Int Pub Health/Pub Health - 9043
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
Contact: School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Typical Duration: 1.5 Years
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 30
Min UOC For Award: 72
Award(s):
Master of International Public Health (Specialisation)
Master of Public Health (Specialisation)
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Program Description
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
The Master of Public Health (MPH) is widely recognised as essential for a career in population health, including health promotion, primary health care, policy formulation, research, and management of health programs.
Program Structure
Core Courses
- PHCM9012 Health Promotion & Social Pers (6 UOC)
- PHCM9041 Foundations (6 UOC)
- PHCM9498 Epidemiology and Statistics:PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9605 International Health (6 UOC)
Students must complete 48 units of credit in elective courses, including at least three elective courses from the recommended list of international public health-related courses for the Master of International Public Health program:
- PHCM9010 Community Development (6 UOC)
- PHCM9050 Immunisation Policy & Practice (6 UOC)
- PHCM9132 Applied Research Methods: PH (6 UOC)
- PHCM9606 Reprod, Matern & Child Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9612 Environmental Health (6 UOC)
- PHCM9622 The Global HIV Epidemic (6 UOC)
- PHCM9662 Health Aspects of Crises (6 UOC)
- PHCM9782 Infectious Diseases (6 UOC)
- PHCM9783 Com Disease Control in HE & D (6 UOC)
- PHCM9784 Tropical Disease Control (6 UOC)
- PHCM9786 Non-Communicable Disease (6 UOC)
- PHCM9811 Contagion: Soc & Cul Aspects (6 UOC)
The remaining 30 UoC of electives can be selected from elective courses offered in the SPHCM and can include a maximum of 12 UoC of the following courses:
- PHCM9103 Independent Study (6uoc) (6 UOC)
- PHCM9143 Internship (6 UOC)
- PHCM9148 Project (6 uoc) (6 UOC)
With the approval of the Program Director, students may enrol in public health and international public health electives offered by other schools and academic units within the University of New South Wales, as well as approved courses offered by other universities, in accordance with the UNSW policy on credit transfer.
- PHCM9100 Academic Practice (0 UOC)
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Further Information
Related Program(s)
9048 International Public Health
9045 Public Health
Area(s) of Specialisation