Program Structure
The Master of Public Health (Advanced) requires the completion of 96 units, of which:
72 units must come from completion of the coursework component
24 units must come from completion of the research component
A minimum of 48 units must come from completion of 8000-level courses
The 96 units must consist of:
72 units from completion of the following coursework component:
30 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
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POPH8100 Fundamentals of Epidemiology (6 units)
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POPH8101 Biostatistics in Population Health (6 units)
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POPH8103 Introduction to Health Services Research and Policy (6 units)
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POPH8108 Social and Cultural Determinants of Health (6 units)
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POPH8315 Research Design and Methods (6 units)
A minimum of 18 units from completion of Public Health Topics courses from the following list:
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CHMD8004 Qualitative Methodologies for Health Research (6 units)
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DEMO8063 Spatial Population Data Analysis (6 units)
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POPH8102 Global Population Health (6 units)
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POPH6115 Health Promotion and Protection (6 units)
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POPH8313 Analysis of Public Health Data (6 units)
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POPH8315 Research Design and Methods (6 units)
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POPH8316 Outbreak Investigation (6 units)
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POPH8317 Public Health Surveillance (6 units)
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POPH8318 Human Health, Environment and Climate Change (6 units)
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POPH8918 Life course approaches to human ageing (6 units)
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POPM8001 Research, Treatment, Policy: Current Issues in Mental Health (6 units)
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SOCR8003 Qualitative Research Analysis (6 units)
A maximum of 24 units from completion of Public Health Elective courses from the following list:
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BIOL8021 Health and Disease in a Changing World (6 units)
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CHMD8001 Directed Readings in Culture, Health and Medicine (6 units)
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CHMD8005 Representing Medicine: Performance, Drama and Identity (6 units)
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CHMD8006 Global Health and Development (6 units)
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CHMD8009 Anthropological Approaches to Health Interventions (6 units)
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CHMD8011 Refugee Health: From Displacement to Resettlement (6 units)
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CHMD8019 Culture, Health and Medicine Internship (6 units)
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DEMO8008 Principles of Population Analysis (6 units)
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DEMO8048 Gender and Population (6 units)
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HIST6112 Plagues, Pandemics and Public Health in History (6 units)
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IDEC8007 Aid and Development Policy (6 units)
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INDG8001 Indigenous Peoples and Development in Australia: principles and practices for Indigenous-led change (6 units)
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INDG8003 Understanding Indigenous Wellbeing: Demographic and Socioeconomic Change (6 units)
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INDG8004 Australian Indigenous Policy (6 units)
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LAWS8237 Health Law and Bioethics (6 units)
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LING6034 Communication in Health Care (6 units)
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NSPO8013 Disease, Security and Biological Weapons (6 units)
24 units from completion of the following research component:
Students must achieve a minimum 70% weighted average mark in the first 48 units of courses attempted and have the approval of an identified supervisor for the research project in order to remain in enrolled in the Master of Public Health (Advanced) and continue to the research component.
If the total number of units attempted exceeds 48 in the same teaching period in which the 48th unit is attempted, exactly 48 units will be used in the calculation of the weighted average mark with units from the course with the highest mark applied first followed by further units from courses in descending order of marks.
Students who do not achieve a minimum 70% average mark or do not have the approval of an identified supervisor will be transferred to the Master of Public Health or Graduate Diploma of Public Health.
Master Research
This degree has been accredited at AQF Level 9 with a significant component of Research.
Master Research Training
This degree has been accredited at AQF Level 9 with a significant component of Research.