Public Health
Errata
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The following units have been cancelled for Semester 2: CEPI5311 Diagnostic and Screening Tests (Part 1) |
12/05/2020 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Public Health |
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Master of Public Health |
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| Students must successfully complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 36 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 30 credit points of elective units of study, including: | |||
| (i) a minimum of 18 credit points from Part 1 of the table of units of study, or from the specialisation elective unit tables; and | |||
| (c) 6 credit points of capstone (or 12 credit points of Dissertation, or 12 credit points of Professional Practice with a reduction in elective units; or 6 credit points of Special Project; or another equivalent unit of study). | |||
| Specialisations are: | |||
| (i) Chronic Disease Prevention | |||
| (ii) Communicable Disease Control | |||
| (iii) Health Promotion and Advocacy | |||
| (iv) Research Methods | |||
Graduate Diploma in Public Health |
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| Students successfully complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 36 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of elective units of study, with a minimum of 6 credit points from Part 1 of the table of units of study | |||
Core units |
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| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011 or CEPI5100 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PUBH5036 Public Health: Critical Challenges |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5505 Qualitative Research in Health |
6 | N PUBH5500 or QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 |
Semester 2 |
Capstone |
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| PUBH5134 Public Health Capstone |
6 | P PUBH5010 AND PUBH5018 AND PUBH5505 AND HPOL5000 AND PUBH5036 N PUBH5034 Students must have completed all core MPH units. Unit will be offered in both semesters to allow flexibility for part-time students. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Part 1 electives |
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| PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control |
6 | A PUBH5033, PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent PUBH5020 is an advanced MPH elective in the area of chronic disease prevention. Some epidemiological concepts, such as population attributable risk and introductory concepts in health promotion are expected knowledge for understanding this unit. For example, attributable risk is necessary to understand the Burden of Disease concept in NCD prevention, and is part of Module 2 of this unit. In addition, this MPH elective predominantly takes a population and global perspective on NCD prevention with a lesser emphasis on clinical or health services prevention perspectives. |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5039 Public Health Nutrition Essentials |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PUBH5040 Practice Placement in Public Health |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit of study is only available to students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in the first 48 credit points completed, and is subject to suitable placements being available. If you wish to undertake a placement this should be discussed with the unit coordinators well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is to be undertaken. |
Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b |
| PUBH5041 Practice Placement in Public Health 1 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit of study is only available to students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in the first 48 credit points completed, and is subject to suitable placements being available. If you wish to undertake a placement, this should be discussed with the unit coordinators well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is to be undertaken. |
Semester 1 Semester 1a Semester 1b |
| PUBH5042 Practice Placement in Public Health 2 |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit of study is only available to students with a weighted average mark of 75% or more in the first 48 credit points completed, and is subject to suitable placements being available. If you wish to undertake a placement, this should be discussed with the unit coordinators well before the start of the Semester in which the placement is to be undertaken. |
Semester 2 Semester 2a Semester 2b |
| PUBH5101 Special Project in Public Health |
4 | P One or more of (PUBH5010, PUBH5018, QUAL5005) depending on the intended project Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students should first contact the unit coordinator to discuss their proposed topic or area of interest. They then contact an academic staff member associated with the area of their project and negotiate the details of the project and negotiate the details of the project design and the method and frequency of contact with the supervisor during the project. Once the unit coordinator has agreed to the enrolment, the student applies to enrol via Sydney Student and should include in the application a brief description of the agreed project and supervisor contact details. The unit coordinator will then formally approve the enrolment. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5102 Special Project in Public Health |
2 | P One or more of PUBH5010, PUBH5018 and QUAL5005 depending on the intended project Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students should first contact the unit coordinator to discuss their proposed topic or area of interest. They then contact an academic staff member associated with the area of their project and negotiate the details of the project design and the method and frequency of contact with the supervisor during the project. Once the unit coordinator has agreed to the enrolment, the student applies to enrol via Sydney Student and should include in the application a brief description of the agreed project and supervisor contact details. The unit coordinator will then formally approve the enrolment. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5120 Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Health |
6 | N PUBH5118 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5121 Environmental Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PUBH5145 Alcohol, drug use and health |
6 | N PUBH5114 or PUBH5115 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5212 Categorical Data Analysis |
2 | P PUBH5211 N PUBH5217 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5213 Survival Analysis |
2 | P PUBH5211 N PUBH5217 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2b |
| PUBH5215 Analysis of Linked Health Data |
6 | A Basic familiarity with SAS computing syntax and methods of basic statistical analysis of fixed-format data files C (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5211 or PUBH5217 or BSTA5004) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Familiarity with writing a basic SAS program. For data privacy and security reasons, the major assignment can only be completed on the computers in the Sydney School of Public Health Computer Lab. This computer lab is available 24/7 for students enrolled in this unit. |
Intensive June Intensive November |
| PUBH5216 Controlled Clinical Trials |
6 | P PUBH5018 N PUBH5206 - Controlled trials (2CP) |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5217 Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling |
6 | P PUBH5018 N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213) The statistical software package used in this unit is web-based. There is no cost/fee to use this software. |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5218 Advanced Statistical Modelling |
6 | A PUBH5018, PUBH5217, PUBH5033, PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent N CEPI5310 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5224 Advanced Epidemiology |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5225 Population Mental Health |
6 | P PUBH5033 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5227 Public Health Program Evaluation |
6 | P PUBH5033 AND PUBH5010 Attendance and participation in ALL weekend workshops is mandatory as well as online participation (this unit is not available in online only mode) |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5312 Health Economic Evaluation |
6 | P HPOL5000 and (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 N PUBH5302 |
Intensive September |
| PUBH5317 Advanced Economic and Decision Analysis |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 C PUBH5312 N PUBH5205 PUBH5307 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5400 One Health |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PUBH5418 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century |
6 | Intensive August |
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| PUBH5421 Infection Prevention in Healthcare |
6 | A basic knowledge of medical microbiology, antimicrobial agents and communicable disease epidemiology and clinical features Assumed knowledge: basic knowledge of medical microbiology, antimicrobial agents and communicable disease epidemiology and clinical features |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5423 Adv Concepts:Vaccines in Public Health |
4 | P PUBH5416 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| 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 and PUBH5018 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Department permission required for enrolment of 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. |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5430 Public Health Advocacy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PUBH5506 Advanced Qualitative Analysis and Writing |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PUBH5510 Healthy ageing and fall prevention This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | N PUBH5419 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5551 Climate Change and Public Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PUBH5555 Lifestyle and Chronic Disease Prevention |
6 | P PUBH5033 |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5601 Public Health Special Project |
6 | A The student is assumed to have the knowledge and skills required to suitably complete the requirements of the project they undertake, or be reasonably able to obtain this knowledge and these skills during the course of the project. P PUBH5036 AND (PUBH5010 OR PUBH5018 OR PUBH5505, depending on the intended project) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students should first contact the unit coordinator to discuss their proposed topic or area of interest. It is the student's responsibility to identify a suitable supervisor, but the unit coordinator will provide guidance on this if the student needs this. The contact with the potential supervisor should include discussion of the details of the project design and the method and frequency of contact with the supervisor during the project. This information should then be discussed with the unit coordinator, who will confirm if the arrangements are suitable. Once the unit coordinator has agreed to the enrolment, the student applies to enrol via Sydney Student. The unit coordinator will then formally approve the enrolment. The project may be marked by the supervisor, the unit coordinator or another academic, as determined by the unit coordinator in consultation with the supervisor. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5610 Public Health Dissertation |
12 | A Knowledge gained from the minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students considering doing this unit should submit an expression of interest, with proposed topic and supervisor, at least one semester prior to enrolment in the unit. This is necessary to enable supervisors to give advice about relevant elective units and, if necessary, to prepare applications for ethics committee approval |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PUBH5611 Public Health Dissertation A |
6 | A Knowledge gained from the minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students considering doing this unit should submit an expression of interest, with proposed topic and supervisor, at least one semester prior to enrolment in the unit. This is necessary to enable supervisors to give advice about relevant elective units and, if necessary, to prepare applications for ethics committee approval |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5612 Public Health Dissertation B |
6 | A Knowledge gained from the minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students considering doing this unit should submit an expression of interest, with proposed topic and supervisor, at least one semester prior to enrolment in the unit. This is necessary to enable supervisors to give advice about relevant elective units and, if necessary, to prepare applications for ethics committee approval |
Semester 2 |
Part 2 electives |
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| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | N BETH5206 If an insufficient number of students opt to attend intensives on campus, the coordinator may choose to teach this unit of study in online mode only. Students will be contacted if this occurs. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5205 Ethics and Mental Health This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
6 | A Basic understanding of ethical reasoning Students can meet with course coordinators by appointment in person or via teleconference |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5208 Introduction to Human Research Ethics This unit of study is not available in 2020 |
2 | C GENC5020 N BETH5202 If an insufficient number of students opt to attend seminars on campus, the co-ordinator may choose to teach this Unit of Study in online mode only. Students will be contacted if this occurs. |
Semester 2 |
| 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. |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 |
People working in health care will benefit from this course. |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) N CEPI5214 Students without the pre-requisites are encouraged to contact the Unit Coordinator to discuss their motivation and experience. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CEPI5311 Diagnostic and Screening Tests (Part 1) |
2 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5312 |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5312 Diagnostic and Screening Tests (1 and 2) |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5311 |
Semester 2 |
| COMP5424 Information Technology in Biomedicine |
6 | A It is assumed that students will have experience with software development as covered in SOFT2412 or COMP9103 (or equivalent UoS from different institutions). |
Semester 1 |
| DENT5013 Preventative Dentistry |
6 | P PUBH5018 and PUBH5010 |
Semester 2 |
| DENT5014 Dental Health Services |
6 | P PUBH5018 and PUBH5030 |
Semester 2 |
| DENT5015 Population Oral Health |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or SUST5004 |
Semester 2 |
| GLOH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GLOH5115 Women's and Children's Health |
6 | N MIPH5115 |
Semester 1 |
| GLOH5124 Humanitarian Crises and Refugee Health |
6 | N MIPH5124 |
Intensive October |
| GLOH5136 Nutrition in Global Settings |
6 | A Introductory knowledge of epidemiology |
Semester 2 |
| GLOH5201 Global Qualitative Health Research |
6 | P GLOH5102 N PUBH5500 or QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 or PUBH5505 |
Semester 2 |
| GLOH5219 Global Health Project Management |
6 | P GLOH5101 and GLOH5102 OR (PUBH5010 and PUBH5018) |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HPOL5006 Business of Health |
6 | Intensive July |
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| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| HPOL5008 Evidence into Health Policy and Planning |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| INFO5306 Enterprise Healthcare Information Systems |
6 | A The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses in related units such as COMP5206 Information Technologies and Systems (or COMP5138/COMP9120 Database Management Systems). |
Semester 2 |
| INFO9003 IT for Health Professionals |
6 | N INFO5003 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 and law graduates from a common law jurisdiction This unit must be completed prior to commencing other elective units. It is important to enrol well in advance of classes in order to complete pre-class readings (normally available to enrolled students 3 weeks prior to the first class). Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are also recommended to undertake this unit. If you have missed the enrolment deadline or unable to enrol in the unit in Sydney Student https://sydneystudent.sydney.edu.au/sitsvision/wrd/SIW_LGN, please contact law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive April Intensive August Intensive March Intensive September |
| LAWS6848 Law, Business and Healthy Lifestyles |
6 |
For 2020 only, this unit will be a substitute for the MHL core units, LAWS6058 Information Rights in Health Care or LAWS6839 Critical Issues in Public Health Law. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6920 Global Health Law |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive July |
| MBHT5001 Diabetes Management |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MBHT5003 Obesity and Pre-diabetes: Prevention and Care |
6 | A This unit is intended for students who have experience in clinical care of patients. Most of the subject matter and assessments are based on clinical management processes. |
Semester 1 |
| MECO6919 Health Communication |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| NTDT5608 Community and Public Health Nutrition |
6 | C NTDT5305 and NTDT5307 NTDT5608 is available as an elective to students in the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Medicine as well as the Master of Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health). For these students, there are no prerequisites for entry into NTDT5608. However, these students must apply for Special Permission from the unit of study coordinator in order to be enrolled. |
Semester 2 |
| SEXH5008 Sex and Society |
2 | N SEXH5414 |
Semester 2a |
| SEXH5205 Adolescent Sexual Health |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SEXH5405 Contraception and Preconception Care |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SEXH5407 Sex Gender and Sexuality |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SEXH5412 Sexual Health and Relationships Education |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SEXH5414 Public Health: Sexual and Reproductive Health |
6 | N SEXH5008 or SEXH5418 or SEXH5419 |
Semester 2 |
| SEXH5418 Public Health Aspects of Reproductive Health |
2 | N SEXH5414 |
Semester 2a |
| SEXH5419 Public Health Aspects of HIV and STIs |
2 | N SEXH5414 |
Semester 2b |
| WARC5001 Research Translation, Impact and Evaluation |
6 | A An understanding of research methodology and clinical trials is assumed. |
Semester 2 |
Specialisation electives |
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| Please refer to the Specialisation pages for specific requirements, and elective unit options, appropriate for each specialisation. | |||