Health Communication
Please check the current students website (Find a unit of study) for up-to-date information on units of study including availability.
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
Errata
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Due to a technical error, the availability of some units of study is incorrectly listed. |
21/01/2022 |
| 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 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 the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 12 credit points can be taken as elective units from units of study outside those listed in the table, including: | |||
| (ii) a maximum of 6 credit points from units of study offered by other faculties | |||
| (c) a minimum of 6 credit points from capstone units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Health Communication |
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| Students 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 the permission of the Degree Coordinator a maximum of 6 credit points can be taken as elective units from units of study outside those listed in the table | |||
Graduate Certificate in Health Communication |
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| Students 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 |
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| MECO6909 Crisis Communication |
6 |
This unit will be offered in online and intensive modes. |
Intensive April Semester 1 |
| MECO6919 Health Communication |
6 |
This unit will be offered in intensive and online modes. |
Intensive May Semester 1 |
| MECO6927 Leadership Communication |
6 |
This unit will be offered in online and intensive modes. |
Intensive September Semester 2 |
| MECO6934 Social Issues Marketing |
6 |
This unit will be offered in intensive and online modes. |
Intensive October Semester 2 |
Capstone |
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| MECO6904 Dissertation Part 1 |
6 | P 24 credit points from Digital Communication and Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables N MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6905 Dissertation Part 2 |
6 | P MECO6904 N MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6928 Media and Communication Internship |
6 | P 48 credit points including 18 credit points of core units from Media Practice or Publishing or Strategic Public Relations or Health Communication or Digital Communication and Culture degree tables N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947 Note: Department permission required for enrolment In addition to the prerequisites, students must: 1) achieve strong credit marks (70+) in at least 18 credit points of core units in order to meet host organisation expectations around skill-sets; 2) achieve a pass result on a pass/fail diagnostic skills test that assesses workplace readiness. |
Intensive December Intensive June Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6935 Professional Project |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication and Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6947 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6932 Advanced Video/TV Project |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication and Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables including MECO6900 and MECO6924 N MECO6928 or MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6935 or MECO6947 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6946 Industry Research Project |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication and Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables and (MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 or MECO6947) Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MECO6947 Advanced Audio Project |
6 | P 48 credit points from Digital Communication & Cultures or Media Practice or Health Communication or Strategic Public Relations or Publishing degree tables, including (MECO6900 and MECO6941) N MECO6904 or MECO6905 or MECO6928 or MECO6932 or MECO6935 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Electives |
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| ARIN6902 Internet Cultures and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARIN6903 Digital Media and Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| ARIN6905 Digital Audiences and Communities |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| ARIN6906 Emerging Technologies and Issues |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BETH5203 Public Health Ethics |
6 | N BETH5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| 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 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CISS6004 Health and Security This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| EDPK5003 Developing a Research Project |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| FMHU5002 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | N PUBH5018 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| FMHU5003 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Health |
6 | N PUBH5505 and BACH5255 and QUAL5005 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| FMHU5004 Qualitative Analysis and Writing in Health |
6 | A Students should have an understanding of qualitative research as this unit does not cover research design or data collection. Students looking for an introductory level unit should take FMHU5000 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Health N PUBH5506 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| GCST5910 Health, Pleasure and Consumption This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GLOH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| GLOH5115 Women's and Children's Health |
6 | N MIPH5115 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| GLOH5124 Humanitarian Crises and Refugee Health |
6 | N MIPH5124 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive October |
| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| 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 |
| LAWS6839 Critical Issues in Public Health Law |
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 |
Semester 1a |
| LAWS6848 Law, Business and Healthy Lifestyles This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
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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| LNGS7504 Medical Discourse This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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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 Feature Stories |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MECO6926 International Media Practice |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO6936 Social Media Communication |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| MECO6939 Research Methods |
6 | C MECO6904 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| MECO6940 Theoretical Traditions and Innovations |
6 | C MECO6904 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| MECO6941 Podcasting |
6 | Intensive February Semester 2 |
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| MECO6942 Managing Social Media Communities |
6 | Intensive February Intensive July |
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| NURS5099 Promoting Health and Care in the Community This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5120 Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Health |
6 | N PUBH5118 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units Note: While not compulsory, attendance (by zoom or face to face) at the five half-day workshops is strongly encouraged, as this enables students to yarn with and ask questions directly of the Aboriginal guest lecturers. |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5121 Environmental Health |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5145 Alcohol, drug use and health |
6 | A MPH core units N PUBH5114 or PUBH5115 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5227 Real World Public Health Program Evaluation |
6 | P PUBH5033 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5418 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive August |
| PUBH5426 Vaccines in Public Health |
6 | A Understanding of basic health sciences and related concepts. Students should have a Bachelor's degree in a health related discipline P PUBH5010 and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5430 Public Health Advocacy |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5551 Climate Change and Public Health |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| SCWK6910 Working with Communities This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1a |
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| SEXH5410 Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| Students are advised to consult the Degree Director before enrolling in the units below. | |||
| FASS7001 Academic English for Postgraduates |
6 |
Where students intend to complete both FASS7001 and FASS7002, they should undertake FASS7001 first then FASS7002. Do not enrol in both in one semester. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| FASS7002 Critical Thinking and Persuasive Writing |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6000 Professional Writing This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WRIT6001 Professional Editing This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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