Health Promotion - PHCMJS9045
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 highly recommended as a foundation for all areas of public health and health management, as contemporary practice across all disciplines requires consideration of the social determinants, incorporation of health in all policies, with attention to meeting the equity gaps and promoting social justice. This is particularly challenging when many state and national policies still reflect and uphold a silo or risk-factor based approach. This course moves students beyond the traditional silo approaches to explore determinants – based health promotion that moves practice beyond risk factors and disease models. It focuses on social understandings of health and a multi-sectoral approach to promoting health through research, practice, policy and advocacy.
The Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Promotion is designed for students who wish to specialise in health promotion, which is reflected in their Testamur. Students must complete 48 units of credit in total as follows:
This stream is highly recommended as a foundation for all areas of public health and health management, as contemporary practice across all disciplines requires consideration of the social determinants, incorporation of health in all policies, with attention to meeting the equity gaps and promoting social justice. This is particularly challenging when many state and national policies still reflect and uphold a silo or risk-factor based approach. This course moves students beyond the traditional silo approaches to explore determinants – based health promotion that moves practice beyond risk factors and disease models. It focuses on social understandings of health and a multi-sectoral approach to promoting health through research, practice, policy and advocacy.
The Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Promotion is designed for students who wish to specialise in health promotion, which is reflected in their Testamur. Students must complete 48 units of credit in total as follows:
Stream Structure
A. MPH core courses (18 units of credit)
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C. Three courses (18 uoc) from recommended health promotion-related electives, including:
C. Three courses (18 uoc) from recommended health promotion-related electives, including:
- PHCM9010 Community Development (6 UOC)
- PHCM9108 Program Design & Evaluation (6 UOC)
- PHCM9129 Prevention and Management (6 UOC)
- PHCM9132 Applied Research Methods: PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9381 Policy Studies (6 UOC)
- PHCM9605 International Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9606 Reprod, Matern & Child Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9612 Environmental Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9621 HIV/AIDS: Responses (6 UOC)
- PHCM9622 The Global HIV Epidemic (6 UOC)
- PHCM9626 Inequalities and Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9630 PH Perspectives of Ind Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9701 Health Leadership (6 UOC)
- PHCM9782 Infectious Diseases (6 UOC)
- PHCM9783 Com Disease Control in HE & D (6 UOC)
- PHCM9811 Contagion: Soc & Cul Aspects (6 UOC)
Note: students can select either PHCM9605 or PHCM9663
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C. One more elective or a project in a health promotion-related topic:
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C. One more elective or a project in a health promotion-related topic:
- PHCM9148 Project (6 uoc) (6 UOC)
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