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Health Communication

Contact

Dr Fiona Giles
Phone: + 61 2 9036 6272
Email: heathcomm@sydney.edu.au

See also: Media Practice, Publishing, Strategic Public Relations

Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Health Communication

4 units of study = 24 credit points

Graduate Diploma in Health Communication

6 units of study = 36 credit points

Master of Health Communication

8 units of study = 48 credit points

A Bachelor degree. Candidates who do not hold a Bachelor degree may be admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication, if deemed by the faculty to have equivalent professional experience, usually a minimum of 5 years recent, full-time employment in the industry. Applicants must provide a CV and employer references in support of their application.

Units of study
Cores
  • MECO6900 News Writing
  • MECO6901 Dealing with the Media
  • MECO6927 Organisational Communication
  • PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Electives
  • MECO6902 Legal & Ethical Issues in Media Practice
  • MECO6904 Dissertation Part 1*
  • MECO6905 Dissertation Part 2*
  • MECO6928 Media and Communication Internship*
  • ARTS7000 Academic Communication for Postgraduates
  • HPOL5000 Introduction to Health Policy
  • HPOL5001 Economics and Finance for Health Policy
  • HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy
  • MIPH5014 International Health Promotion (4)
  • MIPH5112 Disease Control in Developing Countries (4)
  • MIPH5115 Women's and Children's Health (4)
  • MIPH5116 Culture, Health, Illness and Medicine (4)
  • MIPH5117 Diseases of Modernisation (2)
  • MIPH 5118 Global Perspectives on HIV/AIDS (4)
  • MIPH5124 Health Issues and Humanitarian Emergencies (4)
  • PUBH5024 Global Obesity and Health Promotion
  • PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control
  • PUBH5101 Special Project in Public Health 1 (4)
  • PUBH5102 Special Project in Public Health 2 (2)
  • PUBH5111 Environmental Health (4)
  • PUBH5113 International Health (4)
  • PUBH5114 Alcohol and Drug Use and Health (4)

Core units of study. Master candidates complete four core units of study; Graduate Diploma candidates complete three core units of study; Graduate Certificate student complete two core units of study.
*Department permission required. The dissertation and internship units of study are available to Master of Health Communication candidates only.
Some MIPH/PUBH units of study are offered partly online.
(2) = 2 credit points - must be taken with a 4 credit point unit.
(4) = 4 credit points - must be taken with a 2 credit point unit.

Course rules

 

Graduate Certificate in Health Communication

Graduate Diploma in Health Communication

Master of Health Communication


These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

Course resolutions

1 Course codes

Code Course title
DG036 Graduate Certificate in Health Communication
DF040 Graduate Diploma in Health Communication
DC064 Master of Health Communication

2 Attendance pattern

The attendance pattern for these courses is full time or part time according to candidate choice.

3 Master's type

The master's degree in these resolutions is an advanced learning master's course, as defined by the Coursework Rule.

4 Embedded courses in this sequence

(1)
The embedded courses in this sequence are:
(a)
the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication
(b)
the Graduate Diploma in Health Communication
(c)
the Master of Health Communication
(2)
A candidate for the graduate certificate or graduate diploma may apply to progress to a longer course in this sequence, providing the candidate meets the admission requirements for that course. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.

5 Admission to candidature

(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria. In exceptional circumstances the Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications but whose evidence of experience and achievement is deemed by the Dean to be equivalent.
(2)
Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication requires:
(a)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney with a minimum credit (65%) average, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities, social sciences or public health, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
evidence of a minimum of five years' recent professional experience in a relevant field.
(3)
Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Health Communication requires:
(a)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney with a minimum credit (65%) average, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities, social sciences or public health, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
completion of the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.
(4)
Admission to candidature for the Master of Health Communication requires:
(a)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney with a minimum credit (65%) average, including a major in a relevant subject area in the humanities, social sciences or public health, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
completion of the requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Health Communication with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

6 Requirements for award

(1)
The units of study that may be taken for these courses are set out in the Postgraduate Table of Units of Study for the Health Communication subject area.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication a candidate must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a)
12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b)
12 credit points from elective units of study.
(3)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Health Communication a candidate must complete 36 credit points, including:
(a)
18 credit points of core units of study; and
(b)
18 credit points from elective units of study.
(4)
To qualify for the award of the Master of Health Communication a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a)
24 credit points of core units of study; and
(b)
24 credit points from elective units of study.

7 Cross-institutional Study

Cross-institutional study is not available in the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication.

8 Credit transfer policy

A maximum of one unit of study may be credited towards the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication and only if:
(a)
the study was completed prior to admission; and
(b)
the study was through the University's Summer or Winter School or Centre for Continuing Education; and
(c)
it is for a unit of study being offered to candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Health Communication.

9 Course transfer

A candidate for the master's degree or graduate diploma may elect to discontinue study and graduate with a shorter award from this sequence, with the approval of the Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.

10 Transitional provisions

(1)
These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January 2011.
(2)
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.