International Public Health
This information is for guidance only.
The requirements and progression rules for your study program will be in the Sydney Medical School Handbook.
International public health looks at public health issues in various international settings, with an emphasis on developing and emerging countries.
Course Structure
Credit points required for each program of study
| Master | Graduate Diploma | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Units | 24 | Core Units | 24 |
| Elective Units | 24 | Elective Units | 12 |
| Total | 48 | Total | 36 |
Studying Online
From 2013 you can study international public health online or choose a combination of online and face-to-face. Read more about studying international public health online here.
Core Units
Both study programs require the same core units to be completed.
The core units are offered in Semester 1.
|
Unit of study code |
Unit of study name |
Credit point |
Core Units |
Delivery mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available in Semester 1 | ||||
| MIPH5131 | Foundations of International Health |
6CP |
Master, Grad Dip |
F, O |
| MIPH5132 | Global Disease Burden and Research Methods |
6CP |
Master, Grad Dip |
F, O |
| PUBH5010 | Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6CP |
Master, Grad Dip |
F, B, O |
| PUBH5018 | Introductory Biostatistics |
6CP |
Master, Grad Dip |
F, B, O |
| Key |
F = 'Face to Face' |
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Elective units
If you commence your studies in Semester 2, some elective units may not be available to you as the prerequisites units are held in Semester 1.
| Unit of study code | Unit of study name | Credit point (CP) value |
Delivery mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Public Health electives: | |||
| MIPH5004 or MIPH5005 |
International Health Independent Study 1 or 2(Special Project) | 2CP or 4CP |
P |
| MIPH5008 | Travel and Tropical Medicine |
2CP |
F |
| MIPH5014 | International Health Promotion |
4CP |
F |
| MIPH5112 | Global Communicable Disease Control |
4CP |
F |
| MIPH5115 | Women's and Children's Health |
4CP |
F |
| MIPH5116 | Culture, Health, Illness and Medicine |
4CP |
F, O |
| MIPH5117 | Global Non-communicable Disease Control |
2CP |
F, O |
| MIPH5118 | Global Perspectives on HIV/AIDS |
4CP |
F, O |
| MIPH5124 | Health Issues and Humanitarian Emergencies |
4CP |
F |
| MIPH5127 | Mental Disorders in Global Context |
2CP |
F |
| MIPH5134 | Primary Care in Low Resource Settings |
4CP |
F, O |
| MIPH5135 | Health Systems in Developing Countries |
4CP |
F |
| MIPH5136 | Nutrition in International Settings |
4CP |
F |
| MIPH5219 |
6CP |
F |
|
| Public Health Electives: | |||
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International public health students can study up to 12 credit points of units from the Master of Public Health program. See a list of units here. |
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| Key |
F = 'Face to Face' |
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Additional elective units
| Unit of study code | Unit of study name |
Credit point |
|---|---|---|
| BETH5203 | Ethics and Public Health |
6CP |
| DENT5013 | Preventive Dentistry |
6CP |
| DENT5014 | Dental Health Services |
6CP |
| DENT5015 | Population Oral Health |
6CP |
| LAWS6252 | Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System 6 |
6CP |
| LAWS6839 | Critical Issues in Public Health Law |
6CP |
|
LAWS6848 |
New directions in Public Health Law |
6CP |
| SEXH5008 | Sex & Society |
2CP |
| SEXH5101 | Public Health Aspects of STDs |
2CP |
| SEXH5102 | Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS |
2CP |
| SEXH5205 | Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health |
6CP |
| PSYC5011 | Applying Models of Health Behaviour |
6CP |