International Public Health
Tables of units of study: International Public Health
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Core units |
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| Full-time students take all core units (24 credit points) in Semester 1 of a given year; part-time students usually take 12 credit points in Semester 1 in each of two consecutive years. Note - students commencing enrolment in Semester 2 of a given year will need to do elective units before core units. | |||
| MIPH5131 Foundations of International Health |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MIPH5132 Global Disease Burden & Research Methods |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Elective units Part 1 |
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| Full-time master's students take 24 credit points of elective units in Semester 2 of a given year; part-time students usually take 12 credit points in Semester 2 in each of two consecutive years. Candidates for the master's degree must choose a minimum of 12 credit points from Part 1; candidates for the graduate diploma must choose a minimum of 6 credit points from Part 1. Students who have not completed all core units must ensure they fulfil all essential prerequisites before enrolling in electives. Students commencing mid-year should discuss their elective choices with the course coordinator before enrolling. | |||
| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| MIPH5004 International Health Independent Study 1 |
2 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment : The student is required to fill in 2 copies of the International Health Independent Study Registration Form, signed by the student and the supervisor, to give one copy to IPH Office and take the other copy to the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit to enrol. Students cannot enrol in both MIPH5004 and MIPH5005. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MIPH5005 International Health Independent Study 2 |
4 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment : The student is required to fill in 2 copies of the International Health Independent Study Registration Form, signed by the student and the supervisor, to give one copy to IPH Office and take the other copy to the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit to enrol. Students cannot enrol in both MIPH5005 and MIPH5004. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MIPH5008 Travel and Tropical Medicine |
2 | Int October |
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| MIPH5014 International Health Promotion |
4 |
Students who have enrolled in PUBH5033 should contact the unit co-ordinator to seek permission before enrolling in MIPH5014, as there is some overlap between the two units of study. |
Semester 2 |
| MIPH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| MIPH5115 Women's and Children's Health |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| MIPH5116 Culture, Health, Illness and Medicine |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| MIPH5117 Global Non-Communicable Disease Control |
2 | Semester 2a |
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| MIPH5118 Global Perspectives of HIV/AIDS |
4 | Semester 2a |
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| MIPH5124 Health Issues & Humanitarian Emergencies |
4 | Int November |
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| MIPH5127 Mental Disorders in Global Context |
2 | Int Sept |
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| MIPH5128 Dissertation A |
6 | P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in the first 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MIPH5129 Dissertation B |
6 | P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in the first 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MIPH5130 Dissertation C |
12 | P A candidate must have obtained a minimum weighted average mark of 70% in the first 24 credit points of coursework and obtained approval from the course-coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Enrolment must be done through the Faculty or School office. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MIPH5134 Primary Care in Low Resource Settings |
4 | Semester 2a |
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| MIPH5135 Health Systems in Developing Countries |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| MIPH5136 Nutrition in International Settings |
4 | Int August |
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| MIPH5219 International Health Project Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Elective units Part 2 |
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| Candidates may complete either LAWS6881 (Semester 1) or LAWS6252 (Semester 2) but may not complete both, and must complete either LAWS6881 or LAWS6252 before undertaking LAWS6839. For information on UNSW elective units of study, please go to the following UNSW website http://www.sphcm.med.unsw.edu.au/. | |||
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. N BETH5206 |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5206 Introduction to Public Health Ethics |
2 | N BETH5203 |
Semester 2a |
| BETH5208 Introduction to Human Research Ethics |
2 | N BETH5202 |
Semester 2a |
| CHSC6906 Health in China |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| DENT5013 Preventative Dentistry |
6 | P (PUBH5010 and PUBH5018) or DENT6000 |
Semester 2 |
| DENT5014 Dental Health Services |
6 | P PUBH5018, PUBH5010 |
Semester 2 |
| DENT5015 Population Oral Health |
6 | P PUBH5010 or SUST5004 |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5000 Introduction to Health Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HPOL5001 Economics and Finance for Health Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. Students must attend all classes on the timetabled dates as prescribed for their enrolled session/group. An Absent Fail grade may be granted to students who fail to attend the correct session/group. |
Int April Int August Int March Int Sept |
| PACS6921 Peace of Mind: The Psychology of Peace |
6 | Winter Main |
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| PSYC5011 Applying Models of Health Behaviour |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PUBH5017 Public Health Program Evaluation |
6 | P PUBH5010 and PUBH5018 and PUBH5033 C PUBH5032 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control |
6 | P PUBH5010 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control |
6 | P PUBH5010 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5024 Obesity and Health Promotion |
2 | A Core MPH content, especially health promotion/disease prevention and epidemiology P PUBH5010, PUBH5033 and PUBH5020 N PUBH5021 |
Int August |
| PUBH5025 Physical Activity and Public Health |
2 | A Content of Core MPH electives noted as prerequisites P PUBH5010, PUBH5033, (PUBH5031 or QUAL5005) N PUBH5022 |
Int August |
| PUBH5026 Mass Media Campaigns & Social Marketing |
2 | A Training in research methods epidemiology is advised but not essential. P PUBH5033 |
Int August |
| PUBH5101 Special Project in Public Health |
4 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students negotiate with a public health staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed project. The student or supervisor informs the Unit co-ordinator, who emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission to allow the student to enrol. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5102 Special Project in Public Health |
2 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students negotiate with a public health staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed project. The student or supervisor informs the Unit co-ordinator, who emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission to allow the student to enrol. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5111 Environmental Health |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| PUBH5114 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health |
4 | N PUBH5115 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5115 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health |
2 | N PUBH5114 |
Semester 2a |
| PUBH5117 Communicable Disease Control |
6 | P PUBH5010 (or equivalent) |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5205 Decision Analysis |
2 | A Recommended: PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5206 Controlled Trials |
2 | P PUBH5018 |
Int August |
| PUBH5208 Screening and Diagnostic Test Evaluation |
2 | P PUBH5010 |
Semester 2a |
| PUBH5211 Multiple Regression and Stats Computing |
4 | P PUBH5018 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5212 Categorical Data Analysis |
2 | P PUBH5018 C PUBH5211 |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5213 Survival Analysis |
2 | C PUBH5211 |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5215 Introductory Analysis of Linked Data |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5211 or BSTA5004) |
Int June Int November |
| PUBH5224 Advanced Epidemiology |
6 | P PUBH5010 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5302 Health Economic Evaluation |
4 | P (PUBH5010 and PUBH5018) or (HPOL5001 as a prerequisite and HPOL5003 as a co-requisite) |
Int Sept |
| PUBH5307 Advanced Health Economic Evaluation |
2 | P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 C PUBH5205 and PUBH5302 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int October |
| PUBH5308 Health Workforce Policy Analysis |
2 | Int October |
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| PUBH5309 Translational Health |
2 | Semester 2b |
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| PUBH5414 Public Health Advocacy |
2 | Int Sept |
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| PUBH5415 Injury Prevention |
2 | Int October |
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| PUBH5416 Vaccines in Public Health |
2 | P PUBH5010 or PUBH5018 Students who have not done the core units of study in epidemiology (PUBH5010) or biostatistics (PUBH5018) but have previous demonstrable experience in these study areas will be required to request permission from the unit of study coordinator to enrol in this unit of study. Permission is required to ensure that students have a basic grounding in epidemiology and biostatistics. The coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit to advise whether or not the student has permission to enrol. |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5417 Injury Epidemiology Prevention & Control |
4 | Semester 2 |
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| PUBH5418 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century |
6 | Int August |
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| PUBH5420 Public Health Advocacy Strategies |
4 | Semester 2b |
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| PUBH5421 Infection Prevention in Healthcare |
6 | A Basic understand of medical microbiology and communicable disease epidemiology (e.g undergraduate degree in medicine, nursing, biomedical science etc.) |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5500 Advanced Qualitative Health Research |
6 | N QUAL5005 |
Semester 1 |
| QUAL5005 Introducing Qualitative Health Research |
4 | N PUBH5500 This Unit is primarily aimed at Master of Public Health (MPH) students. Other students are encouraged to consider PUBH5500 instead of this Unit. MPH students who complete PUBH5500 can apply for a waiver for QUAL5005 |
Semester 1 |
| SEXH5008 Sex and Society |
2 |
AusAID students must enrol in the face-to-face version |
Semester 2a |
| SEXH5101 Public Health Aspects of STIs |
2 |
AusAID students must enrol in the face-to-face version. |
Semester 2a |
| SEXH5102 Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS |
2 |
AusAID students must enrol in the face-to-face version |
Semester 2a |
| SEXH5205 Advanced Adolescent Sexual Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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