Public health units of study
- Core compulsory units of study
- Elective units of study
- Elective choices - including information about specialised pathways, elective units from the MIPH program and elective units from UNSW
- Choosing your electives
- Other electives
Core compulsory units of study
The core units of study for the Public Health coursework programs are offered either on a weekly basis throughout the semester, or in several intensive weekend workshops combined with online learning. Please 'click' on the individual unit of study name for a detailed unit of study description and to find out how each unit is offered.
| Unit of study code | Unit of study name | Credit point (CP) value |
|---|---|---|
| PUBH5010 | Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6CP |
| PUBH5018 |
6CP |
|
| PUBH5030 | Public Health Achievements and Challenges |
2CP |
| PUBH5031 | Introductory Qualitative Methods |
2CP |
| PUBH5032 | Making Decisions in Public Health |
2CP |
| PUBH5033 | Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
6CP |
| PUBH5034 | Public Health capstone |
4CP |
| PUBH5037 | Introductory Indigenous Health Promotion - This unit of study will only be offered to students who commenced in 2009 or earlier and did not complete PUBH5015. |
2CP |
Elective units of study
Elective units of study for the Public Health coursework programs are offered on a weekly basis, in weekend workshops or by a combination of these means. Some units have an online component or be wholly offered online. Please 'click' on the individual unit of study name for a detailed unit of study description and to find out how each unit is offered.
Other Electives
Here are additional electives you can choose from, up to the limit which applies to your degree - Other electives
Elective choices
Elective units in the Master/GradDip of Public Health programs have been designed to give you the choice of either:
- following a specialised pathway in an area that is relevant to your career interest, or
- developing a broad knowledge of public health practice.
The specialised career pathways include:
- Public health research
- Injury prevention and control
- Chronic disease control
- Communicable disease control and environmental health
- Health promotion
- Health economics and health policy
- HIV/STIs
- Oral health
The table below details the units of study suggested for each specialised pathway. You may choose to enrol in all the units recommended for a particular pathway, combine some of the units for a particular pathway with units of interest from other pathways, or you may wish to choose units from each of the various pathways.
Table: Master of Public Health pathways
Choosing your electives
To help you in your choice of electives, a series of seminars is scheduled towards the end of Semester 1, where you can find out more and ask questions about choosing elective units of study.
It is necessary for you to decide on your elective units before the end of Semester 1. The University will issue you with an 'enrolment confirmation' form, where it is your responsibility to ensure that all your course information is recorded correctly. You must inform Postgraduate Administration, in writing, if this is not the case. Any failure to do so is likely to result in incorrect enrolment, and errors cannot be adjusted retrospectively after the census dates (March 31 for Semester 1, and August 31 for Semester 2). Alterations may result in changes to the calculation of fees payable.