Generally there are two avenues of advancement in a post graduate degree. Some masters programmes will be a mixture of course work and a research thesis. Some masters programmes are purely course work - this is a newer development. In our country it is common to do a post. grad. diploma of coursework then a a masters thesis to follow. Melbourne university offers a masters degree of course work (1 year full time), and if you do well in this you can complete a clinical doctorate which is a two year research thesis. It depends what you want to gain out of it and your future career direction. So check out what is on offer.