Public Health
Unit of study table
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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) 24-30 credit points of Public Health elective units of study, noting: |
| (i) 18 credit points of elective units of study can be used to meet the requirements of a specialisation. |
Available specialisations are: |
| Chronic Disease Prevention |
| Communicable Disease Control |
| Health Promotion and Advocacy |
| Research Methods |
| (ii) Completion of a specialisation is not a requirement of the course. |
| (c) 6-12 credit points of Capstone Experience units of study. |
| This requirement can be met by completing any of the following: |
| (i) 6 credit point Capstone unit of study, or |
| (ii)12 credit points of the Research Project units of study, or |
| (iii)12 credit points of Practice Placement in Public Health unit of study. |
Graduate Diploma in Public Health |
| 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, from Public Health electives table. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core units |
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| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011 |
| FMHU5002 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | N PUBH5018 |
| PUBH5033 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6 | |
| PUBH5036 Public Health: Critical Challenges |
6 | |
| FMHU5003 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Health |
6 | N PUBH5505 or BACH5255 or QUAL5005 |
| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 |
Capstone experience units |
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| Note: This requirement can be met by completing any Practice Placement units or Capstone units or Research Project units below: | ||
Practice Placement units |
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| Note: Students must select 12 credit points of Practice Placement units below if choosing this option: | ||
| PUBH5040 Practice Placement in Public Health |
12 | C PUBH5010 AND (PUBH5018 OR FMHU5002) AND (FMHU5003 OR PUBH5505 OR BACH5255 OR QUAL5005) AND HPOL5000 AND PUBH5033 AND PUBH5036 |
Capstone unit |
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| Note: Students must select 6 credit points of Capstone units below if choosing this option: | ||
| PUBH5134 Public Health Capstone |
6 | P 30 credit points from (PUBH5010 AND (PUBH5018 OR FMHU5002) AND (FMHU5003 OR PUBH5505 OR BACH5255 OR QUAL5005) AND HPOL5000 AND PUBH5033 AND PUBH5036) C 36 credit points from (PUBH5010 AND (PUBH5018 OR FMHU5002) AND (FMHU5003 OR PUBH5505 OR BACH5255 OR QUAL5005) AND HPOL5000 AND PUBH5033 AND PUBH5036) N PUBH5034 |
Research Project units |
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| Note: Students must select 12 credit points of Research Project units below if choosing this option: | ||
| PUBH5610 Public Health Research Project |
12 | A Knowledge gained from a minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health or Master of Global Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project. Students must have completed any core unit directly related to their project prior to commencing the research project - this will be determined by the Unit of Study Coordinator at the time Departmental permission is considered. N PUBH5611 or PUBH5612 |
| PUBH5611 Public Health Research Project A |
6 | A Knowledge gained from a minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health or Master of Global Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project. Students must have completed any core unit directly related to their project prior to commencing the research project - this will be determined by the Unit of Study Coordinator at the time Departmental permission is considered. N PUBH5610 |
| PUBH5612 Public Health Research Project B |
6 | A Knowledge gained from a minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health or Master of Global Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project. Students must have completed any core unit directly related to their project prior to commencing the research project - this will be determined by the Unit of Study Coordinator at the time Departmental permission is considered. N PUBH5610 |
Public Health electives |
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| BETH5101 Moral Theory |
6 | |
| BETH5102 Philosophy of Health |
6 | |
| BETH5202 Research Ethics |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, law, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission N BETH5208 |
| BETH5203 Public Health Ethics |
6 | N BETH5206 |
| BETH5204 Clinical Ethics |
6 | |
| BETH5208 Introduction to Human Research Ethics |
2 | N BETH5202 |
| 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 |
| BMRI5001 The Ethics of Neuroscience and Mental Health |
6 | |
| CEPI5105 Advanced Epidemiology |
6 | P (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and (FMHU5002 or PUBH5018 or BSTA5002) C PUBH5217 or BSTA5210 |
| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 | |
| CEPI5205 Doing a Systematic Review |
6 | A (CEPI5100 or PUBH5010) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) P CEPI5203 or CEPI5314 or CEPI5315 |
| CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) N CEPI5214 |
| CEPI5312 Diagnostic and Screening Tests |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5311 |
| CEPI5315 Systematic Reviews |
6 | C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 or CLTR5001 N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 or CLTR5000 |
| COMP5424 Information Technology in Biomedicine |
6 | A Experience with software development as covered in SOFT2412 or COMP9103 or COMP9003 (or equivalent UoS from different institutions) N COMP4424 |
| FMHU5000 Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare |
6 | A Students are assumed to have a basic understanding of medical microbiology, epidemiology and common infectious diseases N PUBH5421 |
| FMHU5004 Qualitative Analysis and Writing in Health |
6 | A Students should have an understanding of qualitative research as this unit does not cover research design or data collection. Students looking for an introductory level unit should take FMHU5003 Introduction to Qualitative Research in Health. P FMHU5003 or PUBH5505 or QUAL5005 or QUAL5006 or GLOH5201 N PUBH5506 |
| GLOH5101 Foundations of Global Health |
6 | N MIPH5131 or MIPH5132 |
| GLOH5102 Skills for Working in Global Health |
6 | |
| GLOH5112 Global Communicable Disease Control |
6 | |
| GLOH5115 Women's and Children's Health |
6 | N MIPH5115 |
| GLOH5124 Humanitarian Crises and Refugee Health |
6 | N MIPH5124 |
| GLOH5135 Global Health Systems and Delivery |
6 | N HPOL5001 or MIPH5134 or MIPH5135 |
| GLOH5136 Nutrition in Global Settings |
6 | A Introductory knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics |
| GLOH5219 Global Health Project Management |
6 | P 12 credit points from (GLOH5101 or GLOH5102 or PUBH5010 or (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002)) |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 |
| HPOL5003 Analysing Health Policy |
6 | |
| HPOL5006 Business of Health |
6 | N SMBA6122 |
| HPOL5007 Global Health Policy |
6 | |
| HPOL5008 Evidence into Health Policy and Planning |
6 | |
| HPOL5012 Leadership for Health |
6 | A Students are expected to have at least 3 years work experience in a health practice, policy or administrative role |
| HPOL5014 Foundations Health Technology Assessment |
6 | |
| 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) N INFO4406 |
| ITLS6103 Transport, Sustainability and Health |
6 | |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 Students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in this unit prior to commencing other law units of study. Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are strongly recommended to undertake this unit. This unit is not available to students who have acquired a law degree from Australia or another common law jurisdiction. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| MECO6919 Health Communication |
6 | This unit will be offered in intensive and online modes. |
| NTDT5608 Community and Public Health Nutrition |
6 | C NTDT5305 and NTDT5307 P NTDT5601 and (NTDT5602 or FMHU5001) and NTDT5604 and NTDT5503 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. |
| 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 |
| PUBH5040 Practice Placement in Public Health |
12 | C PUBH5010 AND (PUBH5018 OR FMHU5002) AND (FMHU5003 OR PUBH5505 OR BACH5255 OR QUAL5005) AND HPOL5000 AND PUBH5033 AND PUBH5036 |
| PUBH5101 Special Project in Public Health |
4 | |
| PUBH5102 Special Project in Public Health |
2 | |
| 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. |
| PUBH5121 Environmental Health |
6 | |
| PUBH5125 Environmental Epidemiology |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011 |
| PUBH5126 Genomics and Public Health |
6 | A Basic epidemiology No previous knowledge of genetics is required P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 |
| PUBH5145 Alcohol, Drug Use and Health |
6 | A MPH core units N PUBH5114 or PUBH5115 |
| PUBH5215 Analysis of Linked Health Data |
6 | A The unit assumes introductory-level programming skills in SAS or R, assumes introductory-level knowledge in epidemiology, e.g., PUBH5010 or CEPI5100, and introductory-level knowledge in biostatistics or statistics, e.g., PUBH5018 or FMHU5002. C (PUBH5010 or BSTA5011 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5211 or PUBH5217 or BSTA5004) |
| PUBH5216 Controlled Clinical Trials |
6 | P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 N PUBH5206 - Controlled trials (2CP) |
| PUBH5217 Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling |
6 | P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213) |
| PUBH5218 Advanced Statistical Modelling |
6 | P PUBH5217 N CEPI5310 |
| PUBH5224 Applied Epidemiology |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 or BSTA5002) |
| PUBH5225 Population Mental Health |
6 | P PUBH5033 |
| PUBH5227 Public Health Program Evaluation |
6 | P PUBH5033 |
| PUBH5300 Infectious Disease Epidemiology |
6 | A A basic understanding of introductory statistics and generalised linear regression (as would be attained through a unit such as PUBH5217 or equivalent, or through equivalent experience). No previous coding experience is required or assumed |
| PUBH5312 Health Economic Evaluation |
6 | P HPOL5000 or FMHU5001 or BSTA5002 N PUBH5302 |
| PUBH5400 One Health |
6 | |
| PUBH5418 Tobacco Control in the 21st Century |
6 | |
| 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 or (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002) |
| PUBH5430 Public Health Advocacy |
6 | |
| PUBH5510 Healthy Ageing and Fall Prevention |
6 | N PUBH5419 |
| PUBH5551 Climate Change and Public Health |
6 | |
| PUBH5610 Public Health Research Project |
12 | A Knowledge gained from a minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health or Master of Global Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project. Students must have completed any core unit directly related to their project prior to commencing the research project - this will be determined by the Unit of Study Coordinator at the time Departmental permission is considered. N PUBH5611 or PUBH5612 |
| PUBH5611 Public Health Research Project A |
6 | A Knowledge gained from a minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health or Master of Global Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project. Students must have completed any core unit directly related to their project prior to commencing the research project - this will be determined by the Unit of Study Coordinator at the time Departmental permission is considered. N PUBH5610 |
| PUBH5612 Public Health Research Project B |
6 | A Knowledge gained from a minimum 48 credit points of the Master of Public Health or Master of Global Health is required to successfully undertake the proposed project. Students must have completed any core unit directly related to their project prior to commencing the research project - this will be determined by the Unit of Study Coordinator at the time Departmental permission is considered. N PUBH5610 |
| PUBH5317 Advanced Economic and Decision Analysis |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 or BSTA5002) C PUBH5312 N PUBH5205 or PUBH5307 |
| SEXH5205 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health |
6 | |
| SEXH5401 Introduction: Sexual and Reproductive Health |
6 | |
| SEXH5405 Abortion, Contraception and Preconception Care |
6 | |
| SEXH5407 Sex Gender and Sexuality |
6 | |
| SEXH5410 Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion |
6 | |
| SEXH5412 Sexual Health and Relationships Education |
6 | |
| SEXH5414 Public Health: Sexual and Reproductive Health |
6 | |
| SUST5004 Sustainable Development and Population Health |
6 | |
| WARC5001 Research Translation, Impact and Evaluation |
6 | A An understanding of research methodology and clinical trials is assumed. This unit of study is not available in 2023 |
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