Health Security
Errata
| Item | Change | Date |
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| 1. |
The following unit is no longer available as an elective: WILD5006 Ex Situ Wildlife Management |
11/3/2016 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Health Security |
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| Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Health Security are required to complete 24 credit points, including a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study and a maximum of 12 credit points of core elective units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Health Security a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study and a maximum of 24 credit points of core elective units of study. | |||
| Candidates for the Master of Health Security are required to complete 96 credit points, including a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study, a minimum of 36 credit points of core elective units of study, including a specialisation, a maximum of 30 credit points of elective units of study and a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone units of study. | |||
Agrosecurity Specialisation |
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Core units of study |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security |
Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO6901 Dealing with the Media |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WORK6130 Leadership in Organisations This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | N ECOF5807 or ECOF6090 |
Semester 1 |
Capstone unit of study |
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| PUBH5600 Biosecurity Seminar Series |
6 | P CISS6004 OR GOVT6316 OR MECO6909 OR WORK6130 This unit is a collaborative offering between the School of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, the Marie Bashir Institute, and the Masters of Health Security to be offered by the Centre for Security Studies. |
Semester 2 |
Core Elective units of study |
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| AFNR5110 Crop Improvement |
6 | A Basic knowledge of plant genetics and breeding, similar to that covered by GENE4012 and GENE4013. |
Semester 2 |
| AFNR5701 Plants and the Environment |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| AFNR5801 Climate Change: Process, History, Issues |
6 | A A basic understanding of climate change processes and issues. |
Semester 2 |
| AGEC5403 Agricultural Trade This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P (AGEC2001 or AGEC2101) and (AGEC2003 or AGEC2103) N AGEC4003 |
Semester 1 |
| GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. Students must attend all classes on the timetabled dates as prescribed for their enrolled session/group. An Absent Fail grade may be granted to students who fail to attend the correct session/group. |
Intensive April Intensive July Intensive March Intensive September |
| RSEC5432 Environmental Economics This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| VETS7010 Animal Health Policy Development |
3 | Semester 2a |
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| WILD5003 Wildlife Health |
6 | Intensive September |
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Elective units of study |
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| CISS6006 Statebuilding and 'Fragile States' |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6318 Crises, Disasters and Public Management |
6 | Semester 1b |
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| GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6864 New Tech, Risk and Environmental Law This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6864 Genetically Modified Organisms & the Environment. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6320 Climate Disaster Law This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | Intensive September |
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| VETS7008 Hazards to Human and Animal Health |
3 | Semester 1a |
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| VETS7013 Risk Analysis |
3 | Semester 2a |
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| VETS7015 Surveillance, Preparedness & Response This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
3 | Semester 2a |
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| VETS7017 Food Safety |
3 | Semester 1a |
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| WILD5006 Ex Situ Wildlife Management |
6 | Intensive May |
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Research Track |
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| Students wishing to complete the research track must complete 12CP from the below options – these 12 credits replace 12 credits in the Electives: | |||
| AFNR4101 Research Project A |
12 | P 144 credit points of level 1000-3000 units of study |
Semester 1 |
| AFNR5901 Research Review |
6 | C AFNR5904 N AFNR5902 or AFNR5903 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AFNR5904 Research Proposal and Approach |
6 | C AFNR5901 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| AFNR5905 Research Paper |
6 | P AFNR5901 and AFNR5904 C AFNR5906 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Biodefence and Biosafety Specialisation |
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Core units of study |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security |
Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO6901 Dealing with the Media |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WORK6130 Leadership in Organisations This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | N ECOF5807 or ECOF6090 |
Semester 1 |
Capstone unit of study |
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| PUBH5600 Biosecurity Seminar Series |
6 | P CISS6004 OR GOVT6316 OR MECO6909 OR WORK6130 This unit is a collaborative offering between the School of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, the Marie Bashir Institute, and the Masters of Health Security to be offered by the Centre for Security Studies. |
Semester 2 |
Core Elective units of study |
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| BETH5000 Critical Concepts in Bioethics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BETH5101 Introduction to Ethical Reasoning |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6138 Gender, Family and the State |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HIMT5069 Health Care Systems This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | N HSBH1009 or HSBH3003 |
Semester 1 |
| ITLS6007 Disaster Relief Operations |
6 | N TPTM6390 |
Semester 2 |
| ITLS6301 Ports Management |
6 | Intensive January |
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| ITLS6401 Airport Management |
6 | C ITLS5000 or TPTM5001 or ITLS5100 or TPTM6241 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. Students must attend all classes on the timetabled dates as prescribed for their enrolled session/group. An Absent Fail grade may be granted to students who fail to attend the correct session/group. |
Intensive April Intensive July Intensive March Intensive September |
| LAWS6856 Anti-Terrorism Law |
6 | N CISS6011 This unit replaced LAWS6856 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Policy and Law. |
Intensive September |
Elective units of study |
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| AGEC5403 Agricultural Trade This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | P (AGEC2001 or AGEC2101) and (AGEC2003 or AGEC2103) N AGEC4003 |
Semester 1 |
| BETH5201 Ethics and Biotechnology |
6 |
If an insufficient number of students opt to attend seminars on campus, the co-ordinator may choose to teach this Unit of Study in online mode only. |
Semester 1 |
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | N BETH5206 Prerequisites: A three-year undergraduate degree in science; medicine; nursing; allied health sciences; philosophy/ethics; sociology/anthropology; history; or other relevant field; or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| CISS6006 Statebuilding and 'Fragile States' |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HIMT5065 Project Management This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6920 Global Health Law |
6 | Intensive July |
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| LAWS6864 New Tech, Risk and Environmental Law This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6864 Genetically Modified Organisms & the Environment. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6839 Critical Issues in Public Health Law |
6 |
Core unit for GradDipPubHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. |
Intensive August |
| MIPH5008 Travel and Tropical Medicine |
2 | Intensive October |
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| MIPH5124 Health Issues and Humanitarian Emergencies |
4 | Intensive November |
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| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011,CEPI5100 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5422 Health and Risk Communication |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Research Track |
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| Students wishing to complete the research track must complete 12CP from the below options – these 12 credits replace 12 credits in the Electives: | |||
| CISS6009 Research Essay 1 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CISS6010 Research Essay 2 |
6 | P Completion of a minimum of 4 units with an average of 75% C CISS6009 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6340 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P Completion of 4 postgraduate units - 75% or above average Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GOVT6341 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Human and Animal Health Specialisation |
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Core units of study |
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| CISS6004 Health and Security |
Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO6901 Dealing with the Media |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WORK6130 Leadership in Organisations This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | N ECOF5807 or ECOF6090 |
Semester 1 |
Captsone unit of study |
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| PUBH5600 Biosecurity Seminar Series |
6 | P CISS6004 OR GOVT6316 OR MECO6909 OR WORK6130 This unit is a collaborative offering between the School of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Science, the Marie Bashir Institute, and the Masters of Health Security to be offered by the Centre for Security Studies. |
Semester 2 |
Core Elective units of study |
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| HIMT5069 Health Care Systems This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
6 | N HSBH1009 or HSBH3003 |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MIPH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| MIPH5131 Foundations of International Health |
6 |
Departmental permission required for non-MIPH students |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011,CEPI5100 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5117 Communicable Disease Control |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| VETS7008 Hazards to Human and Animal Health |
3 | Semester 1a |
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| VETS7015 Surveillance, Preparedness & Response This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
3 | Semester 2a |
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Elective units of study |
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| HIMT5067 Evidence Based Health Care |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MIPH5132 Global Disease Burden and Research Methods |
6 |
Departmental permission required for non-MIPH students |
Semester 1 |
| MIPH5135 Health Systems in Developing Countries |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 | N MIPH5014 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5030 Public Health: Achievements and Challenges |
2 | A Basic science |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5421 Infection Prevention in Healthcare |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PUBH5422 Health and Risk Communication |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| QUAL5005 Introducing Qualitative Health Research |
4 | N PUBH5500 This Unit is primarily aimed at Master of Public Health (MPH) students. Other students are encouraged to consider PUBH5500 instead of this Unit. MPH students who complete PUBH5500 can apply for a waiver for QUAL5005 |
Semester 1 |
| VETS7009 Animal Health Economics |
3 | Semester 2b |
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| VETS7012 Wildlife Epidemiology |
3 | P VETS7004 Elective Units of Study offered online will not normally be run with less than 6 participants and are usually only offered every second year. All units offered are subject to class size limitations. |
Semester 1b |
| VETS7013 Risk Analysis |
3 | Semester 2a |
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| VETS7015 Surveillance, Preparedness & Response This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
3 | Semester 2a |
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| WILD5003 Wildlife Health |
6 | Intensive September |
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| WILD5006 Ex Situ Wildlife Management |
6 | Intensive May |
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Reseach Track |
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| Students wishing to complete the research track must complete 12CP from the below options – these 12 credits replace 12 credits in the Electives | |||
| PUBH5034 Public Health Capstone |
4 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 and PUBH5030 and PUBH5033 and (PUBH5500 or QUAL5005 or PUBH5031) Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit of study is an elective for students who commenced in 2013 and 2014 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5102 Special Project in Public Health |
2 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students negotiate with a public health staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed project. The student informs the Unit co-ordinator, who emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission to allow the student to enrol. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS7018 Research Paper A |
6 | C VETS7005 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS7019 Research Paper B |
6 | C VETS7018 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |