 Research Methods 2026 S1 and 2027 S1

The Distance Learning experience

Distance Learning doesn't mean studying alone and you can easily connect with staff and other students as well as with the educational materials.
Read more about the distance learning experience.

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