International Public Health
Tables of units of study: International Public Health
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Core units |
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| Students complete 30 credit points of core units of study, including a capstone unit of study. Full-time students take 24 credit points of core units in Semester 1 of a given year; part-time students usually take 12 credit points in Semester 1 in each of two consecutive years. Students must also complete a 6 credit point capstone unit. Note - students commencing enrolment in Semester 2 of a given year will need to do elective units before core units. | |||
| MIPH5131 Foundations of International Health |
6 |
Departmental permission required for non-MIPH students |
Semester 1 |
| MIPH5132 Global Disease Burden and Research Methods |
6 |
Note: Departmental permission required for non-MIPH students |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011,CEPI5100 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| Students must complete one of the following 6 credit point units of study as a capstone unit of study. | |||
| MIPH5037 International Health Independent Study |
6 | N MIPH5004 or MIPH5005 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is only available to students who have substantial project management experience and therefore do not wish to do MIPH5219 or MIPH5220. The student is required to complete an International Health Independent Study Registration Form, signed by the student and the supervisor, and return the form to the MIPH Office. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MIPH5219 International Health Project Management |
6 | A General knowledge of public health in low and middle income countries N MIPH5220 Department permission required for enrolment for students from degrees other than MIPH. |
Semester 2 |
| MIPH5220 Managing International Health Projects |
6 | A General knowledge of public health in low and middle income countries N MIPH5219 International students studying onshore should choose MIPH5219 (face to face). Department permission required for enrolment for students from degrees other than MIPH. |
Semester 2 |
Elective units Part 1 |
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| Full-time Master students take 18 credit points of elective units in Semester 2 of a given year; part-time students usually take 12 credit points in Semester 2 of their first year of enrolment and 6 credit points in Semester 2 of their second year, when they will also undertake a 6 credit point capstone unit. Candidates for the master's degree must choose a minimum of 6 credit points from Part 1. Students who have not completed all core units must ensure they fulfil all essential prerequisites before enrolling in electives. | |||
| GLOH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MIPH5004 International Health Independent Study 1 |
2 | N MIPH5005 or MIPH5037 The student is required to complete an International Health Independent Study Registration Form, signed by the student and the supervisor, and return the form to the MIPH Office. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MIPH5005 International Health Independent Study 2 |
4 | N MIPH5004 or MIPH5037 The student is required to complete an International Health Independent Study Registration Form, signed by the student and the supervisor, and return the form to the MIPH Office. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MIPH5008 Travel and Tropical Medicine |
2 | Intensive October |
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| MIPH5115 Women's and Children's Health |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| MIPH5117 Global Non-Communicable Disease Control This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
2 | Semester 2a |
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| MIPH5124 Health Issues and Humanitarian Emergencies |
4 | Intensive November |
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| MIPH5127 Mental Disorders in Global Context This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
2 | Intensive September |
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| MIPH5128 Dissertation A |
6 | P Minimum 70% or greater WAM in the first 24 credit points of coursework Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is only available after completion of 48 credit points. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MIPH5129 Dissertation B |
6 | P Minimum 70% or greater WAM in the first 24 credit points of coursework Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is only available after completion of 48 credit points. This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MIPH5130 Dissertation C |
12 | P Minimum 70% or greater WAM in the first 24 credit points of coursework Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is only available after completion of 48 credit points. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MIPH5134 Primary Care in Low Resource Settings |
4 |
Can be completed in either on-line or face to face mode |
Semester 2a |
| MIPH5135 Health Systems in Developing Countries |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| MIPH5136 Nutrition in International Settings |
4 | Intensive August |
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Elective units Part 2 |
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| Candidates may complete either LAWS6881 (Semester 1) or LAWS6252 (Semester 2) but may not complete both, and must complete either LAWS6881 or LAWS6252 before undertaking LAWS6839. For information on UNSW elective units of study, please go to the following UNSW website http://www.sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au/. | |||
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | N BETH5206 |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5206 Introduction to Public Health Ethics |
2 | N BETH5203 Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma or Master of Public Health may choose to take BETH5203 (6CP) instead of BETH5206 (2CP). This unit is available to Master of Public Health (MPH) students only. |
Semester 2a |
| BETH5208 Introduction to Human Research Ethics This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
2 | N BETH5202 |
Semester 2a |
| BETH5209 Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics |
6 | A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5311 Diagnostic and Screening Tests (Part 1) |
2 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5312 |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5312 Diagnostic and Screening Tests (1 and 2) |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5311 |
Semester 2 |
| CHSC6906 Health in China |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DENT5013 Preventative Dentistry |
6 | P PUBH5018, PUBH5010 |
Semester 2 |
| DENT5014 Dental Health Services |
6 | P PUBH5018, PUBH5010 |
Semester 2 |
| DENT5015 Population Oral Health |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or SUST5004 |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5000 Introduction to Health Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HPOL5001 Economics and Finance for Health Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 Students are recommended to enrol well in advance of classes in order to complete pre-class readings (normally available to enrolled students 3 weeks prior to the first class). Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are also recommended to complete classes for this unit during the first week of their commencing semester. |
Intensive April Intensive August Intensive March Intensive September |
| PACS6921 Peace of Mind: The Psychology of Peace |
6 | Intensive March |
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| PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control |
6 | A PUBH5033, PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5026 Mass Media Campaigns and Social Marketing |
2 | A Training in research methods epidemiology is advised but not essential. P PUBH5033 |
Intensive August |
| PUBH5101 Special Project in Public Health |
4 | P One or more of PUBH5010, PUBH5018 and QUAL5005 depending on the intended project Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students should first contact the unit cooridnator to discuss their proposed topic or area of interest. They then contact an academic staff member associated with the area of their project and negotiate the details of the project and negotiate the details of the project design and the method and frequency of contact with the supervisor during the project. Once the unit coordinator has agreed to the enrolment, the students applies to enrol via Sydney Student. The unit coordinator will then formally approve the enrolment. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5102 Special Project in Public Health |
2 | P One or more of PUBH5010, PUBH5018 and QUAL5005 depending on the intended project Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students should first contact the unit coordinator to discuss their proposed topic or area of interest. They then contact an academic staff member associated with the area of their project and negotiate the details of the project design and the method and frequency of contact with the supervisor during the project. Once the unit coordinator has agreed to the enrolment, the students applies to enrol via Sydney Student. The unit coordinator will then formally approve the enrolment. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5111 Environmental Health |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| PUBH5114 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health |
4 | N PUBH5115 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5115 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health |
2 | N PUBH5114 |
Semester 2a |
| PUBH5205 Decision Analysis |
2 | A PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation P PUBH5018 and (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5206 Controlled Trials |
2 | P PUBH5018 |
Semester 2a |
| PUBH5211 Multiple Regression and Stats Computing |
4 | P PUBH5018 The statistical software package we shall be using in this unit is web-based. There is no cost/fee to use this software. |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5212 Categorical Data Analysis |
2 | P PUBH5018 C PUBH5211 |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5213 Survival Analysis |
2 | C PUBH5211 |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5215 Introductory Analysis of Linked Data |
6 | C (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5211 or BSTA5004) |
Intensive June Intensive November |
| PUBH5224 Advanced Epidemiology |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation |
4 | P ((PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018) or (HPOL5001 as a prerequisite and HPOL5003 as a co-requisite) |
Intensive September |
| PUBH5307 Advanced Health Economic Evaluation |
2 | P PUBH5018 and (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) C PUBH5205 and PUBH5302 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive October |
| PUBH5308 Health Workforce Policy Analysis This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
2 | Intensive October |
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| PUBH5416 Vaccines in Public Health |
2 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or PUBH5018 Students who have not done the core units of study in epidemiology (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) or biostatistics (PUBH5018) but have previous demonstrable experience in these study areas will be required to request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Permission is required to ensure that students have a basic grounding in epidemiology and biostatistics. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit to advise whether or not the student has permission to enrol. |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5418 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century |
6 | Intensive August |
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| PUBH5420 Public Health Advocacy Strategies |
4 | Semester 2b |
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| PUBH5421 Infection Prevention in Healthcare |
6 | A basic knowledge of medical microbiology, antimicrobial agents and communicable disease epidemiology and clinical features |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5500 Advanced Qualitative Health Research |
6 | N QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5550 Climate Change and Public Health |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| QUAL5005 Introducing Qualitative Health Research |
4 | N PUBH5500 or QUAL5006 This Unit is primarily aimed at Master of Public Health (MPH) students. Other students are encouraged to consider PUBH5500 instead. MPH students who complete PUBH5500 get an automatic waiver for QUAL5005 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SEXH5008 Sex and Society |
2 | N SEXH5414 |
Semester 2a |
| SEXH5205 Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SEXH5414 Public Health: Sexual and Reproductive Health |
6 | N SEXH5008 or SEXH5418 or SEXH5419 |
Semester 2 |
| SEXH5418 Public Health Aspects of Reproductive Health |
2 | Semester 1a |
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| SEXH5419 Public Health Aspects of HIV and STIs |
2 | Semester 2b |
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