Health Policy
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
| Item | Errata | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
The description for PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control has changed to the following: This unit provides a systems-informed approach to examining the global issue of chronic diseases. Students will examine major chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancers, chronic respiratory disease, and mental illness, and their risk factors. Global, national and sub-national chronic disease prevention strategies are critically considered. This includes weighing up evidence on the effectiveness of primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention strategies at the population level, and examining the role of health policy and strategic planning in developing effective and sustainable chronic disease prevention programs in different settings (in Australia and globally). The unit also discusses systems approaches to chronic disease prevention, that is considering the complex underlying social, environmental and economic drivers of chronic disease, how these drivers interact, and applying a coordinated and multisectoral approach to preventing chronic disease. |
04/02/2022 |
| 2. |
The assumed knowledge for FMHU5004 has been updated to read 'Students looking for an introductory level unit should take FMHU5003 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Health. |
04/03/2022 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Health Policy |
|||
Master of Health Policy |
|||
| Students must successfully complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 36 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of elective units of study, or other postgraduate units of study as approved by the course coordinator. | |||
Graduate Diploma of Health Policy |
|||
| Students must successfully complete 36 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of elective units of study, or other postgraduate units of study as approved by the course coordinator. | |||
Graduate Certificate of Health Policy |
|||
| Students must successfully complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 18 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 6 credit points of elective units of study, or other postgraduate units of study as approved by the course coordinator. | |||
Core units |
|||
Graduate Certificate |
|||
| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 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 |
Graduate Diploma |
|||
| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 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 |
Master |
|||
| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 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 |
| HPOL5008 Evidence into Health Policy and Planning |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5009 Health Policy Project |
6 | C HPOL5003 and HPOL5008 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units |
|||
| BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Policy |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| 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 |
| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 |
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 |
|
| FMHU5000 Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare |
6 | A Students are assumed to have a basic understanding of medical microbiology, epidemiology and common infectious diseases N PUBH5421 |
Semester 2 |
| FMHU5001 Foundations of Health Research |
6 | A Basic knowledge in mathematics N MEDF5005 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 |
| HPOL5006 Business of Health |
6 | N SMBA6122 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive July |
| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5008 Evidence into Health Policy and Planning |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5012 Leadership in Health |
6 | A Students are expected to have at least 1 year work experience in a health practice, policy or administrative role Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5014 Foundations Health Technology Assessment |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
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 |
| GLOH5136 Nutrition in Global Settings |
6 | A Introductory knowledge of epidemiology Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| GLOH5201 Global Qualitative Health Research |
6 | N PUBH5500 or QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 or PUBH5505 or FMHU5003 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| GLOH5219 Global Health Project Management |
6 | P (GLOH5101 and GLOH5102) OR (PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PCOL5101 Drugs and Devices: R and D to Registration |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control |
6 | A PUBH5033 or PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent N PUBH5555 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 |
| PUBH5036 Public Health: Critical Challenges |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| 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 |
| PUBH5126 Genomics and Public Health This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | A Basic epidemiology No previous knowledge of genetics is required P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive October |
| 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 |
| PUBH5225 Population Mental Health |
6 | P PUBH5033 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 |
| PUBH5312 Health Economic Evaluation |
6 | P HPOL5000 and (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 or BSTA5002) N PUBH5302 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5317 Advanced Economic and Decision Analysis This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 C PUBH5312 N PUBH5205 PUBH5307 |
Semester 2 Early |
| PUBH5418 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive August |
| 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 |
| PUBH5555 Lifestyle and Chronic Disease Prevention This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P PUBH5033 |
Semester 2 Early |