Public Security - PHCMZS9043
Stream Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
School: School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Contact: postgrad-sphcm@unsw.edu.au
Program: 9043 - Int Pub Health/Pub Health
Award(s):
Master of Public Health (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
Who should do this stream?
The Public Security specialisation provides additional grounding in the combined areas of human health aspects of bioterrorism, and disaster preparedness and response.
The specialisation is particularly aimed at first-responders, analysts or policy makers from health, emergency management, law enforcement, military or other relevant backgrounds who have an interest in developing their public health knowledge and experience.
The Public Security stream is available to students enrolled in the dual 9043 Master of International Public Health/Master of Public Health Program.
The Public Security specialisation provides additional grounding in the combined areas of human health aspects of bioterrorism, and disaster preparedness and response.
The specialisation is particularly aimed at first-responders, analysts or policy makers from health, emergency management, law enforcement, military or other relevant backgrounds who have an interest in developing their public health knowledge and experience.
The Public Security stream is available to students enrolled in the dual 9043 Master of International Public Health/Master of Public Health Program.
Stream Structure
Students must complete 72 units of credit as follows:
- Four core courses (24uoc)
- Three International electives (18uoc)
PLUS
Specialisation Requirement courses (30 UOC):
Two stream defining courses (12 UOC)
Specialisation Requirement courses (30 UOC):
Two stream defining courses (12 UOC)
Two courses (12 UoC) from a recommended stream electives offered by SPHCM or electives offered in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science or Arizona State University
- PHCM9010 Community Development (6 UOC)
- PHCM9050 Immunisation Policy & Practice (6 UOC)
- PHCM9331 Ethics and Law in PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9471 Comparative H'lth Care Systems (6 UOC)
- PHCM9522 Politics, Surveillance, Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9605 International Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9612 Environmental Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9701 Health Leadership (6 UOC)
- PHCM9731 Outbreak Investigation (6 UOC)
- PHCM9748 Clinical Governance & Risk (6 UOC)
- PHCM9782 Infectious Diseases (6 UOC)
- PHCM9783 Com Disease Control in HE & D (6 UOC)
- PHCM9788 Infect Diseases Intelligence (6 UOC)
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses:
- POLS5121 International Organisations (6 UOC)
- POLS5122 IPE (6 UOC)
- POLS5130 International Peace & Security (6 UOC)
- POLS5131 Terrorism (6 UOC)
Arizona State University courses:
- YMED5000 Integrated Emergency Mgmt (6 UOC)
- YMED5001 Homeland Security (6 UOC)
- YMED5002 Hazards Governance (6 UOC)
- YMED5003 Public Management (6 UOC)
- YMED5004 IT in Emergency Management (6 UOC)
- YMED5005 Community Resilience Recovery (6 UOC)
- YMED5006 Interoperability for Emergency (6 UOC)
- YMED5007 Critical Incident Stress Mangt (6 UOC)
- YMED5008 Applied Data Analysis in CJ (6 UOC)
- YMED5009 Program Analysis for Emergency (6 UOC)
- YMED5010 GIS and Analysis (6 UOC)
AND
One more elective (6 UOC) from a postgraduate course taught by SPHCM, or PHCM9143 Internship (6 UOC) or PHCM9148 Project in a public security-related topic (6 UOC)
One more elective (6 UOC) from a postgraduate course taught by SPHCM, or PHCM9143 Internship (6 UOC) or PHCM9148 Project in a public security-related topic (6 UOC)
- PHCM9143 Internship (6 UOC)
- PHCM9148 Project 6 Units of Credit (6 UOC)
PLuS Alliance
The Infectious Diseases Intelligence programs are part of the PLuS Alliance, a new international university partnership between UNSW, Arizona State University and King's College London.
Students enrolled in this degree will be able to complete specific electives online from Arizona State University. Further information can be found on the SPHCM PLus Alliance website.
Students enrolled in this degree will be able to complete specific electives online from Arizona State University. Further information can be found on the SPHCM PLus Alliance website.
Stream Convenor
Dr David Muscatello (Senior Lecturer, Infectious Disease Epidemiology)
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 8659
Email: david.muscatello@unsw.edu.au
Dr David Heslop
Stream Co-convenor
Email: d.heslop@unsw.edu.au
Tel: +61 (2) 9385 8659
Email: david.muscatello@unsw.edu.au
Dr David Heslop
Stream Co-convenor
Email: d.heslop@unsw.edu.au
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