Public Health

Table of units of study: Public Health

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Core units

Part-time students generally take 12 credit points of core units of study in each of their 1st and 3rd semesters.
PUBH5010
Epidemiology Methods and Uses
6    N BSTA5011,CEPI5100
Semester 1
PUBH5018
Introductory Biostatistics
6      Semester 1
PUBH5030
Public Health: Achievements and Challenges
2    A Basic science
Semester 1
PUBH5033
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
6      Semester 1
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

Additional core units of study for Masters students

Graduate Diploma students may enrol in these units of study as Part 1 electives.
PUBH5032
Making Decisions in Public Health
2      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
PUBH5034
Public Health Capstone
4    P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 and PUBH5030 and PUBH5033 and (PUBH5500 or QUAL5005 or PUBH5031)
N PUBH5035


This unit of study is an elective for students who commenced in 2013 and 2014
Semester 2
PUBH5035
Capstone in Public Health
4    P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 and PUBH5030 and PUBH5033 and (PUBH5500 or QUAL5005 or PUBH5031)
N PUBH5034

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit of study is only available to MPH full-time students who started in semester 2 of the previous year.
Semester 1

Part 1

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
PUBH5019
Cancer Prevention and Control

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 2
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
PUBH5027
Public Health Program Evaluation Methods
2      Semester 2
PUBH5029
Fundamentals of Public Health Nutrition
4   

Existing study of epidemiology desirable but not essential
Semester 2
PUBH5032
Making Decisions in Public Health
2      Semester 2
PUBH5034
Public Health Capstone
4    P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 and PUBH5030 and PUBH5033 and (PUBH5500 or QUAL5005 or PUBH5031)
N PUBH5035


This unit of study is an elective for students who commenced in 2013 and 2014
Semester 2
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
PUBH5114
Alcohol, Drug Use and Health
4    N PUBH5115
Semester 2
PUBH5115
Alcohol, Drug Use and Health
2    N PUBH5114
Semester 2a
PUBH5116
Genetics and Public Health

This unit of study is not available in 2018

4   

Pre-readings and some lectures will be posted on the unit's eLearning site 2-3 weeks before the course starts, and it is expected that you will look at this content before coming to the first day of the course. This will enable more time for class discussion.
Intensive October
PUBH5117
Communicable Disease Control

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6      Semester 2
PUBH5118
Indigenous Health Promotion
4      Semester 2
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
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
PUBH5419
Falls Prevention in Older People
4      Semester 2
PUBH5420
Public Health Advocacy Strategies
4      Semester 2b
PUBH5421
Infection Prevention in Healthcare
6    A basic knowledge of medical microbiology, antimicrobial agents and communicable disease epidemiology and clinical features
Semester 2
PUBH5422
Health and Risk Communication
6      Semester 2
PUBH5423
Adv Concepts:Vaccines in Public Health
4    P PUBH5416

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
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
PUBH5555
Lifestyle and Chronic Disease Prevention
6    P PUBH5033
Semester 2
PUBH5600
Biosecurity Seminar Series
6    P CISS6004 or GOVT6316 or MECO6909 or WORK6130 or unit of study coordinator permission.
Semester 2

Part 2

BETH5203
Ethics and Public Health
6    N BETH5206
Semester 2
BETH5205
Ethics and Mental Health
6    A Basic understanding of ethical reasoning


Students can meet with course coordinators by appointment in person or via teleconference
Semester 2
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
CEPI5200
Quality and Safety in Health Care
6   

People working in health care will benefit from this course.
Semester 1
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
CEPI5310
Advanced Statistical Modelling
4    P PUBH5212
Semester 1
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
COMP5424
Information Technology in Biomedicine
6      Semester 1
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
GLOH5112
Global Communicable Disease Control
6      Semester 2
HPOL5000
Introduction to Health Policy
6      Semester 1
HPOL5001
Economics and Finance for Health Policy
6      Semester 1
HPOL5003
Analysing Health Policy
6      Semester 2
HPOL5006
Business of Health
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Students need to demonstrate at least one year's work experience in a related field. A waiver would be granted for students enrolled in MHPOL or MBA as this is already a course requirement of these programs.
Intensive July
HPOL5007
Global Health Policy
6      Semester 2
INFO5306
Enterprise Healthcare Information Systems
6    A The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses in related units such as COMP5206 Information Technologies and Systems (or COMP5138/COMP9120 Database Management Systems).
Semester 2
INFO9003
IT for Health Professionals
6    N INFO5003
Semester 2
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
LAWS6848
Law, Business and Healthy Lifestyles
6      Intensive September
MECO6919
Health Communication
6      Semester 1
MIPH5008
Travel and Tropical Medicine
2      Intensive October
MIPH5115
Women's and Children's Health
4      Semester 2
MIPH5117
Global Non-Communicable Disease Control

This unit of study is not available in 2018

2      Semester 2a
MIPH5124
Health Issues and Humanitarian Emergencies
4      Intensive November
MIPH5127
Mental Disorders in Global Context

This unit of study is not available in 2018

2      Intensive September
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
MIPH5136
Nutrition in International Settings
4      Intensive August
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
NTDT5608
Community and Public Health Nutrition
6    C NTDT5305 and NTDT5307


NTDT5608 is available as an elective to students in the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Medicine as well as the Master of Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health). For these students, there are no prerequisites for entry into NTDT5608. However, these students must apply for Special Permission from the unit of study coordinator in order to be enrolled.
Semester 2
QUAL5003
Qualitative Research Analysis and Writing
6    A Basic understanding of the nature of qualitative knowledge and types of qualitative data.
P PUBH5500 or QUAL5005
Semester 2
QUAL5004
Designing a Qualitative Research Project

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    A Good understanding of the nature of qualitative knowledge and of qualitative research processes.
P PUBH5500, QUAL5002
C QUAL5003
Semester 2
SEXH5008
Sex and Society
2    N SEXH5414
Semester 2a
SEXH5205
Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health
6      Semester 2
SEXH5405
Contraception and Preconception Care
6      Semester 2
SEXH5407
Sex Gender and Sexuality
6      Semester 2
SEXH5412
Sexual Health and Relationships Education
6      Semester 2
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
SEXH5419
Public Health Aspects of HIV and STIs
2      Semester 2b

Master of Public Health (Practice Placement)

Master of Public Health (Professional Practice) candidates must enrol in 12 credit points of professional practice units, comprising either PUBH5041 and PUBH5042 or PUBH5040. If a candidate is not able to submit his/her professional practice report after enrolling once in both PUBH5041 and PUBH5042 or once in PUBH5040, then he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of six credit points of professional practice units of study, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits the report.
PUBH5041
Practice Placement in Public Health 1
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit of study is only available to students who commenced their Public Health studies from 2010 onwards. It is available only to students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in the first 24 credit points completed and is subject to suitable placements being available. If you wish to undertake a placement, this should be discussed with the unit coordinators well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is to be undertaken.
Semester 1
Semester 1a
Semester 1b
PUBH5042
Practice Placement in Public Health 2
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit of study is only available to students who commenced their Public Health studies from 2010 onwards. It is available only to students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in the first 24 credit points completed and is subject to suitable placements being available. If you wish to undertake a placement, this should be discussed with the unit coordinators well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is to be undertaken.
Semester 2
Semester 2a
Semester 2b
PUBH5040
Practice Placement in Public Health
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
This unit of study is only available to students who commenced their Public Health studies from 2010 onwards. It is available only to students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in the first 24 credit points completed, and is subject to suitable placements being available. If you wish to undertake a placement this should be discussed with the unit coordinators well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is to be undertaken.
Semester 1
Semester 1a
Semester 1b
Semester 2
Semester 2a
Semester 2b

Chronic Disease Prevention extension program

Master of Public Health (Chronic Disease Prevention)

Master of Public Health (Chronic Disease Prevention) candidates must enrol in 12 credit points of prevention units.
MIPH5117
Global Non-Communicable Disease Control

This unit of study is not available in 2018

2      Semester 2a
Total prescribed prevention-related credit points 8
Students are required to select an additional 4 credit points of prevention-related elective units of study from:
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
Additional prevention related units of study from Part 1 or Part 2 of the prevention related electives from the able above 2 or 4.
Total prevention-related elective credit points 4
Total required Chronic Disease Prevention credit points 12

Dissertation units of study

The following units of study are only available to master's students who commenced their candidature prior to 2011.
PUBH5906
Dissertation A
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
PUBH5907
Dissertation B
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
PUBH5908
Dissertation C
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2