A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 160 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Core (8 units) | 80cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below:
Public Health PHM516 Indigenous Health PHM552 Epidemiology PHM559 Health Policy PHM567 Public Health
Health Research PHM526 Research Design PHM527 Research, Ethics and Impact (new title 2021) PHM553 Biostatistics PHM588 Qualitative Research (new title 2021) |
Specialist Electives (4 units) | 40cp | Specialist Elective units totalling 40 credit points selected from ANY of the following streams. (Students are advised to choose electives that will build content knowledge in the intended area of research)
Public Health Stream PHM523 Health Promotion PHM529 Sexual and Reproductive Health PHM536 Health Systems, Planning and Evaluation (new title 2020) PHM592 Global Health ENV513 Environmental Planning and Policy or ENV508 Geographic Information Systems DEM511 Emergency and Disaster Management in Context PHM554 Public Health Economics and Decision Making (new title 2020) PHM566 Chronic Conditions Control PHM593 Tropical Child and Adolescent Health (new title 2020)
Health Research Stream PHM517 Public Health Anthropology PHM519 Clinical Trials and Other Intervention Studies (replaces PHM524 from 2021) PHM525 Indigenous Health Research PHM570 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases |
Research (1 - 2 units) | 40cp | Research units totalling 40 credit points:
2 x PHM820 Research Project (Part Time) (20 credit point repeatable unit) Or 1 x PHM840 Research Project (Full Time) (40 credit points) |
Course Total | 160cp | |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (160cp)