Global Health
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Unit of study table
Master of Global Health |
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| Students must complete 72 credit points, including: |
| (a) 30 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) A minimum of 6 and maximum of 12 credit points of capstone units of study; and |
| (c) Additional electives units of study to satisfy the 72 credit points required to complete the course. |
Graduate Diploma in Global Health (exit only) |
| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: |
| (a) 30 credit points of core units of study; and |
| (b) 18 credit points of elective units of study. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core units |
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| GLOH5101 Foundations of Global Health |
6 | N MIPH5131 or MIPH5132 |
| GLOH5102 Skills for Working in Global Health |
6 | |
| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 | |
| GLOH5201 Global Qualitative Health Research |
6 | N PUBH5500 or QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 or PUBH5505 or FMHU5003 |
| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011 |
General Elective units |
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| GLOH5135 Global Health Systems and Delivery |
6 | N HPOL5001 or MIPH5134 or MIPH5135 |
| GLOH5219 Global Health Project Management |
6 | P 12 credit points from (GLOH5101 or GLOH5102 or PUBH5010 or (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002)) |
| GLOH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control |
6 | |
| GLOH5115 Women's and Children's Health |
6 | N MIPH5115 |
| GLOH5124 Humanitarian Crises and Refugee Health |
6 | N MIPH5124 |
| GLOH5136 Nutrition in Global Settings |
6 | A Introductory knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics |
| PUBH5551 Climate Change and Public Health |
6 | |
| FMHU5002 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | N PUBH5018 |
| PUBH5217 Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling |
6 | P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213) |
| PUBH5224 Applied Epidemiology |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 or BSTA5002) |
| PUBH5312 Health Economic Evaluation |
6 | P HPOL5000 or FMHU5001 or BSTA5002 N PUBH5302 |
| PUBH5317 Advanced Economic and Decision Analysis |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 or BSTA5002) C PUBH5312 N PUBH5205 or PUBH5307 |
| CEPI5312 Diagnostic and Screening Tests |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5311 |
| 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 |
| FMHU5000 Infection Prevention and Disease Control |
6 | A Students are assumed to have a basic understanding of medical microbiology, epidemiology and common infectious diseases N PUBH5421 |
| 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 FMHU5003 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Health. P FMHU5003 or PUBH5505 or QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 or GLOH5201 N PUBH5506 |
| BETH5203 Public Health Ethics |
6 | N BETH5206 |
| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 |
| HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy |
6 | |
| HPOL5008 Evidence into Health Policy and Planning |
6 | |
| PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 |
| PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention |
6 | A PUBH5033 or PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent N PUBH5555 |
| PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 | |
| PUBH5120 Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Health |
6 | N PUBH5118 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. |
| PUBH5121 Environmental Health |
6 | |
| PUBH5125 Environmental and Social Epidemiology |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011 C PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011 |
| PUBH5145 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health |
6 | A MPH core units N PUBH5114 or PUBH5115 |
| PUBH5225 Population Mental Health |
6 | P PUBH5033 |
| PUBH5300 Infectious Disease Epidemiology |
6 | A A basic understanding of introductory statistics and generalised linear regression (as would be attained through a unit such as PUBH5217 or equivalent, or through equivalent experience). No previous coding experience is required or assumed |
| PUBH5400 One Health |
6 | |
| PUBH5418 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century |
6 | |
| 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 or (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) |
| PUBH5430 Public Health Advocacy |
6 | |
| SEXH5414 Public Health: Sexual and Reproductive Health |
6 | |
| HPOL5012 Leadership for Health |
6 | A Students are expected to have at least 3 years work experience in a health practice, policy or administrative role |
| HPOL5014 Foundations of Health Technology Assessment |
6 | A Basic understanding of human physiology and the Australian health system |
| BETH5101 Moral Theory |
6 | |
| BETH5102 Philosophy of Health |
6 | |
| BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Policy |
6 | |
| BETH5202 Research Ethics |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, law, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission N BETH5208 |
| BETH5204 Clinical Ethics |
6 | |
| BSTA5018 Machine Learning for Biostatistics (MLB) |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (BSTA5007 or BSTA5210 or BSTA5211 or PUBH5217) |
| CEPI5315 Systematic Reviews |
6 | C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 or CLTR5001 N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 or CLTR5000 |
| CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) N CEPI5214 |
| PUBH5036 Public Health: Critical Challenges |
6 | |
| PUBH5215 Analysis of Linked Health Data |
6 | A The unit assumes introductory-level programming skills in SAS or R, assumes introductory-level knowledge in epidemiology, e.g., PUBH5010 or CEPI5100, and introductory-level knowledge in biostatistics or statistics, e.g., PUBH5018 or FMHU5002. C (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5211 or PUBH5217 or BSTA5004) |
| PUBH5216 Controlled Clinical Trials |
6 | P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 N PUBH5206 - Controlled trials (2CP) |
| PUBH5218 Advanced Statistical Modelling |
6 | P PUBH5217 N CEPI5310 |
| PUBH5227 Public Health Program Evaluation |
6 | P PUBH5033 |
| PUBH5510 Healthy Ageing and Fall Prevention |
6 | N PUBH5419 |
Capstone units |
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| GLOH5301 Global Health Capstone |
6 | P GLOH5101 and GLOH5102 and PUBH5010 A Completed at least 48 credits of the Master of Global Health N GLOH5302 or GLOH5303 or GLOH5304 or GLOH5305 |
| PUBH5610 Public Health Research Project |
12 | A Knowledge gained from a minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health or Master of Global Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project. Students must have completed any core unit directly related to their project prior to commencing the research project - this will be determined by the Unit of Study Coordinator at the time Departmental permission is considered. N PUBH5611 or PUBH5612 |
| GLOH5303 Global Health Placement |
12 |
P GLOH5101 and GLOH5102 and PUBH5010 A Completed at least 48 credits of the Master of Global Health N GLOH5301 or GLOH5302 or GLOH5304 or GLOH5305 |
| PUBH5611 Public Health Research Project A |
6 | A Knowledge gained from a minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health or Master of Global Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project. Students must have completed any core unit directly related to their project prior to commencing the research project - this will be determined by the Unit of Study Coordinator at the time Departmental permission is considered. N PUBH5610 |
| PUBH5612 Public Health Research Project B |
6 | A Knowledge gained from a minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health or Master of Global Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project. Students must have completed any core unit directly related to their project prior to commencing the research project - this will be determined by the Unit of Study Coordinator at the time Departmental permission is considered. N PUBH5610 |
