Public Health Pathway
Stream: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Pathway: Public Health
The Public Health Pathway provides specialist public health education and training in sexual health aspects of public Health. Students will study program development and evaluation as well as health promotion alongside specialist training in HIV, STIs, sexual and reproductive health. Students are bale to choose from a wide range of units of study in the sexual and reproductive health area.
The Pathway is aimed at health professionals, policy makers, public health practitioners and educators wishing to gain a more in depth knowledge and practical understanding in HIV, STIs, sexual and reproductive health.
This Pathway is also suitable for recent gradautes from science, medical science, social science, medicine, public health or other health discipline interested in pursuing a career in the public health aspects of HIV, STIs and sexual reproductive health.
Compulsory Units of Study - Public Health Pathway
| Unit of Study code and name | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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Graduate Certificate students must complete 6 credit points of compulsory units of study |
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SEXH5401 |
6 (available semester 1 and2) | online |
| Graduate Diploma students must complete 6 credit points of compulsory units of study |
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CEPI5100 OR PUBH5010 |
6 (available semester 1 and 2)
6 (available semester 1) |
online; online/face to face
online |
| Masters students must complete 12 credit points of compulsory units of study | ||
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CEPI5100 OR |
6 (available semester 1 and 2)
6 (available semester 1) |
online; online/face to face
online |
| SEXH5406 Professional Practice |
6 (available semester 1 and 2) | online/intensive |
Stream Specific Units of Study - Public Health Pathway
| Unit of Study code and name | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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Graduate Certificate students must complete 18 credit points of stream specific units of study. |
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Graduate Diploma students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study |
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Masters students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study but it is recommended that students complete all of the stream specific units of study listed below. |
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| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 (available semester 1) | face to face (evening or day); online |
| SEXH5401 Introduction: Sexual and Reproductive Health |
6 (available semester 1 and 2) | online |
| SEXH5410 Sexual Health Promotion 1 |
6 (available semester 1) | online/intensive |
| SEXH5414 Public Health: Sexual and Reproductive Health |
6 (available semester 2) | online/face to face |
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SEXH5408 |
2 (available semester 2) | online/intensive |
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MIPH5118 |
4 (available semester 2a) | online/face to face |
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MIPH5131 Foundations of International Health |
6 (available semester 1) | online/on-campus day |
General Elective Units of Study - Public Health Pathway
| Units of Study code and name | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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Graduate Diploma students complete 6 credit points of general elective units of study. Students can also select any additional stream specific units of study as electives |
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Masters students complete 12 credit points of general elective units of study. Students can also select any remaining stream specific units of study as electives. |
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| Offered Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
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| SEXH5402 Counselling for Health Professionals |
6 | online/intensive |
| SEXH5416 Advanced Readings in Sexual Health |
6 | supervision |
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| SEXH5200 Advanced STIs |
6 | face to face; block mode |
| PUBH50018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | face to face; online |
| PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 | online; block mode |
| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 | online |
| HPOL5000 Introduction to Health Policy |
6 | block mode |
| Offered Semester 2 | ||
| SEXH5202 Advanced HIV Infection |
6 | face to face; block mode |
| SEXH5205 Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health |
6 | online |
| SEXH5405 Contraception and Preconception Care |
6 | online/intensive |
| SEXH5407 Sex Gender and Sexuality |
6 | online/intensive |
| SEXH5412 Sexual Health and Relationships Education |
6 | online/intensive |
| MIPH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control |
4 | online; face to face |
| MIPH5115 Women's and Children's Health |
4 | online; face to face |
| MIPH5116 Culture, Health, Illness and Medicine |
4 | online; face to face |
| MIPH5135 Health Systems in Developing Countries |
4 | face to face |
| MIPH5219 International Health Project Management |
6 | face to face |
| PUBH5027 Public Health Program Evaluation Methods |
2 | block mode |
| PUBH5416 Vaccines in Public Health |
2 | online/intensive |
Project Units of Study - Master (Advanced)
Students accepted in the Master (Advanced) program must complete 12 credit points of project units of study.
Students must re-enrol every semester, with the associated financial cost, until they submit their project report or dissertation.
| Unit of Study code and name | Credit point | Delivery mode |
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| MEDF5301 Project (Advanced Masters) |
12 (available semester 1 and 2) | supervision |
| MEDF5302 Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A) |
6 (available semester 1 and 2) | supervision |
| MEDF5303 Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B) |
6 (available semester 1 and 2) | supervision |