Health Policy

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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


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Semester 1
HPOL5003
Analysing Health Policy
6   

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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


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Semester 1
HPOL5003
Analysing Health Policy
6   

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Semester 2
HPOL5007
Global Health Policy
6   

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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   

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Semester 2
HPOL5007
Global Health Policy
6   

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Semester 2
HPOL5008
Evidence into Health Policy and Planning
6   

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Semester 1
HPOL5009
Health Policy Project
6    C HPOL5003 and HPOL5008


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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   

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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


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Intensive July
HPOL5007
Global Health Policy
6   

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Semester 2
HPOL5008
Evidence into Health Policy and Planning
6   

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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


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Semester 2
HPOL5014
Foundations Health Technology Assessment
6   

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Semester 2
GLOH5112
Global Communicable Disease Control
6   

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Semester 2
GLOH5115
Women's and Children's Health
6    N MIPH5115


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Semester 1
GLOH5124
Humanitarian Crises and Refugee Health
6    N MIPH5124


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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   

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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   

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Semester 1
PUBH5036
Public Health: Critical Challenges
6   

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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   

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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   

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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