Infectious Diseases Control - PHCMFS9045
Stream Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
School: School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Contact: postgrad-sphcm@unsw.edu.au
Program: 9045 - Public Health
Award(s):
Master of Public Health (Specialisation)
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Stream Outline
Who should do this stream?
This stream is aimed at public health trainees who seek a career in communicable disease control in the health sector or in international health, or students who wish to progress to postgraduate research in infectious diseases epidemiology.
The Master of Public Health (MPH) in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Control provides students with strong training in the principles of communicable diseases epidemiology and modelling. This course is aimed at public health trainees who seek a career in communicable disease control in the health sector or in international health, or who wish to progress to postgraduate research in infectious diseases epidemiology.
This stream is aimed at public health trainees who seek a career in communicable disease control in the health sector or in international health, or students who wish to progress to postgraduate research in infectious diseases epidemiology.
The Master of Public Health (MPH) in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Control provides students with strong training in the principles of communicable diseases epidemiology and modelling. This course is aimed at public health trainees who seek a career in communicable disease control in the health sector or in international health, or who wish to progress to postgraduate research in infectious diseases epidemiology.
Stream Structure
A. MPH core courses (18 units of credit)
PLUS
B. The following course (6 units of credit)
PLUS
B. The following course (6 units of credit)
- PHCM9782 Infectious Diseases (6 UOC)
PLUS
C. Three courses (18 uoc) from recommended infectious disease-related electives, including:
C. Three courses (18 uoc) from recommended infectious disease-related electives, including:
- PHCM9120 Qualitative Research Methods (6 UOC)
- PHCM9132 Applied Research Methods: PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9513 Case Studies: Infect Diseases (6 UOC)
- PHCM9517 Advanced Biostatistics (6 UOC)
- PHCM9518 Advanced Epidemiology (6 UOC)
- PHCM9605 International Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9612 Environmental Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9621 HIV/AIDS: Responses (6 UOC)
- PHCM9622 The Global HIV Epidemic (6 UOC)
- PHCM9630 PH Perspectives of Ind Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9731 Outbreak Investigation (6 UOC)
- PHCM9783 Com Disease Control in HE & D (6 UOC)
- PHCM9784 Tropical Disease Control (6 UOC)
- PHCM9785 Infectious disease modelling (6 UOC)
- PHCM9811 Contagion: Soc & Cul Aspects (6 UOC)
PLUS
D. One more elective or a project in infectious diseases:
D. One more elective or a project in infectious diseases:
- PHCM9148 Project (6 uoc) (6 UOC)
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