Aboriginal Health & Wellbeing - PHCMSS9045
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 targeted for public health students with an interest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health generally and for those seeking to enhance the capacity of the primary health care, public health, allied health, community development and the broader sector workforce to cohesively address the physical, psychosocial, cultural and environmental determinants of health and wellbeing of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
The Master of Public Health (MPH) in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing is designed for students who wish to specialise in Aboriginal health and Wellbeing, which is reflected in their Testamur.
Students must complete 48 units of credit as follows:
This stream is targeted for public health students with an interest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health generally and for those seeking to enhance the capacity of the primary health care, public health, allied health, community development and the broader sector workforce to cohesively address the physical, psychosocial, cultural and environmental determinants of health and wellbeing of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
The Master of Public Health (MPH) in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing is designed for students who wish to specialise in Aboriginal health and Wellbeing, which is reflected in their Testamur.
Students must complete 48 units of credit as follows:
Stream Structure
A. MPH core courses (18 units of credit)
PLUS
B. Two stream-defining courses (12 UOC)
PLUS
B. Two stream-defining courses (12 UOC)
PLUS
C. Two (12 UoC) courses from recommended Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing-related electives:
C. Two (12 UoC) courses from recommended Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing-related electives:
- PHCM9010 Community Development (6 UOC)
- PHCM9050 Immunisation Policy & Practice (6 UOC)
- PHCM9108 Program Design & Evaluation (6 UOC)
- PHCM9120 Qualitative Research Methods (6 UOC)
- PHCM9129 Prevent & Manag Chronic Dis (6 UOC)
- PHCM9132 Applied Research Methods: PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9331 Ethics and Law in PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9381 Policy Studies (6 UOC)
- PHCM9440 Economic Evaluation in HC (6 UOC)
- PHCM9471 Comparative H'lth Care Systems (6 UOC)
- PHCM9520 Social Epidemiology (6 UOC)
- PHCM9604 Tobacco, Alcohol and Illicit (6 UOC)
- PHCM9606 Reprod, Matern & Child Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9612 Environmental Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9613 Management of Aged Care (6 UOC)
- PHCM9615 Principles & Practice of PHC (6 UOC)
- PHCM9622 The Global HIV Epidemic (6 UOC)
- PHCM9626 Inequalities and Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9628 Health Impact Assessment (6 UOC)
- PHCM9634 Case Studies Aboriginal Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9662 Health Aspects of Crises (6 UOC)
- PHCM9701 Health Leadership (6 UOC)
- PHCM9782 Infectious Diseases (6 UOC)
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D. One more elective or Project or Internship in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing:
D. One more elective or Project or Internship in Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing:
- PHCM9143 Internship (6 UOC)
- PHCM9148 Project (6 uoc) (6 UOC)
The revised stream structure and list of electives will be available to students currently enrolled in the Aboriginal Health & Wellbeing Stream. Students who enrolled prior to Semester 1, 2016, will also be allowed to complete courses previously listed as Aboriginal Health & Wellbeing electives.
Stream Convenor
A/Professor Melissa Haswell-Elkins
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 3324
Email: m.haswell@unsw.edu.au
Dr Rob Menzies
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 3480
Email: r.menzies@unsw.edu.au
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 3324
Email: m.haswell@unsw.edu.au
Dr Rob Menzies
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 3480
Email: r.menzies@unsw.edu.au
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