Health Communication

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Due to a technical error, the availability of some units of study is incorrectly listed.
See the current students website ((Find a unit of study) for up-to-date information on sessions available.
The following units have been identified as impacted:

WRIT6000
WRIT6001

21/01/2022
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Health Communication

Master of Health Communication

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

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

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

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

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

ARIN6902
Internet Cultures and Governance
6      Semester 1
ARIN6903
Digital Media and Society
6      Semester 2
ARIN6905
Digital Audiences and Communities
6      Semester 1
ARIN6906
Emerging Technologies and Issues
6      Semester 2
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
EDPK5003
Developing a Research Project
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
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
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
LNGS7006
Cross-Cultural Communication
6      Semester 2
LNGS7504
Medical Discourse

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6      Semester 1
MECO6900
News Writing
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
MECO6901
Media Relations
6      Semester 2
MECO6908
Strategy Selection in Corporate PR
6      Semester 1
MECO6915
Writing Feature Stories
6      Semester 1
MECO6926
International Media Practice
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
MECO6936
Social Media Communication
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
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
MECO6942
Managing Social Media Communities
6      Intensive February
Intensive July
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
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
WRIT6000
Professional Writing

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6      Semester 2
WRIT6001
Professional Editing

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6      Semester 1