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Public Health (Chronic Disease Prevention)

Unit of study table

Master of Public Health - Chronic Disease Prevention - Specialisation

A specialisation requires the completion of 18 credit points chosen from units of study listed below;
Note. Only one of the MBHT units can be used as part of the 18 credit points required for this Specialisation.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Unit selections for specialisation

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
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.
PUBH5145
Alcohol, Drug Use and Health
6 A MPH core units
N PUBH5114 or PUBH5115
PUBH5225
Population Mental Health
6 P PUBH5033
PUBH5227
Public Health Program Evaluation
6 P PUBH5033
PUBH5418
Tobacco Control in the 21st Century
6  
PUBH5510
Healthy Ageing and Fall Prevention
6 N PUBH5419
GLOH5136
Nutrition in Global Settings
6 A Introductory knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics
MBHT5001
Diabetes Management
6 A This unit of study is recommended for medical graduates, as well as nursing or allied health graduates with a minimum of 12 months clinical experience
MBHT5003
Obesity and Pre-diabetes: Prevention and Care
6  
NTDT5608
Community and Public Health Nutrition
6 C NTDT5305 and NTDT5307
P NTDT5601 and (NTDT5602 or FMHU5001) and NTDT5604 and NTDT5503