Genetics and Public Health
PUBH5116
This unit caters for practitioners, policy and decision-makers, students and researchers in public health, public policy, journalism, law, epidemiology, medicine, science, industry, ethics, philosophy, communication and advocacy. It gives a basic introduction to genetics and genetic epidemiology and covers issues like genetic determinants of disease, genetic testing and screening, psychosocial, legal and ethical aspects of genetics and genetic testing, genetic education and genetics and public policy.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 4
Commencing semesters: 10
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: PUBH5116
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No
Our courses that offer this unit of study
- Master of Health Communication
- Graduate Diploma in Health Communication
- Graduate Certificate in Health Communication
- Master of Public Health
- Master of Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology)
- Master of Science in Medicine (Clinical Epidemiology)
- Master of Qualitative Health Research
- Master of Public Health (Professional Practice)
- Graduate Diploma in Public Health
- Graduate Diploma in Qualitative Health Research
- Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology
- Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology
- Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research
- Medicine Postgraduate Non-Degree
- Medicine Postgraduate Cross-Institutional