Health Communication
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Health Communication |
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Master of Health Communication |
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Students must complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
(a) a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
(b) a maximum of 42 credit points from elective units of study | |||
(i) with permission, a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units outside those listed, including a maximum of 6 credit points offered by other faculties | |||
(c) at least 6 credit points of capstone units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Health Communication |
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Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
(a) a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
(b) a maximum of 24 credit points from elective units of study | |||
(i) with permission, a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units outside those listed, including a maximum of 6 credit points offered by other faculties | |||
Graduate Certificate in Health Communication |
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Students must complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
(a) a minimum of 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
(b) a maximum of 12 credit points from elective units of study. | |||
Core units |
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MECO6909 Crisis Communication |
6 | Semester 1 |
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MECO6919 Health Communication |
6 | Semester 1 |
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MECO6927 Organisational Communication |
6 | Semester 2 |
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MECO6934 Social Issues Marketing |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Elective units |
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ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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ARIN6905 New Media Audiences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | N BETH5206 If an insufficient number of students opt to attend intensives on campus, the coordinator may choose to teach this unit of study in online mode only. Students will be contacted if this occurs. |
Semester 2 |
BETH5206 Introduction to Public Health Ethics |
2 | N BETH5203 Note: Department permission required for enrolment 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. If an insufficient number of students opt to attend normal evening sessions on campus, the co-ordinator may choose to teach this Unit of Study in online mode only. Students will be contacted if this occurs. |
Semester 2a |
CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) N CEPI5214 Students without the pre-requisites are encouraged to contact the Unit Coordinator to discuss their motivation and experience. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
CISS6004 Health and Security |
6 | Semester 2 |
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DVST6906 Culture, Gender, Health in Development |
6 | Semester 2 |
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EDPK5003 Developing a Research Project |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 |
Semester 1 |
HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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LAWS6052 Govt Regulation, Health Policy and Ethics |
6 |
MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive October |
LAWS6848 Law, Business and Healthy Lifestyles |
6 |
For 2020 only, this unit will be a substitute for the MHL core units, LAWS6058 Information Rights in Health Care or LAWS6839 Critical Issues in Public Health Law. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive April |
LNGS7002 Language, Society and Power |
6 | Semester 1 |
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LNGS7006 Cross-Cultural Communication |
6 | Semester 2 |
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MECO6900 News Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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MECO6901 Media Relations |
6 | Semester 2 |
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MECO6908 Strategy Selection in Corporate PR |
6 | Semester 1 |
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MECO6915 Writing Features: Narrative Journalism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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MECO6926 International Media Practice |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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MECO6936 Social Media Communication |
6 | Semester 1a Semester 2a |
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MIPH5115 Women's and Children's Health This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
4 | Semester 2 |
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MIPH5124 Health Issues and Humanitarian Emergencies This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
4 | Intensive November |
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MIPH5135 Health Systems in Developing Countries This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
4 | Semester 2 |
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MKTG6203 Innovative Marketing Strategies This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 |
This unit is only available to students enrolled in the Master of Marketing, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate of Marketing. |
Semester 2 |
MKTG6204 Contemporary Consumer Behaviour This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | A Assumed knowledge includes the funadamentals of marketing and consumer behaviour theory. This unit is only available to students enrolled in the Master of Marketing, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate of Marketing. |
Semester 1 |
NURS5099 Promoting Health and Care in the Community |
6 | Semester 2 |
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PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011 or CEPI5100 |
Semester 1 |
PUBH5026 Mass Media Campaigns and Social Marketing This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
2 | A Training in research methods epidemiology is advised but not essential. P PUBH5033 |
Intensive August |
PUBH5027 Public Health Program Evaluation Methods This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
2 | Semester 2 |
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PUBH5032 Making Decisions in Public Health This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
2 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 | Semester 1 |
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PUBH5111 Environmental Health This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
4 | Semester 2 |
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PUBH5114 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
4 | N PUBH5115 |
Semester 2 |
PUBH5118 Indigenous Health Promotion This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
4 | Semester 2 |
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PUBH5416 Vaccines in Public Health This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
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 This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
4 | Semester 2b |
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PUBH5422 Health and Risk Communication |
6 | Semester 1 |
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PUBH5500 Advanced Qualitative Health Research This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
QUAL5005 Introducing Qualitative Health Research This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
4 | N PUBH5500 or QUAL5006 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This Unit is only available to Master of Public Health (MPH) students who commenced before 2019. Other students can enrol in PUBH5505. |
Semester 2 |
SCLG6902 Ethics of Social Research This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N SCLG3003 |
Semester 1 |
SCWK6910 Working with Communities This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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SEXH5008 Sex and Society |
2 | N SEXH5414 |
Semester 2a |
Capstone units |
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MECO6904 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P 24 credit points from Digital Communication & Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables C MECO6939 N MECO6928 or MECO6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
MECO6905 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | P 48 credit points, including MECO6904 from Digital Communication & Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables N MECO6928 or MECO6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
MECO6928 Media and Communication Internship |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication & Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Intensive December Intensive June Semester 1 Semester 2 |
MECO6935 Professional Project |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication & Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6928 or MECO6939 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |