Global Health
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Global Health |
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Master of Global Health |
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| Students must complete 72 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (b) 6 credit points (minimum) of capstone units of study | |||
| (c) 6 credit points (minimum) of core elective (policy/system/management) units of study; and | |||
| (d) 6 credit points (minimum) of core elective (advanced skills) units of study; and | |||
| (e) 30 credit points (maximum) of elective units of study, including at least 12 credit points of GLOH-prefixed units of study | |||
Core units |
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| (a) Full-time students take 24 credit points of core units in Semester 1 of a given year. | |||
| (b) Part-time students usually take 12 credit points in Semester 1 in each of two consecutive years. | |||
| (c) Students commencing enrolment in Semester 2 of a given year will need to do elective units before core units. | |||
| GLOH5101 Foundations of Global Health |
6 | N MIPH5131 or MIPH5132 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| GLOH5102 Skills for Working in Global Health |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011 or CEPI5100 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
Core Elective units |
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| Students who have not completed all core units should be aware of prerequisites before enrolling in electives. | |||
Stream 1: Policy/System/Management |
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| GLOH5135 Global Health Systems and Delivery |
6 | N HPOL5001 or MIPH5134 or MIPH5135 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| GLOH5219 Global Health Project Management |
6 | P (GLOH5101 and GLOH5102) OR (PUBH5010 and PUBH5018) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
Stream 2: Advanced Skills |
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| GLOH5201 Global Qualitative Health Research |
6 | P GLOH5102 N PUBH5500 or QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 or PUBH5505 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5217 Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling |
6 | P PUBH5018 N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5224 Advanced Epidemiology |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5312 Health Economic Evaluation |
6 | P HPOL5000 and (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 N PUBH5302 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive September |
| PUBH5317 Advanced Economic and Decision Analysis |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 C PUBH5312 N PUBH5205 and PUBH5307 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
Elective units |
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| GLOH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| GLOH5115 Women's and Children's Health |
6 | N MIPH5115 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| GLOH5124 Humanitarian Crises and Refugee Health |
6 | N MIPH5124 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive October |
| GLOH5136 Nutrition in Global Settings |
6 | A Introductory knowledge of epidemiology Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control |
6 | A PUBH5033, PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5551 Climate Change and Public Health |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | N BETH5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| HPOL5008 Evidence into Health Policy and Planning |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| SEXH5414 Public Health: Sexual and Reproductive Health |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
Capstone units |
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| Students select a minimum of 6 credit points and a maximum of 12 credit points from this list | |||
| GLOH5301 Global Health Capstone |
6 | P Completed at least 48 credits for Master of Global Health Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GLOH5302 Global Health Dissertation |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GLOH5303 International Field Placement |
12 | P Completed 48 credit points Note: Department permission required for enrolment GLOH5303 International Field Placements capstone unit will offer very limited number of virtual remote field placements as there will be no overseas field placements due to travel ban. All communications, engagements with partners and work will be done via zoom. |
Semester 1 |
| GLOH5304 Global Health Dissertation A |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| GLOH5305 Global Health Dissertation B |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |