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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)

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Stream Outline

Who should do this stream?
This stream is aimed at public health personnel who seek a career in infectious disease control in the health sector or in international health, or 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 advanced knowledge and skills in the principles and practice of infectious diseases epidemiology and control.

Stream Structure

A. MPH core courses (18 units of credit)

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B. The following stream-defining course (6 units of credit):

PHCM9782 Infectious Diseases (6 UOC)

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C. Two courses (12 units of credit) from recommended infectious disease-related electives, including:

PHCM9050 Immunisation Policy & Practice (6 UOC)
PHCM9621 HIV/AIDS: Responses (6 UOC)
PHCM9622 The Global HIV Epidemic (6 UOC)
PHCM9731 Outbreak Investigation (6 UOC)
PHCM9783 Com Disease Control in HE & D (6 UOC)
PHCM9784 Tropical Disease Control (6 UOC)
PHCM9787 Infection Prevention & Control (6 UOC)
PHCM9788 Infect Diseases Intelligence (6 UOC)
PHCM9811 Contagion: Soc & Cul Aspects (6 UOC)

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D. One course (6 units of credit ) from recommended infectious disease methods electives, including:

PHCM9120 Qualitative Research Methods (6 UOC)
PHCM9132 Applied Research Methods: PH (6 UOC)
PHCM9440 Economic Evaluation in HC (6 UOC)
PHCM9517 Advanced Biostatistics (6 UOC)
PHCM9518 Advanced Epidemiology (6 UOC)
PHCM9520 Social Epidemiology (6 UOC)
PHCM9785 Predictive modelling in PH (6 UOC)

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E. One more elective (6 Units of Credit), a project in infectious diseases or internship:

PHCM9143 Internship (6 UOC)
PHCM9148 Project (6 uoc) (6 UOC)

Students who enrolled in the stream before Semester 1 2014 will not be impacted by the changes outlined above. Students will be able to select courses previously offered in the Stream as well as the new option of PHCM9143 Internship in an infectious diseases topic.