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 Control provides students with advanced knowledge and skills in the principles and practice of infectious diseases epidemiology and control.
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 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)
PLUS
B. The following stream-defining course (6 units of credit):
PLUS
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:
C. Two courses (12 units of credit) from recommended infectious disease-related electives, including:
- PHCM9050 Immunisation Policy & Practice (6 UOC)
- PHCM9522 Politics, Surveillance, Health (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)
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D. One course (6 units of credit ) from recommended infectious disease methods electives, including:
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)
- PHCM9443 Htl Econ & Fin for Dev. Count. (6 UOC)
- PHCM9517 Advanced Biostatistics (6 UOC)
- PHCM9518 Advanced Epidemiology (6 UOC)
- PHCM9785 Predictive modelling in PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9789 Bioterrorism & Intelligence (6 UOC)
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E. One more elective (6 Units of Credit), a project in infectious diseases or internship:
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 2016 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.
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