Epidemiology - PHCMUS9047
Stream Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
School: School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Contact: postgrad-sphcm@unsw.edu.au
Program: 9047 - Public Health/HealthManagement
Award(s):
Master of Public Health (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
Who should do this specialisation?
The Master of Public Health in Epidemiology specialisation will equip public health graduates with knowledge of the principles of epidemiology that underpin public health programs and policies. The specialisation will be aimed at public health students and professionals interested in learning the skills required to use epidemiological and biostatistical skills in their future careers and those wishing to begin the transition to a career in public health.
This stream is available to students enrolled in the dual 9047 Master of Public Health/Master of Health Management Program.
The Master of Public Health in Epidemiology specialisation will equip public health graduates with knowledge of the principles of epidemiology that underpin public health programs and policies. The specialisation will be aimed at public health students and professionals interested in learning the skills required to use epidemiological and biostatistical skills in their future careers and those wishing to begin the transition to a career in public health.
This stream is available to students enrolled in the dual 9047 Master of Public Health/Master of Health Management Program.
Stream Structure
Students must complete 72 units of credit as follows:
- 7 core courses MPH/MHM (42UOC)
- 1 SPHCM elective (6 UOC)
PLUS
Specialisation Requirement courses (24 UOC):
Two stream defining courses (12 UOC)
Specialisation Requirement courses (24 UOC):
Two stream defining courses (12 UOC)
- PHCM9517 Advanced Biostatistics (6 UOC)
- PHCM9518 Advanced Epidemiology (6 UOC)
and
Two courses from recommended Epidemiology electives (12 UOC)
Two courses from recommended Epidemiology electives (12 UOC)
- PHCM9050 Immunisation Policy & Practice (6 UOC)
- PHCM9108 Program Design & Evaluation (6 UOC)
- PHCM9132 Applied Research Methods: PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9604 Tobacco, Alcohol and Illicit (6 UOC)
- PHCM9605 International Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9606 Reprod, Matern & Child Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9612 Environmental Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9731 Outbreak Investigation (6 UOC)
- PHCM9761 PH Aspects of Mental Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9782 Infectious Diseases (6 UOC)
- PHCM9784 Tropical Disease Control (6 UOC)
- PHCM9785 Predictive modelling in PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9786 Non-Communicable Disease (6 UOC)
