The Master of Public Health/Master of Infectious Disease Intelligence (MPH/MIDI) dual program is an innovative approach to postgraduate health education enabling candidates to gain a better understanding of infectious diseases in the era of new and emerging disease threats, and management approaches for the identification, assessment, prevention and control of infectious diseases.

The dual MPH/MIDI program provides students with advanced disciplinary knowledge and skills to undertake infectious diseases prevention and control and health services roles. The Master of Public Health 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. When combined with the Masters of Infectious Disease Intelligence, students will gain a sophisticated understanding and application across a complex body of multidisciplinary knowledge including infectious diseases intelligence, policy design, implementation and evaluation. The program fosters judgment-ready practitioners who can contribute to improving population health and to work across a range of contexts including ministries and departments of health, government and non-government and voluntary organisations, military and first responder organisations, primary care and community healthcare services in both public and private sectors.

The Master of Public Health/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence program comprises the following components, for a total of 72 units of credit:

A. Seven core courses (42 UOC) from the following list:

PLUS

B. One (6 UOC) course from recommended Infectious Diseases electives:

PLUS

C. Four (24 UoC) elective courses which can be selected from the complete listing of School electives see Master of Public Health program. It may also include one of the following courses offered by the School of Public Health and Community Medicine:

Additional Course Requirement for International Students.

International Students who have not previously completed a degree in Australia and are enrolled in the full time program in Sydney (Kensington campus) are required to take the following additional course in their first semester.

This course is available for all students to assist them with academic literacy practice and includes critical reading, thinking and writing, oral communication and managing postgraduate study. The course is made available at no charge to students and does not contribute to the program requirements of the degree. Local students who have not studied recently are also welcome to enrol to assist them with the transition back to university and to assist them with their academic skills.

Streams (Areas of Specialisation)

There are no specialisations available in the Master of Public Health/Master of Infectious Diseases Intelligence (MPH/MIDI) as there are too many core courses in the dual degree structure to allow for a specialisation to be formally completed. Students can enrol in electives in specialised areas but this will not be reflected as a specialisation. Students interested in a specialisation should consider one of the other dual degrees the school offers. Please refer to the SPHCM Specialisations website for further information.

Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the school office for further information.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

Applicants are required to have either:

OR

[*Examples include, but are not restricted to, medicine, nursing, allied health, health sciences, biomedical sciences, dentistry, social work, sociology, behavioural and social sciences, social work, psychology, marketing, human services, emergency services, environmental health, veterinary science, health administration, business, management, engineering, law, science, mathematics and statistics, economics, policy studies and development studies.]

Applications will be assessed in accordance with the UNSW Recognition of Prior Learning Policy and Procedure.

For Australian citizens, permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, applications for postgraduate coursework programs at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine are online through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

For international students, applications for postgraduate coursework programs at the School of Public Health and Community Medicine are online through UNSW Apply Online.

Please contact the Student Services office for further information postgrad-sphcm@unsw.edu.au