Master of Public Health 2015 Course Code: MCPHTH Unit type Credit Points Unit Code and Title 120 credit points (3 semesters full-time, 6 semesters part-time) UR STRUCTURE Core Units totaling 50 credit points as below: Core 5 units 50 PHM516 Indigenous Health and Social Change PHM552 Introduction to Epidemiology PHM559 Health Policy PHM567 Foundations of Public Health Professional Practice Option Specialist Electives 7 units OR 70 Professional Practice Option: Units selected from the following streams totaling 70 credit points, including at least 2 from the Public Health Practice stream. Public Health Practice Stream PHM526 Research Design PHM527 Health Research Skills PHM529 Sexual and Reproductive Health PHM536 Health Systems, Planning and Management PHM553 Introduction to Biostatistics PHM554 Public Health Decision Making (enrol in final semester or after completing 80 cp) Indigenous Health Stream PHM517 Public Health Anthropology PHM523 Health Promotion PHM524 Clinical Trials PHM525 Indigenous Health Research PHM528 Community Development and Public Health Global Health Stream PHM566 Chronic Conditions Control PHM570 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases PHM592 Global Health PHM593 Tropical Child Health OR
: Units selected from any of the following coursework streams totaling 30 credit points Research Project Option 1 Research Project AND Specialist Electives 3 units Public Health Practice Stream PHM526 Research Design PHM527 Health Research Skills PHM529 Sexual and Reproductive Health PHM536 Health Systems, Planning and Management PHM553 Introduction to Biostatistics PHM554 Public Health Decision Making (enrol after completing 40 cp) Indigenous Health Stream PHM517 Public Health Anthropology PHM523 Health Promotion PHM524 Clinical Trials PHM525 Indigenous Health Research PHM528 Community Development and Public Health Global Health Stream PHM566 Chronic Conditions Control PHM570 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases PHM592 Global Health PHM593 Tropical Child Health AND A research project totaling 40 credit points Research Project PHM599 Research Project: 1 x PHM599F (40cp) OR 2 x PHM599P (20cp) Course Total 120 Total Credit Points
REMMENDED STUDY PLANS - MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2015 Legend: = Core Unit = R = Research Project FULL-TIME Commencing in Semester 1 PHM567 Foundations of Public Health PHM559 Health Policy PHM552 Introduction to Epidemiology PHM516 Indigenous Health and Social Change 1 Semester 1 2 3 4 5 PHM567 Foundations of Public Health PHM559 Health Policy PHM552 Introduction to Epidemiology PHM516 Indigenous Health and Social Change 2 1 3 Semester 1 PHM599F Research Project R FULL-TIME Commencing in Semester 2 PHM559 Health Policy 1 PHM567 Foundations of Public Health 2 PHM552 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 PHM516 Indigenous Health and Social Change 4 5
FULL-TIME Commencing in Semester 2 (continued) PHM559 Health Policy 1 2 PHM567 Foundations of Public Health PHM599F Research Project R PHM552 Introduction to Epidemiology PHM516 Indigenous Health and Social Change 3 PART-TIME Commencing in Semester 1 PHM567 Foundations of Public Health PHM552 Introduction to Epidemiology PHM516 Indigenous Health and Social Change PHM559 Health Policy 1 2 4 3 5 PHM567 Foundations of Public Health PHM552 Introduction to Epidemiology 1 PHM516 Indigenous Health and Social Change PHM559 Health Policy 2 3 PHM599P Research Project R PHM599P Research Project R
PART-TIME Commencing in Semester 2 PHM567 Foundations of Public Health PHM559 Health Policy PHM552 Introduction to Epidemiology 1 PHM516 Indigenous Health and Social Change 2 3 Year 4 4 5 PHM567 Foundations of Public Health PHM559 Health Policy PHM552 Introduction to Epidemiology 2 PHM516 Indigenous Health and Social Change PHM599P Research Project R 3 Year 4 PHM599P Research Project R
Unit Availability Semester 1 Units PHM523 Health Promotion (3 day intensive) PHM525 Indigenous Health Research PHM526 Research Design PHM528 Community Development and Public Health (3 day intensive) PHM536 Health Systems, Planning and Management PHM566 Chronic Conditions Control (1 day intensive) PHM592 Global Health Semester 2 Units PHM517 Public Health Anthropology PHM524 Clinical Trials PHM527 Health Research Skills PHM529 Sexual and Reproductive Health (4 day intensive) PHM553 Introduction to Biostatistics (2 day intensive) PHM570 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Disease PHM593 Tropical Child Health PHM554 Public Health Decision-Making For Professional Practice Option: enrol in final semester or after completing 80 cp For : enrol after completing 40cp